Lonely Planet Austria

by Catherine le Nevez, Marc di Duca, Anthony Haywood

Lonely Planet’s Austria is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Ski in the Alps, explore Vienna’s imperial palaces, and drive the Grossglockner Road; all with your trusted travel companion.   Inside Lonely Planet’s Austria Travel

What’s NEW in this edition?
Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of Austria’s best experiences and where to have them What's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas  Planning tools for family travellers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids Pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card* with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel   Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Eating & drinking in Austria - we reveal the dishes and drinks you have to try
Colour maps and images throughout Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics Over 64 maps   Covers Vienna, Lower Austria & Burgenland, Upper Austria, Styria, The Salzkammergut, Salzburg & Salzburgerland, Carinthia, Tyrol & Vorarlberg   The Perfect Lonely Planet’s Austria , our most comprehensive guide to Austria, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.  Visiting Vienna for a week or less? Lonely Planet’s Pocket Vienna is a handy-sized guide focused on the city’s can’t-miss experiences.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.    'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times   'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

416 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1999

About the author

Writing for Lonely Planet since 2004, Catherine has authored, researched and curated well over 100 guidebooks.

Reviews

[Liam McParland · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a compelling read but very handy. Excited to go :)

[Katharina Gschwind · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guidebooks count and you can’t change my mind

Useful! I appreciate the per state summaries- would be 5/5 if there were per state top sights. Especially because they have per state best restaurants and per state best hotels so seems like a missed opportunity

[Aaron Benarroch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Same LP stuff... lots of efforts to write what is the best vietnamese restaurant in Salzkammergut, who on earth cares about it??

[Angelos · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the one of my Lonely planet guides (2020 edition) that I enjoyed the less! If you plan to visit Vienna, this in definitely not for you. Very little info on the places you visit, just headlines, especially for the most important museums. And the space (pages) is spent on many many propositions for food/drink and stay! Leaving in 2022, I would prefer in my pocket a written targeted proposition for the places I visit, rather that the old school way of many eateries etc!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Las guías Lonely Planet para mí son un imprescidible siempre que voy a realizar un viaje.

[Jason Freng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as much as I expected but still plenty to be excited for when I travel to Austria this summer

[Marko Mravunac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graz-itude.

[Missy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loads of helpful info!

[Jack Hrkach · Rating 2 out of 5]

As usual, I did not get through the Lonely planet Austria - not Haywood's fault, it's just that every one of them I've used is too slick and too short on information for me. Now that I'm reading e-books it is far TOO interactive, n often the places it sends me are useless.

I know the world loves Lonely Planet, but it can stay lonely as far as I'm concerned - Rick Steves for his "backdoor" approach, and the Rough Guide, for its comprehensive nature and sharp, witty writing will do me just fine.

[Jaroslav Tuček · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a huge amount of useless fluff in the book, such as endless lists of hotels and cafés in each city (Who cares? Can you not find them on your own?). But there is quite a bit of good information buried there, too - and Austria is a small country, so the authors can offer a pretty good coverage despite wasting so much space. I've spent a couple of months in Austria in 2013 and know I would have missed some really interesting bits without the book.

[Josianne Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, so I didn't read the whole book, but I did read a lot of it and it's the last day of my challenge and I'm short three books so I'm going to count this.

Felt it wasn't organized as well as other books have been but that may have been because I skipped around so much. In any case, Vienna is so beautiful that no guidebook can do it justice.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a much better book for me when I was living in Austria. I actually didn't like it as much when I was a tourist and wanted to know the top sights/restaurants. But, a really diverse coverage of Vienna, recreational activities, etc. It sold me on Lonely Planet.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not much to say here. Like all the Lonely Planet books, it makes me desperately want to travel to the subject region. Hmm . . . maybe my the time I get my German serviceable again, I'll be at a place in life where I can make this happen . . .

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great guide to Austria - used for a week away in Salzburg and the guide was invaluable in pointing us to some good restaurants and sights. Also helped us plan a couple of day trips out of the city, saving us time and effort in identifying sights, restaurants and parking

[Alaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know everything about Austria, now.

[Mohammad alshawan · Rating 1 out of 5]

it gives us the best of austria

[Vanlilith · Rating 4 out of 5]

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