Austria

Lonely Planet Austria offers advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch the scenery unfold as you drive up Grossglockner Road, marvel at the grandeur of imperial Vienna, or ski down Austria's many pistes.

Lonely Planet Vienna is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Nibble your way along the market stands of the Naschmarkt, twirl at heady heights on the Prater ferris wheel, then ponder imperial excess in Schloss Schonbrunn; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Vienna and begin your journey now. ...

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this impressive imperial city.

Marco Polo Pocket Guide Salzburg and Surroundings: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore Salzburg and its surrounding area with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the city's trendiest places, the peaks and pastures of the surrounding area and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty ...

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this beautiful country.Visit Vienna's many art galleries and museums, admire Baroque architecture in Salzburg, hike along mountain paths in Tyrol or discover the enchanting town of Hallstatt: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Dis...

Vienna in the Encounter Guide Series from Lonely Planet, exploring a range of cities and regions worldwide in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the distinctive neighbourhoods of the destination. Frank and informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers and are written and researched by local authors. Each guide is organised into 5 distinct s...

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Vienna will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals - there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid.

The Lonely Planet German Phrasebook is not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language and beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar and pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet p...

The Michelin National road map of Austria at 1:400,000 scale is ideal for route planning and touring. The map gives comprehensive coverage of national road networks showing all major motorways, dual carriageways, national & regional main roads and some single-lane roads. Also shows unsurfaced roads and tracks and major footpaths. The map is divided by grid showing latitude and longitude.

In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. It is a book of compelling glimpses - not only of the events which were curdling Europe at that time, but also of its resplendent domes and monasteri...

Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet Vienna City Map is your conveniently-sized passport to traveling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top city attractions, walking tour routes, transport maps, itinerary suggestions, extensive street and site index, and practical travel tips and directory. With this easy-to-use,...

Monocle reports from around the globe in print, on radio, and online. As its editors and correspondents dart from city to city, they get to know the best places to rest their heads, stretch their limbs, and kick back with a contact in a hard-to-find cocktail bar. That information is now available in The Monocle Travel Guide Series: a line-up of titles that speaks to you in an informed but informal way about...

The Austrians, in the Xenophobe guide series; consisting of a range of pocket-sized guides which take a humorous and irreverent approach to a wide range of world cultures. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism and identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs and values, leisure and pleasure, culture, custom a...

When potter Edmund de Waal first came across the 264 minute wood and ivory carvings in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie, he was entranced. Later, when Edmund inherited the 'netsuke' carvings, they unlocked a story far larger than he could ever have imagined...

The Danube Cycle Route Part 2 – the second, 320-km long section across Austria from the German border to Vienna – in an English language edition of Verlag Esterbauers’ Bikeline series, with detailed mapping at 1:50,000 highlighting the route and its variants, street plans for main cities, and extensive information conveyed by symbols indicating road surface, campsites and other accommodation, repair worksho...

Wonderful hand-drawn panorama of the Alps on a map over two metres long, presenting the mountains in a 3-D effect, with snow covered peaks, valleys, lakes, etc. Viewed from the north towards the south, the panorama is centered between Lake Constance and Lake Como, and has Vienna, Munich, Basel and Dijon in the foreground, with in the background the Po Valley, the Adriatic and the spine of the Apennines. Cov...

Step into the Austrian capital city of Vienna in all its imperial grandeur with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, Vienna city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. * Includes 2 PopOut maps - a detailed street map of central Vienna as well as an overview map of greater Vienna * Additional maps of Schonbrunn Palace and the Vienna ...

Rick Steves Pocket guidebooks truly are a "tour guide in your pocket." Each colourful, compact book includes Rick's advice for prioritizing your time, whether you're spending 1 or 7 days in a city. Information for busy travellers is easy to access: a neighbourhood overview, city walks and tours, sights, handy food and accommodations charts, an appendix packed with information on trip planning and practicali...

The Time Out Vienna city guide takes you into the grandiloquent streetscapes of Austria's elegant capital. While pinpointing the essentials on the capital of the Habsburgs and its fabulous musical tradition, the guide hails the city's commitment to its citizens, the exuberance of its contemporary culture and the sensual pleasures that lurk amid the grandeur of its kaleidoscopic architecture. The Vie...