Berlitz: Vienna Pocket Guide (Berlitz Pocket Guides)

Berlitz: Vienna Pocket Guide (Berlitz Pocket Guides)

Insight Guides

Language: English

Pages: 103

ISBN: 1780042353

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


"Berlitz Pocket Guide Vienna" combines snappy text with full-colour photography to highlight the very best that this elegant city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights that you will not want to miss; from the historic grandeur of the Hofburg, to the vibrant Museums Quartier and the regal Schonbrunn Palace. The What to Do chapter explores Vienna's world-class music and opera scene and opportunities for shopping, whilst the Eating Out chapter investigates the local cuisine and provides a list of recommended restaurants for you to try. Top 10 Attractions and A Perfect Day itinerary present inspiration for experiencing the very best of one of the most artistic and cultural cities in Europe. Background information on the turbulent history of the city and the character of its people helps you really understand the culture you have come to experience. Clear and detailed maps plot all the major sights, and the Travel Tips section offers practical advice on how to get there and where to stay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House) by Friedrich Ohmann. This contains a lovely café, and the Schmetterlinghaus, a butterfly garden (Apr–Oct Mon–Fri 10am–4.45pm, Sat–Sun 10am–6.15pm, Nov–Mar daily 10am–3.45pm; www.schmetterlinghaus.at). Ringstrasse and its Museums After the Hofburg, take a walk (or tram ride) around the Ringstrasse, the single urban achievement of Franz Joseph I. This boulevard, encircling the Innere Stadt, was created in the 1860s along the route of the old city walls. Start west of the Schottenring, at

that the Wienerschnitzel be served with cold potato or cucumber salad. You should also make sure that it is a cut of veal (vom Kalb) and not pork (vom Schwein), as in some of the cheaper establishments. The Backhendl is sometimes served with Geröstete (sautéed potatoes). Viennese Sausage Stands They all go for it: society ladies in posh frocks, night owls, opera buffs, workers – they all stand together at the Sausage Stand. Typical fare includes frankfurters (usual hot dog sausage), Debreziner

Try the cheaper lunch menu, or sample the huge range of cheeses in the Meierei. Witwe Bolte €–€€ 7, Gutenberggasse 13, tel: 01-523 1450, open Mon–Thur 5.30–11.30pm, Fri–Sat noon-11.30pm. Viennese home-style cooking at its best in one of the city's oldest and simplest Beisln. Located in the interesting Spittleberg district. Further Afield Braunsperger €–€€ 19, Sieveringer Strasse 108, tel: 01-320 3992, open daily Jan and alternate months 3pm–midnight. If you have a particular interest in

some comparable countries. Nevertheless, all the usual precautions should be taken whilst travelling in a foreign country: valuables should ideally be left in a safe provided at the hotel and the interiors of parked cars should be cleared of tempting objects. You should carry some sort of ID on your person at all times, and it is a good idea to make a photocopy of your passport and have a record of the numbers of your credit, and any other, cards in case of loss or theft. Report thefts and

economic prosperity. No trace Hitler's residence in the city is not commemorated. It is recorded that he stayed in a hostel at Meldemannstrasse 27 and that he had a flat at Stumpergasse 31. But there isn't anything to see at either site. Following World War I the state opera could boast Richard Strauss as its director, and the old creative spirit re-emerged in architecturally progressive public housing but the city suffered from crippling inflation. Politically polarised, street fighting broke

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