The updated Green Guide Austria reveals the spectacular beauty of the country’s mountains, forests & lakes. Dotted within its scenery are picturesque villages & towns awaiting discovery, & vibrant cities brimming with culture. Recommended activities such as skiing down snowy slopes, strolling through Christmas markets, or sipping a Viennese coffee offer a taste of the Austrian experience. This guide, with its maps, colour photos, driving & walking tours, suggested hotels & restaurants, & indepth information, ensures a memorable visit.· 9th edition, with full-color photos & plenty of detail travelers look for.· Attractions reviewed & rated, using Michelin’s celebrated star-rating system, from three-star Vienna & its venerated music to one-star picturesque Linz straddling the Danube.· Walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches & attractions;

Includes:: illustrations & floor plans to zoom in on the highlights & masterpieces.· Discover Austria’s hidden corners: stroll through the streets of Salzburg’s old town, or drive the Arlberg Pass Tour though deep mountain valleys. Michelin walking & driving tours offer a more indepth, personal experience of the country.· Comprehensive illustrated sections on modern Austria, its history, art & culture—all written by experts in their fields.· Sidebars throughout the guide focus on intriguing topics, such as Mozart & the iconic Viennese Coffeehouse· Detailed visitor information given for every attraction, including opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website. Michelin area & city maps.·

Includes:: recommendations for great places to eat & stay for every budget.



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Austria in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

Berlitz Pocket Guide Austria is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with great photography to highlight the very best that this beautiful country has to offer. The guide kicks off with Austria's Top 10 Attractions & A Perfect Tour itinerary to give you plenty of inspiration for planning your trip & experiencing the very best of Austria. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights that a visitor must see
- from the opulent & elegant cities of Vienna & Salzburg to the breathtaking scenery of Tyrol & the mighty Danube. The What to Do chapter explores Austria's diverse range of shopping, sports & entertainment, whilst the Eating Out section investigates the local cuisine & provides a list of recommended restaurants. Essential background information about the country's history & culture can be found in the Introduction & A Brief History chapters. Clear & detailed maps plot all the major sights, & the Travel Tips section offers practical advice on how to get to Austria & where to stay, plus currency, tourist information, language, public holidays & much more, with helpful phrases in German throughout.
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Postcode map of Austria at 1:500, 000 from Freytag & Berndt, using the publishers’ road map of the country as a base to show the division into four levels of postal regions & districts. Enlargements show Vienna, the capital’s southern district (Leitgebit 23) Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Eisenstadt, Klagenfurt, Bregenz & St. Pölten. The map has no index. Map legend is in German only. ...

Detailed atlas of the Austrian rail infrastructure, in hardback format, published by Schweers & Wall. In addition to the pages covering the country at 1:150, 000, there are larger scale detailed plans, at a scale of 1:50, 000, for selected urban areas including Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz & Villach. Tram & Metro networks in Vienna, Linz, Innsbruck & Graz are also shown. The cartography distinguishes the many variations in the railway network: public, tourist & private lines, local & main lines, double & single track, abandoned & out of use lines, narrow gauge lines, cableways, rack railways, metros & tramways. Colours also indicate electrical system variations, & tunnels, stations, crossovers, marshalling yards, sidings, workshops, etc. are indicated. Additional details include cumulative distances at stations, gradients, national & provincial borders, motorways, industrial works, rivers, lakes & forested areas. Hill shading shows the general relief & altitudes of stations & selected peaks are shown. The legend is in German, English, French & Italian, & introductory text is in English & German. Operating companies are listed & general maps portray various themes eg. private railways, terminals, narrow guage railways, rail traffic density. The atlas is indexed for place names & tunnels. ...

Austria, Switzerland & Slovenia at 1:800, 000 on a double-sided indexed road map from the AA, with cartography by Freytag & Berndt, providing good coverage of the Alpine areas of Central Europe. Enlargements show road access to Geneva, Bern, Zurich, Salzburg, Vienna & Ljubljana. On one side is Switzerland & western Austria, with coverage extending south to Annecy/ Milan/ Lake Garda including the northern part of the French & Italian Alps & the Dolomites, & north to the German Alps & southern Bavaria reaching as far as Stuttgart. The reverse of the map covers Central Europe from Munich/ Innsbruck & Imola to roughly Brno/ Vienna/ Bratislava/ Lake Balaton/ Zagreb in Eastern Europe. Represented in an inset there is the coverage of the eastern Adriatic coast up to Dubrovnik. National boundaries & international border crossings are prominently highlighted. Lines of longitude & latitude are marked at 1 ...

Austria, Switzerland & Slovenia at 1:800, 000 on a double-sided indexed map from the AA prominently highlighting locations worth visiting, plus large town centre street plans of Vienna, Salzburg, Basle, Bern, Geneva, Zurich & Ljubljana. On one side coverage extends from Freiburg in the Black Forest & Munich to Aosta
- Como – Trento in Italy, & from the French Jura to Salzburg. On the reverse is eastern Austria, Slovenia & coverage of the Adriatic: up to Rimini along the Italian coast &, with an inset panel, all the way to Dubrovnik on the eastern side. Road network, clear to see on the background with light shading for mountainous areas, emphasises motorways, distinguishing between free & toll routes, & gives driving distance on main & connection regional routes. Railway lines are included & car ferry connections are marked. The map prominently highlights names of towns worth visiting & symbols indicate other places of interest. Numerous national & natural parks are also highlighted. The map has no geographical coordinates but

Includes:: an index. Surrounding panels provide city centre street plans of Vienna, Salzburg, Basle, Bern, Geneva, Zurich & Ljubljana, indicating selected hotels & various places of interest.


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Fully updated, the maps combine clear design & an easy-to-read scale with more road detail to ensure you never lose your way. Designed especially for the British motorist, all motorways are clearly shown in blue & toll motorways are highlighted. Distance markers & service stations are included, with towns of interest identified to help you plan the best route. The mapping shown on the country titles

Includes:: touring information & visitor attractions including national parks, ski resorts, beaches, top museums & churches. Roads unsuitable for caravans are also indicated, together with steep gradients.A place name index & large scale city plans, featuring street names & places of interest, complete the sheet map.

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The only English-language accommodation guide to Austria, Switzerland & the Alps
- a unique resource for summer visits & winter
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Popular Alpine regions of Austria & Germany in a series of detailed, GPS compatible maps mainly at 1:25, 000 from DAV
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