Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

VIENNA 399 VIENNA Baroque high altar showing the martyrdom of St Stephen, Stephansdom KEY Major sight / Place of interest Badner ...

400 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp408–409 The Hofburg Complex 1 What began as a small f ...

VIENNA 401 . State Apartments The table in the state banqueting hall is laid as it used to be during the latter part of the reig ...

402 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp408–409 Exploring the Hofburg Complex The vast Hofbur ...

VIENNA 403 Naturhistorisches Museum 4 Maria Theresien-Platz. Tel (01) v 1, 2, 46, 49, D. @ 2A, 48A. % Volkstheater. # 9am– 6:30 ...

404 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp408–409 The imposing façade of Vienna’s Opera House, ...

VIENNA 405 Golden filigree dome adorning the Secession Building Beautifully restored patients’ waiting room in the Freud Museum ...

406 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Practical & Travel Information Vienna is well equipped for both winter and summer tourism. The pu ...

VIENNA 407 THE CLIMATE OF VIENNA Summers (May–August) in Vienna are warm but not too hot with average temperatures of 25° C (77° ...

408 WHERE TO STAY IN VIENNA With more than 500 hotels and pensions, Vienna offers accommodation to suit everyone. It has some of ...

WHERE TO EAT IN VIENNA 409 Where to Eat in Vienna The staples of Vienna’s cuisine are assimilated from the cooking traditions of ...

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SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE AT A GLANCE 412–413 SLOVENIA 414–449 CROATIA 450–507 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 508–525 MO ...

South Eastern Europe at a Glance One of the most diverse areas of the European continent, South Eastern Europe is where the cult ...

INTRODUCING SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE 413 Peleş Castle (see pp582–3) is nestled in the Transylvanian Alps. Its fairy tale spires and ...

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SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE 415 Few countries in South Eastern Europe pack as much variety into such a small geographical area as Slove ...

416 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE and the Austrian Habsburg family, who established control over most of Slovenia by the 15th century. Ar ...

SLOVENIA 417 The Plague Column in the town of Maribor Exploring Slovenia A delightful destination in its own right, Ljubljana is ...

Ljubljana 1 Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, began life as the Roman colony of Emona, a major trading cen tre that was sacked by t ...