Austria

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 DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Vienna will lead you straight to the best attractions Vienna has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Vienna's stunning architecture, and 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot.

Salzburg in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions and countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights and attractions, food and drink, accommodation and local culture of the destination in detail.

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...

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...

Vienna at 1:15,000 on a pocket-size street plan from Marco Polo Travel Publishing printed on sturdy, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper, with tram and bus routes shown with stops and line numbers, U- and S- Bahn stations clearly marked and the lines shown on a separate diagram, lists of useful addresses, etc

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...

Rick Steves Pocket guidebooks truly are a "tour guide in your pocket." Each colorful, compact book includes Rick's advice for prioritizing your time, whether you're spending 1 or 7 days in a city. The information a busy traveller needs 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 prac...

100 Hut Walks in the Alps is experienced walker Kev Reynolds’ Cicerone guide to a selection of walks following the chain of mountain huts that are strung out across the Alps. The guide covers a selection of Alpine walks in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Slovenia and the huts range from unmanned bivouac shelters to bustling mountain inns with hot showers and restaurant service. The walks selected by...

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Austria is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The DK Ey...

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 ...

The cycle route along the Rhine, from the Oberalppass in the Swiss Alps to Hoek van Holland in a guide from Cicerone Press presenting the whole 1378 km / 861 mile route in 27 stages, although fit cyclists should be able to complete it in two weeks. This comprehensive guidebook offers a detailed stage-by-stage description of this epic route along the Rhine, one of Europe's great rivers, which travels through...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IAN THOMPSON. The Third Man is Graham Greene's brilliant recreation of post-war Vienna, a 'smashed dreary city' occupied by the four Allied powers. Rollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless to visit his friend and hero, Harry Lime. But Harry has died in suspicious circumstances, and the police are closing in on his associates...The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of ...

Hand-drawn panorama of the Alps (100 x 59cm / 3’3” x 2’11” approx.), from Kompass Verlag, Europe’s largest publisher of hiking maps. The mountains are presented 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 ...

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...

Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor, sits in the waiting room of the city's preeminent psychiatrist as he anxiously ponders the particularly intimate nature of his neurosis. When the enigmatic, intensely beautiful Hettie Bull walks in, Lysander is immediately drawn to her, unaware of how destructive the consequences of their subsequent affair will be. One year later, home in London, Lysander ...

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.

38 Hours presents an introduction to Vienna featuring testimonials from a network of local insiders from the creative world. Along with these testimonials are a photographic showcase by Lukas Gansterer, hotel recommendations, and spotlights on selected neighbourhoods that include tips on culture and dining.

The first of two volumes covering the Danube Cycle Route, this guide describes cycling the first half of the 1271km Danube river from its source in the Black Forest to Budapest. The main route in this volume has been broken into 29 stages, averaging 44km per stage.

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...