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Planning Your TripAbout This Book 7What's Where 9Quintessential Austria 14If You Like 16Great Itinerary 18When to Go 22On the Calendar 23AustriaVienna 25Exploring Vienna 29The Medieval Heart of the Inner City 31Baroque Gems & Cozy Cafes 40Vienna's Shop Window: From Michaelerplatz to the Graben 47An Imperial City: The Hofburg 52The Ringstrasse: Gems of the "Ring" 59From St. Stephen's to the Opera House 68South of the Ring to the Belvedere 74The Habsburgs' Schonbrunn Palace 81Where to Eat 85Where to Stay 101Nightlife & the Arts 111Sports & the Outdoors 121Shopping 122Vienna Essentials 127Vienna Environs 135On the Road to Baden & Mayerling 140The Weinviertel 146Vienna Environs Essentials 153Eastern Austria 155Land of Castles 161Graz & ItsEnvirons 174Through Styria to Vienna 187Eastern Austria Essentials 196The Danube Valley 200The Wachau: Along the North Bank of the Danube 204Linz 218Excursions from Linz 229The Wachau: Along the South Bank of the Danube 234Danube Valley Essentials 241Salzborg 244Exploring Salzburg 246Where to Eat 269Where to Stay 278Nightlife & the Arts 285Shopping 289Salzburg Essentials 290Salzkammergut 295On the Road to St. Wolfgang & Bad Ischl 300Gosau, Hallstatt & Bad Aussee 315Salzkammergut Essentials 323Carinthia 326Klagenfurt & the Southern Lakes 330The Gurktal Region 342Carinthia Essentials 350Eastern Alps 353To Lienz, Up the Defereggental & Back 356Across the Grossglockner Pass 364Mountain Spas & Alpine Rambles 373Eastern Alps Essentials 384Innsbruck & Tirol 387Innsbruck 392Around the Lower Inn Valley 407On the Road to Kitzbuhel 412West from Innsbruck 420Landeck, Upper Inn Valley & St. Anton 426Innsbruck & Tirol Essentials 430Vorarlberg 435Bregenz 440Through the Bregenzerwald to Bludenz & Feldkirch 445The Arlberg & Montafon Resorts 451Vorarlberg Essentials 457Understanding AustriaPowder-Perfect Skiing 461Austria at a Glance 468Chronology 470Words & Phrases 474Menu Guide 478Austria Essentials 482Index 517About Our Writers 528