Vienna [antikvár]

now I' o LI s I-: r ii i s guide HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE __ .liis HyewitnessTravel Guiclf helps you get the most trom yourstay in Vienna with ihe minimum of difficulty. The opening section, Inlrodiicing Vienna, locates the city geographically, sets modern Vienna in its histórica context and describes events through the entire year. Vienna a! a Glance is an overview of the city's main attractions. Vienna Area by Area starts on page 66. This is the main sightseeing section, which covers all the important sights, with photographs, maps and illustrations. It also includes day trips from Vienna, a river trip and four walks around the city. Carefully researched tips for hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars, markets and shops, entertainment and sports are found in Travellers' Needs. The Survival Guide has advice from how to make a telephone call to using the transport system and its ticket machines. route FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE SIGHTSEEING SECTION Each of the six sightseeing areas in the city is colour-cocled for easy reference. Every chapter opens with an introduction to the pari of Vienna il covers, describing its history and character, followed by a Street-by-Street map illustrating a typical part of the area. Finding your way around each chapter is made simple by the numbering system used throughout. The most important sights are covered in detail in two or more full pages. STHl'HANSDOM QUARTER . Each area has colour-coded thumb tabs. Locator map A suggested route takes in some of the most interesting and attractive streets in the area. 1 Introduction to the for easy reference, the sights ill each area are numbered and plotted on an area map. To help the visitor, this map also shows I(Iiderground stations, train stations and parking areas. The area's key sights are listed hy categoiy: Churches and Cathedrals: Museums and Galleries: Streets and Squares: Markets: Historic Buildings and Parks and Gardens. The area shaded pink is shown in greater detail on the Strcct-by-Street map on the following pages. -rnKw^s^esassT?: 2 Street-by-Street map Tiyis gives a bird's eye view of interesting and important parts of each sightseeing area. Tlye nnmbenng of the sights ties in with the area map and the fuller descriptions on the pages that follow. The list of star sights recommends the plact'.s that no visitor .shciuld niis.s.