Fodor's Vienna and the Danube Valley, 14th Edition: Completely Updated, Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore, Smart Travel Tips from A to Z (Fodor's Gold Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: March 13, 2001 | Series: Fodor's Gold Guides

"Fodor's guides cover culture authoritatively and rarely miss a sight or museum." - National Geographic Traveler

"The king of guidebooks." - Newsweek
No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go.

Insider info that's totally up to date. Our local experts give you the inside track, showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun.

Hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special.

Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice -- from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency.

Full-size, foldout map keeps you on course.

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Experienced and first-time travelers alike rely on Fodor's Gold Guides for rich, reliable coverage the world over.  Smart travel tips and important contact info make planning your trip a breeze, and detailed coverage of sights, accommodations, and restaurants give you the info you need to make your experience enriching and hassle-free.  If you only have room for one guide, this is the one for you.


The best guide to Vienna & the Danube Valley, packed with essentials
City-wide tours form Imperial Vienna's Habsburg palaces and the Ringstrasse to Freud's home and Jugendstil buildings
Viennese delights: operas and symphonies, New Year's balls, Lippizaner stallions, shopping for fine arts and crafts
Side trips to the Wienerwald, the Wine District, Mayerling
Abbeys, castles, and Gothic towns around the Danube Valley


Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Chic modern hotels, grand restored palaces, cozy pensions
Great places for schnitzel, strudel, and Sacher torte -- world-class restaurants, coffeehouses, wine taverns


Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents


19 pages of maps -- and dozens of great features
Important contacts, smart travel tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
Festivals
Background essays
German vocabulary and menu guide --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 14th edition (March 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679006788
• ISBN-13: 978-0679006787
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,566,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > Travel > Europe > Austria > Vienna

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