Dardis McNamee - Frommers Vienna and the Danube Valley

Frommer's Vienna & the Danube Valley, 8th Edition

by Dardis McNamee & Maggie Childs

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List of Maps

Suggested Vienna Itineraries

Where to Stay in Viennas Inner City

Where to Stay in Leopoldstadt

Where to Dine in Vienna

The Hofburg

Vienna Attractions

Schnbrunn Park & Palace

Walking Tour: Imperial Vienna

Walking Tour: South of the Ring

Walking Tour: Viennas Back Streets

Vienna Shopping

Lower Austria, Burgenland, & the
Danube Valley

Note About Maps

This guide contains dozens of maps of varying sizes and complexity. If you find it hard to read a map on your device, use the zoom function to enlarge. You can also download and/or printout PDFs of all of the maps in this guide. Go to www.frommers.com/go/ebookmaps and click on the title of your guide.

About the Authors

Dardis McNamee is Editor in Chief of the English-language monthly, The Vienna Review and on the research faculty in Media Communications at Webster University Vienna. In her long career in journalism she has been a correspondent for, among others, The New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler in New York, and for the Wall Street Journal Europe and Die Zeit in Vienna, as well as a speech writer to two US ambassadors to Austria. She has lived in Vienna for 15 years.

Maggie Childs is a journalist and travel writer for publications such as Cond Nast Traveller US, The Vienna Review, Gig Magazine, and various in-flight magazines. She has lived in Vienna for 14 years and also works for the Vienna bureau of the Associated Press. She is also the author of the Austria Chapter of Europe For Dummies and the Co-Author of Frommers Austria.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the following for their contributions:

Christopher Anderson (Upper Austria, Salzburg, Salzburgland)

Austin Childs (Lower Austria, Carinthia, Styria)

Jessica Spiegel (Burgenland, Innsbruck-Tyrol, Voralberg)

How to Contact Us

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An Additional Note

Please be advised that travel information is subject to change at any timeand this is especially true of prices. We therefore suggest that you write or call ahead for confirmation when making your travel plans. The authors, editors, and publisher cannot be held responsible for the experiences of readers while traveling. Your safety is important to us, however, so we encourage you to stay alert and be aware of your surroundings. Keep a close eye on cameras, purses, and wallets, all favorite targets of thieves and pickpockets.

Frommers Star Ratings, Icons & Abbreviations

Every hotel, restaurant, and attraction listing in this guide has been ranked for quality, value, service, amenities, and special features using a star-rating system. In country, state, and regional guides, we also rate towns and regions to help you narrow down your choices and budget your time accordingly. Hotels and restaurants are rated on a scale of zero (recommended) to three stars (exceptional). Attractions, shopping, nightlife, towns, and regions are rated according to the following scale: zero stars (recommended), one star (highly recommended), two stars (very highly recommended), and three stars (must-see).

In addition to the star-rating system, we also use seven feature icons that point you to the great deals, in-the-know advice, and unique experiences that separate travelers from tourists. Throughout the book, look for:

special finds those places only insiders know about

fun facts details that make travelers more informed and their trips more fun

kids best bets for kids, and advice for the whole family

special moments those experiences that memories are made of

overrated places or experiences not worth your time or money