Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60803 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
Not many cities can match Vienna for fine art and fascinating history. This expanded and fully revised edition of the "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide" includes 3-D aerial views of Vienna's most interesting districts and cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights. Using the detailed maps and colour Street Finder navigate your way around beautiful palaces, churches and unrivalled art collections. With its hundreds of photographs, specially commissioned maps and architectural drawings, plus four great days out and specially devised walking tours, explore every nook and cranny of the Austrian capital.And after all that sightseeing, it points you in the direction of the heurigen - charming country taverns on the outskirts of the city where you can enjoy fine local wines. Whether you fancy taking in the grandeur of Schloss Schonbrunn, visiting the seven-roomed house once inhabited my Mozart, or capture panoramic views of the capital from the Danube Tower, this guide will ensure that you won't miss a thing.

Customer Reviews

Loved the city, book OK
It looked good on first looking through it but it didn't keep my attention for the duration of the stay.
It is well illustrated, the maps quite good, and it is quite comprehensive in terms of buildings and museums (well it is Vienna).
However, as someone who usually likes the eyewitness guides as a quick way of getting around, this one seemed a bit clinical and didn't appeal so much. Maybe I just didn't appreciate the detail in the book as much as I should have. In addition to the architecture, I enjoyed the Spanish riding school and the Butterfly House in the city, so as the week progressed I would have liked a bit more variety in the content, and some descriptions that would give me a real feel for the place.
Others may well have a different perspective?
As an aside, had some great Viennese cakes :-) - but I don't understand the excitement over the Sachertorte, thought it was very dry and not much flavour.