DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Austria

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E Y E W I T N E S S T R A V E L
Austria
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E Y E W I T N E S S T R A V E L
Austria
Main Contributors Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer,
Joanna Egert-Romanowska and Janina Kumaniecka
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Produced by Wydawnictwo
Wiedza i Życie S.A., Warsaw
Introducing Vienna
Art Editor Paweł Pasternak
Consultant Małgorzata Omilanowska Austria Area by Area
Cartographers Magdalena Polak, Olaf
Rodowald, Dariusz Romanowski
Photographers Wojciech and Katarzyna Discovering Austria 10 Introducing Vienna 54
Mędrzakowie
Ilustrators Michał Burkiewicz, Putting Austria on the Inner City 56
Paweł Marczak, Bohdan Wróblewski
Map 16
DTP Designer Paweł Pasternak
North of Mariahilfer
Editors Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer,
Joanna Egert-Romanowska A Portrait of Austria 18 Strasse 76
Designers Elżbieta Dudzińska,
Ewa Roguska, Piotr Kiedrowski
Austria Through the South of the Ring 92
Contributors
Janina Kumianiecka, Ewa Dan, Marianna Year 36
Dudek, Konrad Gruda, Małgorzata Further Afield 104
Omilanowska, Marek Pernal, Jakub Sito,
The History of Austria 40
Barbara Sudnik-Wójcikowska, Roman
Shopping in Vienna 116
Taborski, Zuzanna Umer
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Entertainment in
Editor Sylvia Goulding / Silva Editions Ltd.
Vienna 118
Translator Magda Hannay
DTP Designers Jason Little, Conrad van Dyk
Production Controler Bethan Blase Vienna Street Finder 120
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The enchanting lakeside village of Hallstatt
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Contents
Austria Travellers’ Needs Survival Guide
Region by Region
Austria at a Glance 130 Where to Stay 288 Practical Information 342
Lower Austria and Where to Eat and Travel Information 352
Burgenland 132 Drink 300
General Index 360
Styria 160 Shopping in Austria 326
Acknowledgments 378
Upper Austria 190 Entertainment in
Austria 330 Phrase Book 380
Salzburger Land 214
Outdoor Activities 336
Tyrol and Vorarlberg 238
Carinthia and
East Tyrol 268
The colourful façade of Hundertwasser-Haus in Vienna
Statue of Mozart in Burgtheater in Vienna
Mozartplatz, Salzburg
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6  H O W T O U S E T H I S G U I D E
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
This guide will help you to get the most out different regions. Information on shopping,
of a visit to Austria. The first section, Introducing entertainment, accommodation, restaurants
Austria, locates the country geographically, and sports can be found in the Travellers’ Needs
and provides historical and cultural context. section, while the Survival Guide provides many
Subsequent sections describe the main sights useful tips on everything you need to know
and attractions of the capital, Vienna, and the when visiting Austria.
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