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Austria Travel Guide
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Austria Travel Guide. (5th Edition)  Lonely Planet Publications. 


 This guidebook is expected instock in all regions by mid-May 2008 and will ship on arrival. Current edition of the Austria Travel Guide available until mid-April.






 

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Austria Travel Guide.  Lonely Planet Publications.  4th Edition.  400 pages.  16 pages in color.  82 maps.

Slalom the ski slopes at Kitzbühel, hike the trails through the Tyrol and explore the musical heritage from Salzburg to Vienna.  Whether you’re here for the cities or to fill your lungs with pure mountain air, this inspiring guide will help you connect with the heart of the country.

• CARVE UP THE SLOPES or saunter along woodland trails with a dedicated chapter to help plan your outdoor activities
• DREAM SWEETLY in Alpine chalets and exclusive boutique hotels – reviews to suit every taste and budget
• ESCAPE THE COUNTRY and explore the cities – from Linz to Graz and Innsbruck to Salzburg, all the information you need for great city breaks
• SOUND OF MUSIC or the Vienna Boys’ Choir? Get beyond the clichés, or embrace them, with extensive entertainment listings for a wide range of musical events
• GET AROUND with itineraries, suggestions and compre­hensive maps to help you plan your own grand tour

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Austria Rough Guide.  696 pages. Size 5”x8”.

It's the spectacular, snowcapped mountains of regions like the Tyrol that provide the most familiar images of Austria – a landscape of jagged peaks and rampaging rivers, giving way to green pastures studded with onion-domed churches. Yet Austria is by no means all alpine vistas: the country stretches across central Europe for some 700km, from the shores of the Bodensee in the west to the edge of the flat Hungarian plain in the east. Far removed from the archetype are the wetlands and reed beds of Burgenland, and the dramatic sequence of stopes that carve their way up the Erzberg in Styria. In Upper and Lower Austria in particular, a predominantly low-key landscape of gentle rolling hills and vineyards can come as something of a surprise to first-time visitors. Yet this fertile, low-lying northern half of the country is, in fact, where the majority of Austrians live and work, many of them within commuting distance of the capital, Vienna – the country's chief tourist destination after the alpine regions.

   For all its bucolic charm and fondness for the days of empire, when Vienna sat at the centre of the vast, multinational Habsburg dynasty, Austria today is thoroughly modern, clean, efficient and eminently civilized, with uniformly excellent tourist facilities. Like neighboring Switzerland, it's also a supremely law-abiding nation, where no one jaywalks or drops litter, and the trains and trams run on time. Whether you're staying in one of the popular skiing, hiking or spa resorts, or in an out-of-the-way Gasthof, you're likely to experience "Gemütlichkeit" – a typically Austrian term expressing a mixture of coziness and hospitality – at some point during your visit.

   Looking at the country at the close of the twentieth century – stable, conservative and wealthy – you wouldn't think that Austria had spent the first half of the century struggling to find a national identity. After all, it was only in 1918, when the Habsburg Empire disintegrated, that the idea of a modern Austrian nation was born. The new republic, with a population of just eight million reluctant citizens, was riven by left- and right-wing political violence and, as a result, the majority of Austrians were wildly enthusiastic about the Anschluss with Nazi Germany in 1938. The price of Austria's participation, and ultimately defeat, in World War II, however, was Allied occupation. For ten years the country was split, like Germany, into Soviet, American, British and French zones. As a gesture of détente, the Soviets finally agreed to withdraw their troops, in return for Austria's "permanent neutrality". At this point, Austria turned over a new leaf, and recast itself as a model of consensus politics, with an almost Scandinavian emphasis on social policy as the guiding principle of national life. Postwar stability saw the growth of a genuine patriotism, while the end of the Cold War put the country, and its capital, back at the heart of Europe.

   In 1995, Austria became a full member of the European Union, a move that for many was a sign that the country had finally entered the mainstream of European politics. From time to time, Austria's more reactionary elements have attracted widespread media attention, most notably during the Waldheim affair, when the wartime record of the president was called into question, and in the recent rise of the Far Right under the charismatic Jörg Haider. But the reality is that the Socialist party retains the strongest influence in government, as it has for much of the postwar period, and the country's political stability, for the most part, continues intact.

ROUG

$19.95

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Austria Green Guide.  Michelin Travel Publications.  448 pages.  Size 4-1/2"x9-1/2".  Austria... climb into the high mountains and revel in the spicy fragrance of the pine forest, up where Alpine peaks are reflected in the waters of still lakes. Have your fill of the breath-taking view before stopping in a refuge hut for tea-time. Castles atop rocky spurs watch over picturesque villages and their fine Baroque churches. The unrivalled beauty of Salzburg and the elegant sophistication of Vienna are inviting stops for those interested in the rich cultural history of Austria. Great composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, and more recently Bruckner, Mahler, Strauss and Schönberg have left a legacy here, and visitors to the country will find many opportunities to hear a fine old organ, an excellent choir or a symphony orchestra, perhaps in a church or during one of the many open-air festivals in summertime. In the colder months, enjoy the winter wonderland on skis or a snowboard. Return to a fireside glass of wine or stop in a coffee shop to enjoy one of the many variations of the brew available, with a generous serving of rich chocolate Sachertorte. These are only some of the reasons for visiting Austria - and after your first trip, you will surely find many more for returning!

MICH  

$22.95  

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Austria Fodor’s Guide.  Random House.  432 pages. Size 5”x9”.  The complete guide with Vienna, Salzburg, Medieval Castles, Skiing, and Great Alpine Drives.

Features: Up-to-the-minute information and brand-new coverage of local trends; a unique color planning section__all images are keyed to descriptive text about sights covered in the book; ‘Smart Travel Tips’__a consumer-savvy travel primer full of expert advice and contacts; exclusive itineraries, to help readers decide what to see in the time they have available; thorough reviews of hotels and restaurants in every price range; one-of-a-kind features like ‘Off-the-Beaten Track’ and ‘Need a Break?’; great sections on shopping, plus arts, nightlife, sports, and wonderful side trips; and detailed maps and floor plans for key points of interest  

FODR

$24.95

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Austria Frommer’s Guide.  Arthur Frommer Publications.

Features: Spectacular color photos and an online travel directory; candid, authoritative hotel and restaurant reviews that are the best in the business---incredibly detailed, and carefully chosen to reflect every taste and budget; a wealth of information on sightseeing, sports, and special moments; and detailed, accurate color maps that effectively show you the way in every locale  

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Austrian Provinces

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Rick Steves’ Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.  John Muir Publications. 
    288 pages.  Size 4½”x8”.  Includes 40 maps  

MUIR

$21.95  

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Austria Insight Guide.  APA Publications  

APAP

$24.95  

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Austria ~ City Travel Guide

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Salzburg Insight Compact Guide.  APA Publications  

APAP

$12.95  

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Vienna and the Danube Valley, Frommer’s Guide.  Arthur Frommer Publications.

Features: Spectacular color photos and an online travel directory; candid, authoritative hotel and restaurant reviews that are the best in the business---incredibly detailed, and carefully chosen to reflect every taste and budget; a wealth of information on sightseeing, sports, and special moments; and detailed, accurate color maps that effectively show you the way in every locale  

FROM

$18.95  

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Vienna Eyewitness Travel Guide.  Dorling Kindersley Publications.  Size 5”x8¾”.  Durable, “Flexi-binding”.

This guide is a visual as well as an informational feast, and includes 100’s of three-dimensional aerial maps of districts, streets and buildings.  The unique graphics show cutaways and floor plans of museums and landmark buildings.

     It also includes a “Travellers’ Needs” section that covers comprehensive hotel recommendations, extensive restaurant ratings, detailed descriptions of sights, as wells as shops, markets, entertainment, and activities for children; plus a “Survival Guide” that describes airport transfers, local transportation, public toilets, crime trends and even how to us a pay phone  

DORL  

$22.95  

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Thomas Cooke’s Illustrated Travel Guide To Vienna.  Passport Books.  192 pages.  Size 5¼”x7½”.  Includes maps and full color photos  

PASS

$18.95

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Vienna and the Danube Valley, Frommer’s Guide.  Arthur Frommer Publications.

Features: Spectacular color photos and an online travel directory; candid, authoritative hotel and restaurant reviews that are the best in the business---incredibly detailed, and carefully chosen to reflect every taste and budget; a wealth of information on sightseeing, sports, and special moments; and detailed, accurate color maps that effectively show you the way in every locale  

 
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