Alps Pocket Adventures (Adventure Guide to the Alps (Pocket))

496 Pages·2007·64.09 MB·English

by  Krista Dana

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andphysical. (cid:1) ART&ARCHITECTURE (cid:2)AUSTRIA,FRANCE,GERMANY
(cid:2)ITALY,LIECHTENSTEIN,SWITZERLAND
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ISBN978-1-58843-630-6
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HHUUNNTTEERR

POCKET DVENTURES
THE ALPS
Krista Dana
HHUUNNTTEERR
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ISBN978-1-58843-630-6
©2007HunterPublishing,Inc.
Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedina
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permissionofthepublisher.
Thisguidefocusesonrecreationalactivities.Asallsuchactivitiescontain
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disclaim responsibility for any injury, harm, or illness that may occur to
anyonethrough,orbyuseof,theinformationinthisbook.Everyeffortwas
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problemscausedbythisguide,evenifsucherrorsoromissionsresultfrom
negligence,accidentoranyothercause.
Photographsthroughoutthebookareusedcourtesyofpicswiss.ch,swiss-
image.ch, Tourismus Salzburg, Tourismusverband Neustift im Stubaital,
Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Tourismusverband Sölden-Ötztal,Lech
Tourismus,SilvrettaGaltür,TourismusverbandIschgl,ValThorensOfficede
Tourisme, Tourismusverband St. Johan in Tirol, Office du Tourisme de
Méribel,TouristBoardMayrhofen,OfficeduTourismeVald’Isère,Füssen
Tourismus,A.P.T.delComasco,OberammergauTourismus,Verbier/Bagnes
Tourism,SwissTravelSystem,LuzernTourismus,InterlakenTourismusand
theauthor.
Coverphoto:ItalianDolomites(©ImageState/Alamy)
Index:NancyWolff
1 2 3 4
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 1
AboutThisBook 2
HowToUseIt 2
Quick-StartPlanning 3
TheAlps 8
Prehistory 8
Climate 10
Flora 12
VegetationBelts 12
AlpineFlowers 13
Fauna 15
TravelBasics 20
WhenToGo 20
Transportation 21
GettingHere 21
GettingAround 22
ByCar 22
ByTrain&Bus 26
ByCableway&MountainTrain 26
Currency 27
WheretoSleep 28
Dining 29
Connections 32
Language 32
Telephone 33
Internet 33
TimeZone 33
Electricity 33
Health&Safety 34
GettingMoreInformation 35
AUSTRIA 37
People&Culture 37
TheArlberg 41
St.AntonamArlberg 43
History&Overview 43
TheTown 44
GettingHere&Around 45
GettingMoreInfo 46
TheSights 46
TheAdventures 47
WheretoSleep 51
iv Contents
WheretoEat 52
WheretoParty 53
WheretoPlay 54
Festivals&Events 55
St.Christoph 56
Lech 58
Ischgl 61
Bregenz 65
Feldkirch 71
Innsbruck&theTyrol 73
Innsbruck 75
History&Overview 75
TheTown 76
GettingHere&Around 76
GettingMoreInfo 77
TheSights 77
TheAdventures 82
OnInnsbruck’sDoorstep 84
Nordpark-Seegrube 84
Igls 84
MuttererAlm 85
AzamerLizum 86
WheretoSleep 86
WheretoEat 87
WheretoParty 88
WheretoPlay 89
Festivals&Events 89
Seefeld 90
TheÖtztal 92
TheStubaital 98
TheZillertal 100
Kitzbühel 104
History&Overview 104
TheTown 105
GettingHere&Around 106
GettingConnected 107
TheSights 107
TheAdventures 109
WheretoSleep 113
WheretoEat 114
WheretoParty 114
WheretoPlay 115
Festivals&Events 115
St.Johann 116
Söll 119
Salzburg&theSalzburgerland 123
Salzburg 123
Contents v
History&Overview 123
TheTown 127
GettingHere&Around 127
GettingMoreInfo 128
TheSights 128
TheVonTrappStory 129
TheAdventures 135
WheretoSleep 137
WheretoEat 138
WheretoParty 139
Festivals&Events 140
TheSalzkammergut 140
ZellamSee&Kaprun 144
HöheTauernNationalPark 148
Krimml 149
FRANCE 153
People&Culture 154
MontBlancRegion 156
Chamonix 157
History&Orientation 157
TheTown 158
GettingHere&Around 159
GettingMoreInfo 160
TheSights 160
TheAdventures 163
WheretoSleep 167
WheretoEat 168
WheretoParty 169
WheretoPlay 170
Festivals&Events 170
Argentière 172
GERMANY 175
People&Culture 176
Munich&TheBavarianAlps 180
Munich 180
History&Orientation 180
TheTown 181
GettingHere&Around 182
GettingMoreInfo 183
TheSights 184
Tours 189
TheAdventures 190
WheretoSleep 192
WheretoEat 193
WheretoParty 195
WheretoPlay 196
vi Contents
Festivals&Events 196
Dachau 200
Chiemsee 202
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 205
History&Orientation 205
TheTown 207
GettingHere&Around 207
GettingMoreInfo 208
TheSights 209
TheAdventures 211
WheretoSleep 218
WheretoEat 219
WheretoParty 220
WheretoPlay 220
Festivals&Events 220
Oberammergau 221
Füssen 227
Berchtesgaden 231
History&Overview 231
TheTown 232
GettingHere&Around 232
GettingMoreInfo 233
TheSights 233
TheAdventures 235
WheretoSleep 239
WheretoEat 240
WheretoParty 240
WheretoPlay 241
Festivals&Events 241
BerchtesgadenNationalPark 242
Königsee 244
ITALY 247
Overview&Government 247
People&Culture 249
Milan&NorthwestItaly 252
Milan 252
History&Overview 252
TheTown 254
GettingHere&Around 255
GettingMoreInfo 255
TheSights 256
WheretoSleep 259
WheretoEat 260
WheretoParty 260
Festivals&Events 261
LakeComo 262
Turin 266
Contents vii
Courmayeur 270
History&Orientation 270
TheTown 271
GettingHere&Around 272
GettingMoreInfo 273
TheSights 273
TheAdventures 274
WheretoSleep 278
WheretoEat 279
WheretoParty 280
WheretoPlay 281
Aosta 283
GranParadisoNationalPark 286
Venice&NortheastItaly 288
Venice 290
History&Orientation 290
TheTown 292
GettingHere&Around 293
GettingMoreInfo 294
TheSights 294
TheAdventures 302
WheretoSleep 306
WheretoEat 308
WheretoParty 309
WheretoPlay 310
Festivals&Events 310
Cortinad’Ampezzo 311
History&Orientation 311
TheTown 312
GettingHere&Around 313
GettingMoreInfo 315
TheSights 315
TheAdventures 316
WheretoSleep 321
WheretoEat 322
WheretoParty 323
WheretoPlay 323
Festivals&Events 324
TheValGardena 324
LIECHTENSTEIN 329
History&Government 329
People&Culture 331
Vaduz 333
TheTown 333
GettingHere&Around 334
GettingMoreInfo 335
TheSights 335
viii Contents
WheretoSleep 338
WheretoEat 339
WheretoParty 340
WheretoPlay 340
Festivals&Events 340
Malbun 342
Steg 344
SWITZERLAND 347
People&Culture 350
Geneva&TheValais 352
Geneva 353
History&Orientation 353
TheTown 354
GettingHere&Around 354
GettingMoreInfo 355
TheSights 355
TheAdventures 359
WheretoSleep 359
WheretoEat 360
WheretoParty 361
Festivals&Events 362
Lausanne 364
Zermatt 365
History&Orientation 368
TheTown 369
GettingHere&Around 370
GettingMoreInfo 371
TheSights 371
TheAdventures 373
WheretoSleep 377
WheretoEat 379
WheretoParty 379
WheretoPlay 380
Festivals&Events 380
Saas-Fee 381
Interlaken&theJungfrau 384
Interlaken 385
History&Orientation 386
TheTown 386
GettingHere&Around 387
GettingMoreInfo 387
TheSights 387
TheAdventures 388
WheretoSleep 400
WheretoEat 401
WheretoParty 402
WheretoPlay 403