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Lonely Planet Austria | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Honan
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 969897
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1864503440
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781864503449
ASIN: 1864503440
Publication Date: March 2002
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Product Description
Whether you visit Austria for outstanding skiing or famous coffee and pastry, this guide will lead you to a winter escape or high-culture adventure that you will savour for years. - 50 detailed maps, including 11 pages of Vienna maps and a full-colour transport map
- details on the city's world-renowned architecture, first-class music and royal history
- special sections on walking and skiing in the Alps and Austrian music
- the scoop on Heurigen, or rustic wine taverns
- places to stay and eat for all budgets
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Austria via Lonely Planet May 16, 2007
Printed in 2005, some of the factual material is out-of-date (e.g., banks that change currency or traveller's checks), but the arrrangement by geographical areas works and the city maps--and the variety of things given on them--are clear and useful, as usual.
Travel Prep August 15, 2006
A great book in preparation for your trip to Austria. Several smaller, yet interesting, areas are discussed.
 Needs more guidance and priortization; also missed info June 6, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just returned from a brief trip to Austria. Lonely Planet is a reliable guide, but it has many problems some of which have been discussed already. I agree that it is a bit too oriented towards backpackers, wanderers, and poor students. This is not bad, because some guides such as the Guide Vert don't even acknowledge hostels it seems.
The LP notably missed the number of organized tours that were available, in English, from Salzburg. I was able to go to Berchtesgaden/Eagles Nest on a guided tour. There are also the Ice Caves. These tours significantly reduced my level of effort and organization required.
The other problem is that with few pictures (not a terrible thing given limited space) it is hard to have a good sense of where you want to go and what you should prioritize. For example, how does an Alpine castle in Austria compare to one in Germany or France? "Best in Europe" is a useful description you don't find; "Best in Austria" is not especially useful given that Austria is not the largest country in Europe, and one is more likely than not to be passing through Austria between Italy, Germany, and France rather than spending weeks there.
In the case of Vienna, I found that there were some significant museums and sites that were missing; such as the arsenal or the German flak towers. However, they did have most of the important sites and if you only have a day or two that's fine.
The LP books consistently have more descriptions and destinations for any mainstream books. If you want that "hidden treasure" you need to get a regional/local book, usually in the local language.
 Less than Informative May 17, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have used Lonely Planet Guides in the past and have been pleased with the information they provided. This iteration, however, leaves much to be desired. I use the guides to point out the "obvious" places that should not be missed, and "secret" places that are off the beaten path that the writers share with their readers. I found this book lacking in both instances. Vacations are never long enough, and as such, they require research and a seasoned guide to separate the worthwhile sights from the rest. After reading this guide, I was not much better off than before I started. Further, I found the guide is written for a backpacker mentality; fine for them, but not for me. Way too much time and space was devoted to finding one's way via public transport, and where to find the next hostel. I am well beyond that. I recently received the latest Fodor's and Frommer guides for Austria, and in one chapter, I was miles ahead with either guide over where LP left me. LP was extremely helpful for my travels to Australia and Belgium. This edition was rather disappointing.
Great Trip May 15, 2005
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
As usual Lonely Planet shows the best. I especially liked the KunstHausWien in Vienna!!
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