Vienna Prague Budapest, 2nd (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan) [Paperback]

Mary-Ann Gallagher (Author), Matthew Gardner (Author), Sadakat Kadri (Author)

Book Description

Series: Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan | Publication Date: June 1, 2007

Now fully redesigned, this new edition of Cadogan’s unique three-city guide contains the most up-to-the-minute practical information and listings, along with color photographs and maps. Vienna, Prague and Budapest are growing in popularity as city break destinations thanks to their beautiful city centers and increasing number of trendy restaurants and hotels. Prague offers the ultimate romantic getaway with its stunning medieval Old Town, cobbled streets, gothic churches and magnificent castle, the largest ancient castle in the world. The center of Vienna is UNESCO-listed and is a cultural paradise, featuring several excellent museums, the stately Imperial Palace that once served as the residence to the powerful Hapsburg dynasty, and Sigmund Freud’s house. Meanwhile Budapest, a veritable fountain of medicinal waters, is home to dozens of swimming pools and bathing halls dating back to the Turkish Occupation and a wonderful place to relax in a spa after all that sight-seeing and shopping.

Editorial Reviews

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‘The Cadogan series of guidebooks is superb – comprehensive, intelligent, practical and well-written’ – Washington Times (US)

‘Beautifully written, evocative and informative' – The Times (UK)

‘Original and insightful essays' – The Daily Telegraph (UK)

From the Back Cover

Three fairytale capitals, peppered with domes and dungeons, spiked with spires, laced by dreamy bridges and overlooked by castles in the air – Vienna, Prague and Budapest are linked by Hapsburg history, battle-scarred in more recent centuries, but all still glorious, and all thriving today at the heart of modern Europe. From Vienna's wine cellars, legendary café scene and top-class classical music, through the beer halls, Baroque gardens and golden Gothic chapels of Prague, to Budapest's traditional baths and stately boulevards, romance and adventure are guaranteed. Excursions further afield to spa towns, castles, palaces, into the woods and up the Danube, combine with Cadogan's usual entertaining insights, add up to a trip that will never be forgotten.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Cadogan Guides; 2nd edition (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860113664
• ISBN-13: 978-1860113666
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Travel > Europe > Austria > Vienna
  • #42 in Books > Travel > Europe > Hungary > Budapest
  • #60 in Books > Travel > Europe > Czech Republic > Prague

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide, June 12, 2007

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George Seyfarth - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vienna Prague Budapest, 2nd (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan) (Paperback)

We planned to visit these never before seen cities on a recent tour. We looked in libraries and bookstores for guides to them and found this one which had all the information we needed and more for our tour,and we would certainly look at these author's tour guides in the future for other destinations.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nicely succinct guide., October 17, 2007

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John J. Kelliher "Occasional Traveller" (Albany, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vienna Prague Budapest, 2nd (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan) (Paperback)

We used this guide for just Budapest and Prague, not Vienna. It was usefully succinct in its description of the importance of the sights it reviewed. Also, it helped those having a limited amount of time to identify the "must see" sights and gave a quick introduction to the money, culture, etc., of the country involved. The only reason it's not 5 stars is that it failed to lay out walking routes to hit the sights it mentions, something that would have been even more useful.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Photographs, February 14, 2008

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This review is from: Vienna Prague Budapest, 2nd (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan) (Paperback)

One of the reasons I chose to order this book was Amazon's mention of "color photographs." There are NONE, other than the cover. In fact there are no photographs at all. The very few illustrations are maps, no better than I've seen in the other books.

Where this book seems superior to others is in the depth of its descriptions. For example, over two full pages on the Charles Bridge. Each country/city also has an introduction with several pages of history and art history.

The font is of nice quality but just a little too small. I don't want to be whipping out the reading glasses while I'm sightseeing. Also, the book is nicely divided into the three cities, so could perhaps be cut into three parts to carry around -- but the publisher chose to put the Language section (3 languages) in the back. Why not put the Czech language section at the end of the Prague section? That would also put it closer to the restaurant listing, where a language reference would be handy.

I'm going to read this thoroughly so I can better appreciate the sights, but a different book is going with me.