Vienna, Salzburg & Tirol Guidebook

In Rick Steves Vienna, Salzburg & Tirol you'll find in-depth Rick-tested information on:

Vienna

• Thorough city-guidebook-level coverage, including two self-guided walks/rides (city walk and Ringstrasse tram tour), four museum tours (St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg Imperial Apartments, Hofburg Treasury, and Kunsthistorisches Museum), one palace tour (Schönbrunn Palace), and background on Vienna's entertainment, nightlife, and shopping offerings

Danube Valley​

• Melk and the Wachau Valley
• Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial

Bratislava (Slovakia)

Salzburg and nearby​

• Berchtesgaden (Germany)

Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut Lake District

Tirol​

• Innsbruck
• Hall

Bavarian Alps​

• Füssen (Germany)
• "Mad" King Ludwig's fairytale castles: Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, and Linderhof (Germany)
• Wieskirche, Oberammergau, and the Ettal Monastery (Germany)
• Zugspitze
• Reutte (Austria)

Dolomites​​​​ (Italy)

• Bolzano / Bozen
• Castelrotto / Kastelruth
• Alpe di Siusi / Seiser Alm

Practicalities

• Easy-to-follow maps (including color maps of Vienna, Vienna's Public Transportation, Salzburg, the Bavarian Alps, Hallstatt, and Austria)​
• Trip planning: When to go, recommended two-week itinerary, and pre-trip checklist
• City-specific advice on planning your time and avoiding crowds
• Transportation: Trains, city transit, and driving (including route tips)
• Austrian and Viennese history, culture, and cuisine
• Detailed advice on managing money, communicating, reserving rooms, handling emergencies, and other helpful hints
• Handy German survival phrases

Also included: a 10¾" x 19¾" full-color foldout Planning Map with a detailed close-up of Vienna's old town (with major sights), plus two zoom-outs of Greater Vienna on the back, as well as a handy schematic showing major transit lines.