Mini City Guides
2 total works
Vienna Prague Budapest
by Mary-Ann Gallagher, Matthew Gardner, and Sadakat Kadri
Published 20 June 1991
This title features dynamic two-colour layout for easy navigation. It contains brand new colour section that gives a photographic overview of the region, together with special features of the region, tailored itineraries and lists of the best things to do. It includes full-colour touring maps of the whole region. It offers extensive listings of hotels and restaurants - all personally recommended for a really local flavour. It provides 'Top Don't Miss' sights for each regional chapter, plus 'Author Choices' of personal favourite places to stay and eat. It explores these three fairytale capitals, peppered with domes and spiked with spires. Vienna, Prague and Budapest have lived through tumultuous histories but thrive today at the heart of modern Europe. This title examines Art Nouveau art and architecture in Vienna, soaring Gothic churches in Prague and Budapest's stately boulevards and vistas. It details 16th-century Turkish baths in Budapest, the opera in Vienna, and the romantic gardens of Prague's Mala Strana.It also offers detailed coverage of the best places to eat and sleep including a Viennese aristocratic palace adorned with crystal and velvet, and the atmospheric beer halls of Prague.
This work explores the UNESCO-listed city centre, its wealth of museums and the Imperial Palace, once home to the Hapsburg dynasty. It delves into the history and culture of Vienna; strolls around the famous parks: the Stadtpark, the Belvedere Park and the Prater, featuring Vienna's huge Ferris wheel, the Riesenrad; relaxes with a coffee and strudel in one of the grand cafes; and visits a rustic wine tavern outside the city.