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AUSTRIA

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Rick Steves map

Rick Steves’ Germany, Austria, and Switzerland Map (on left)
Folding map. Includes Berlin, Munich, Salzburg and Vienna city maps.

Austria (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
The Eyewitness guides are well illustrated and highly reviewed by travelers. In-depth coverage of famous districts and neighborhoods, special features on music, literature and painting, as well as detailed maps to help you find your way around.

Frommer’s Austria - The Complete Guide
Paperback. Frommer’s is like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go - they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges.

Austria Country Guide
Lonely Planet. Paperback. 440 pages. A comprehensive guide to Austria and its regions. Sample pages.

Fodor’s Vienna to Salzburg - Gold Guide
Fodor. Paperback. Linger in a Viennese coffeehouse, explore a lakeside village, tour a Baroque abbey, attend a glittering opera gala, or cycle past a terraced vineyard along the Danube - Fodor's Vienna to Salzburg offers all these experiences and more!

Rough Guide to Austria
Rough Guides. Paperback. The most comprehensive guide to Austria available. The full-color introduction with stunning photography will whet your appetite for the country's many highlights, from the world-class city of Vienna and the astonishing architecture of Salzburg to the snow-capped mountains of Tyrol. Also features dozens of easy-to-use maps. (Also see the Rough Guide to Vienna below.)

Rough Guide to Vienna
Rough Guides. Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the Austrian capital. The guide takes a detailed look at Vienna's fascinating history, literature, and cultural life with expert background on everything from the magnificent Habsburg palaces to the cutting-edge galleries of the MuseumsQuartier. Practical tips on all the best accommodation, transportation and restaurants plus lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs. Explore the best of Vienna with the clearest maps of any guide. (Also see the Rough Guide to Austria above.)

Streetwise Vienna Map
Laminated. City center street map of Vienna, Austria - Folding pocket-size travel map with integrated metro map featuring transit lines & stations. Map covers the following areas: Main Vienna map 1:10,000 - Vienna metro map.

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Walking Easy in the Swiss & Austrian Alps
By Chet Lipton. Paperback, 223 pages. Choose routes starting from one of the 19 base villages selected by the author for their magnificent mountain locales, charm, availability of public transportation, and accommodations. Rated at one of three levels of ease, each walk takes from two to six hours, excluding 'take in the view' breaks or picnics along the way.

The Spell of the Vienna Woods: Inspiration and Influence from Beethoven to Kafka
By Paul Hofmann. Henry Holt, 1995. A well-written book that blends history, biography, culture, and personal experiences into the author's own unique tale of the Vienna Woods.

The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Austrians
By Louis James. Oval Books, Paperback, 64 pages. The Xenophobe’s Guides are “an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure xenophobia.” Biting humor is definitely there, but sometimes the truth will set you... laughing! Find out about the Austrians with at least one chuckle or guffaw on every page, and usually more! - Also see The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Germans.

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Austrian History

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The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey
By Gordon Brook-Shepherd. Basic Books. Paperback, 512 pages.

Amazon.com: “With a lifetime’s personal intimacy with the country, friendships with several of its chancellors, and access to private Habsburg family archives, Brook-Shepherd traces the identity of a nation over a millennium at the heart of Europe’s political existence. Photos & maps.”

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SWITZERLAND

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Fodor’s Switzerland - Gold Guide
Fodor. Paperback. Museum-hop in Zurich, ski the famous Alps, visit picturesque Swiss villages, or dine at exquisite restaurants. Fodor’s Switzerland, 44th Edition offers all these experiences and more! Local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety.

Rick Steves’ Switzerland
Avalon, 4th edition. Paperback. 336 pages. Completely revised and updated, this guide includes: opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights, friendly places to eat and sleep, suggested day plans, walking tours and trip itineraries, and clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot.

The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Swiss
By Paul Bilton. Oval Books. Paperback. 86 pages.
The Xenophobe’s guides are “an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure xenophobia.” Biting humor is definitely there, but sometimes the truth will set you... laughing! Find out about the Swiss with at least one chuckle or guffaw on every page, and usually more!