Lonely Planet Vienna

by Mark Honan

This city guide includes: detailed transport information; accommodation options from top-end hotels to budget hostels; cultural and historical notes; a languge section; a section on the arts; a colour... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0864425570
• ISBN13: 9780864425577
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Helpful

Very helpful. I had a day to spend in Vienna and I could quickly find all the sites I needed/wanted to go, plus discover new ones.

Incredibly helpful

The fancy of going to Vienna next summer crossed my mind more than once so I decided to pick this up just to get some more information on the City of Music. It's a very concise book that can be easily toted around in a bag or pocket, which I immediately liked because should I go I would want to keep it on hand. I liked the layout for places to stay, going from campgrounds to hostels, to the hotels, going from one star to five. It has a great listing for restaurants and has the city pretty much covered in respects to places to visit and a calendar of events, which makes planning a trip a lot easier. The history was a nice added bonus for someone not knowing about the city, as well as historical people that spent time/grew up in Vienna (ie: Mozart). Colour photos and things such as political mindset, attitude towards children, the legal system are nice touches as well. However, take the prices with a grain of salt, especially with the new introduction of the Euro.

A handy guide to more than just the tourist sites

The 2nd edition of Lonely Planet's guide to Vienna is a welcome edition to the guidebooks on the Austrian capital. Of course it contains the usual information: how to get there, how to get around, and what there is to see. But this book also tells the reader about other important facts such as the climate, history, government/politics, bicycling, and farily current email and web addresses. The Lonely Planet guide also has lots of interesting tidbits of information that most of the more staid guides do not, such as info on Lauda Air, gay Vienna, The Third Man (movie), and Viennese actionism. The maps are excellent, and prices (as of 1998) are listed for most attractions. I doubt that a more versatile guide exists.