DK Eyewitness Austria

Eyewitness Travel Guides

by D.K. Eyewitness Travel

Stunning Alpine landscapes, sparkling lakes, art-filled palaces - Austria is a blend of pristine nature and high culture.

Whether you want to hike in the alps, visit remarkably well-preserved medieval towns or simply indulge in Vienna's decadent café culture, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Austria has to offer.

The beauty of Alpine peaks, idyllic valleys and magnificent waterfalls has long enchanted visitors to Austria and inspired a rich cultural output. You'll see it on the evocative cobblestoned streets and grand boulevards of Austria's cities, where the sounds of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven fill the air, and magnificent palaces stand shoulder-to-shoulder with modern architectural masterpieces.

Our newly updated guide brings Austria to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the country's iconic buildings and neighbourhoods. We've also worked hard to make sure our information is as up-to-date as possible following the COVID-19 outbreak.

You'll discover:

-our pick of Austria's must-sees, top experiences and hidden gems
-the best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay
-detailed maps and walks which make navigating the country easy
-easy-to-follow itineraries
-expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe
-colour-coded chapters to every part of Austria, from Vienna to Syria, Tyrol to Burgenland
-a lightweight format, so you can take it with you wherever you go

Only visiting Vienna? Try our DK Eyewitness Vienna or DK Eyewitness Top 10 Vienna

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Guidebook

328 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2003

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous for pictures, not the best guide for planning of the actual travel aspect. I.e., use this to select which monuments and museums you want to see and which areas are prettiest to walk around, not to figure out how to schedule your train travel.

Likewise, this guide also nice if you're not going anywhere but just day-dreaming about lovely destinations; not so useful if you're, say, setting a book in a place you haven't been or trying to get a sense of what it's like to live there. There's not a ton of information provided about daily life and culture of inhabitants.


Here's an article (not from this book) on some fun neighborhoods in Vienna: http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/...

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good travel book to compare to those of Rick Steve's books. DK Eyewitness books have better pictures and maps.

MY GRADE: B to B plus.

[JoJo · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always an informative read with the pictorial aspects giving you a good sense of what to expect. Now the visit!

[Terri Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

As all DK books on any subject are, this is deliciously visual with loads and loads of stunning photos of Austria. I don't recommend it as a travel guide as there is little info on where to stay or eat (and no details given for the ones they do mention) or info on trains, transport, discount cards, or anything like you get in a Rick Steves guide. Just enjoy this for the scenic eye candy.

[Al Maki · Rating 4 out of 5]

The D-Ks are my favorite travel guides for visiting foreign cities. I like them because they give me a better idea of what the cities look like than any other, the style of their maps works very well for me and their practical advice about where to stay, how to pay for busses, where to eat and so on is compact but complete enough to allow me to function with a minimum of puzzlement.

[Tracey Morait · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invaluable guide to our recent trip to the Austrian tirol with details of places to see and things to do all over Austria, beautiful photographs and illustrations, guidance about currency, trains, buses, emergency telephone numbers, embassies and useful phrases.

[Cassandra]

our next trip is to Romania. Preparing!

[Rose]

914.36 Cze

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good guide to Austria, learned a thing or three about its history as well as the places I would like to visit. All in all a good guide.