Fodor's Vienna & the Best of Austria: with Salzburg & Skiing in the Alps

by Fodor's Travel Publications

Overview

Whether you want to sip coffee in a café, go to the opera or a concert, or ski in the Austrian Alps, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Vienna are here to help! Fodor’s Vienna & the Best of Austria guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Fodor’s Vienna & the Best of Austria travel guide includes:

• AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
• MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
• MORE THAN 15 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently
• COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALSon the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more
• PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Best Museums in Vienna” and “Vienna Under the Radar,” "Best Things to Buy in Vienna," and more
• TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more
• SPECIAL FEATURES on “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” "Mozart in Vienna and Salzburg," "Austrian Wine," and “What to Eat and Drink”
• LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• GERMAN-LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases
• UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Vienna, Kunshistorisches Museum, Stephensdom, Schönbrunn Palace, The Hofburg, Belvedere Palace, the Hotel Sacher, the Vienna Woods, the Danube Valley, Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and more.

Planning on visiting other destinations in Central Europe? Check out Fodor’s Essential Germany, Fodor's Prague, and Fodor's Budapest.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640973480
Publisher:	Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Full-color Travel Guide
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	116,906
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Vienna and the Best of Austria 6

12 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 14

What to Eat and Drink in Austria 16

Best Museums in Vienna 18

Under the Radar Vienna 20

What to Buy in Vienna 22

What to Watch and Read 24

Vienna and Austria Today 26

2 Travel Smart 28

Know Before You Go 30

Getting Here and Around 32

Essentials 38

Great Itineraries 46

On the Calendar 49

Contacts 51

3 Innere Stadt 53

Neighborhood Snapshot 54

4 Leopoldstadt and Alsergrund 87

Neighborhood Snapshot 98

Leopoldstadt 100

Alsergrund 108

5 Landstrasse and Wieden 111

Neighborhood Snapshot 112

6 Neubau, Mariahilf, and Josefstadt 123

Neighborhood Snapshot 124

7 Greater Vienna 139

Neighborhood Snapshot 140

Favoriten, 10th District 143

Simmering, 11th District 143

Hietzing, 13th District 144

Penzing, 14th District 148

Rudolfsheim Fünfhaus, 15th District 148

Ottakring, 16th District 148

Dobling, 19th District 150

The 20th, 21st, and 22nd Districts 151

8 Day Trips from Vienna 153

Welcome to Day Trips from Vienna 154

Planning 157

Carnuntum and Hamburg an der Donau 161

Marchegg 163

Bratislava, Slovakia 164

Neusiedl am See 171

Eisenstadt 171

Rust 174

Sopron, Hungary 175

Baden 181

Klosterneuburg and Korneuburg 183

Krems 184

Dürnstein 188

Melk 190

Linz 191

9 Salzburg 199

Welcome to Salzburg 200

Planning 203

The Altstadt 207

Around Fortress Hohensalzburg 223

The Neustadt 226

Day Trips from Salzburg 237

10 Eastern Alps 239

Welcome to Eastern Alps 240

Planning 243

Zell am See 245

Grossglockner High Alpine Road 249

Heiligenblut 251

Bad Gastein 253

FilzmooS 256

Werfen 257

11 Salzkammergut 259

Welcome to Salzkammergut 260

Planning 263

St. Wolfgang 265

Bad Ischl 268

Gosau am Dachstein 271

Hallstatt 272

12 Carinthia and Graz 277

Welcome to Carinthia and Graz 278

Planning 281

Klagenfurt 283

Hochosterwitz 287

Gurk 289

Friesach 289

Graz 290

12 Innsbruck, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg 303

Welcome to Innsbruck, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg 304

Planning 307

Innsbruck 310

Hall in Tirol 328

Zell am Ziller 331

Kitzbühel 332

The Stubaital 335

Sbölden 336

St. Anton am Arlberg 339

Ischgl and Galtür 342

Zürs 344

Lech 345

Schruns-Tschagguns 347

Bregenz 349

Index 355

About Our Writers 368

Maps

Hofburg imperial Palace 58

Schottentor to Stephansplatz 62-63

Stephansplatz to Stadtpark 72-73

Leopoldstadt and Alsergrund 102-103

Landstrasse and Wieden 116

Neubau, Mariahilf, and Josefstadt 128-129

Greater Vienna 142

Hietzing, 13th District - Schonbrunn Palace and Park 146

Hietzing, 13th District-Schonbrunn Weinviertel and Bratislava 164

Neusiedl Lake, Sopron, and Baden 172

West Along the Danube 185

The Altstadt 210-211

Around Fortress Hohensalzburg 224

The Neustadt 230-231

Salzkammergut/The Lake District 266

Carinthia 283

Graz Region 288

Graz 292-293

Ski Areas 312-313

Innsbruck 318-319

Eastern Tyrol 329

Western Tyrol 340

Vorarlberg 348

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