Rick Steves Vienna, Salzburg & Tirol

By Rick Steves

Book Overview

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Vienna. With this guide, you'll explore elegant Vienna--the epicenter of opera, coffee, Art Nouveau, and waltz music. Meander through Habsburg palaces and nibble a Sacher torte in a velvet-lined cafe. In the evening, catch a classical concert, or sip wine with the locals in a traditional Heuriger garden. Beyond Vienna, stroll the Baroque street of Salzburg, home to Mozart and The Sound of Music . For a taste of the Alpine living, head to the snowy peaks and green valleys of Tirol. Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll get up-to-date recommendations about what is worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631210564
• ISBN13: 9781631210563
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Rick Steves
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Travel Guide

Rick Steves and his staff have done it again. They have provided practical, useful information to help one decide whether to go or not, how long to stay and what attractions one wants to see out of the many available. This book is practical in estimating how much the vacation will cost which these days, particularly, is a very important consideration. My wife and I were very impressed with the help we had when traveling to Italy using Rick's guide and decided to buy this one on Austria. We are impressed. The book was purchased at a reasonable cost and shipped very quickly. All in all, we could not be more pleased.

Great Vienna information

Visiting Austria last September we found the book very helpful during the week in Vienna. Leaving Vienna by car to see something of the rest of the country, I would have appreciated finding something about suggested scenic routes en-route to Tirol.

Very good book especially for train travelers to Salzburg, Innsbruck, and Fussen

We used this book on our recent trip to the Bavarian Region. It was very good for Salzburg, Innsbruck, the Berchtesgaden region, and the Fussen/Garmich region and it is a great packing size. However, Rick's books focus on traveling by train, so if you are traveling by car they do not include other good options. So you may want to consult other books. I used both Frommer's for good towns to visit and Karen Brown's books for good driving itineraries. Karen provides good info on lots of small towns, beautiful scenery, and pretty lakes to visit. We didn't do all of her itinerary since it would take too much time. I do wish Rick had included Munich as part of the book, as it is part of Bavarian Germany and would have been perfect for our use (I didn't want to carry around the larger Germany book for just that info). I do agree with the other reviewer that didn't feel that Hallstatt was worth so much fuss. It is nice, however there are many beautiful lakes and towns in this region and if I did it again, I would not go out of my way just to see Hallstatt. The hotel we stayed in was not very comfortable and I am not sure there are any really good options. A couple of general notes on the area. The drive between Innsbruck and Fussen was incredibly scenic through the mountains and not too difficult to drive (it is windy). Also the Alpenstrasse is very nice. The boat ride at Lake Koenigssee near Bertesgaden is nice, but slow. The boat is not gas powered and moves pretty slowly so it takes 35 minutes one way to the church. It doesn't bother you too much on the way there, but the trip back seems slow. They have a good guide giving funny commentary but it was all in German. Just remember when you go to this area that there will be so many scenic spots that you don't have to focus on just one. Also be aware that it can rain and be fairly cloudy over the mountains.

Great book!

Rick Steve's Vienna, Salzburg, and Tirol has been a great guide to me on my trip. I highly recommend this book.