Frommer''s Europe

Offers lodging, food, and sightseeing recommendations along with travel tips and cultural information.

List of contents

List of Maps vii
1 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE 1
Getting There 1
Getting Around 6
TRAIN TRIP TIPS 9
THE RULES OF THE ROAD: DRIVING IN EUROPE 10
FLYING WITH EUROPE'S BUDGET AIRLINES 12
When to Go 13
FROMMERS.COM: THE COMPLETE TRAVEL RESOURCE 13
EUROPE CALENDAR OF EVENTS 15
Tips on Where to Stay 19
Organized Tours 21
ONE-STOP TOUR SHOPPING 24
FAST FACTS: EUROPE 24
Vienna 31
NATIVE BEHAVIOR 36
THE VIENNA CARD 37
FAST FACTS: VIENNA 39
COFFEEHOUSES & CAFES 51
Salzburg 59
FAST FACTS: SALZBURG 63
IN MOZART'S FOOTSTEPS 66
CAFE SOCIETY 69
Innsbruck & Tyrol 77
FAST FACTS: INNSBRUCK 80
3 BELGIUM 91
Brussels 91
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 93
FAST FACTS: BRUSSELS 97
A COOL LITTLE GUY 100
Bruges 112
Ghent 120
Antwerp 125
4 THE CZECH REPUBLIC 130
Prague 130
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 136
FAST FACTS: PRAGUE 139
West Bohemia & the Spas 160
SPA CURES & TREATMENTS IN KARLOVY VARY 165
5 DENMARK 175
Copenhagen 175
FAST FACTS: COPENHAGEN 181
COPENHAGEN'S LITTLE MERMAID 184
Day Trips from Copenhagen 197
6 ENGLAND 199
London 199
FAST FACTS: LONDON 205
TEATIME 227
LONDON PUB-CRAWL 236
Oxford 243
CALLING ON CHURCHILL AT BLENHEIM PALACE 248
Stratford-upon-Avon 250
A VISIT TO WARWICK CASTLE 255
Salisbury, Stonehenge & Bath 258
A TRIP TO GEORGIAN & VICTORIAN BRISTOL 266
7 FRANCE 270
Paris 270
DISCOUNT TRANSIT PASSES 275
FAST FACTS: PARIS 276
THE TOP CAFES 294
The Loire Valley Châteaux 307
Provence & the Côte d'Azur 325
8 GERMANY 355
Berlin 355
FAST FACTS: BERLIN 360
LOCAL CULTURE 374
COME TO THE CABARET! 379
Munich & the Bavarian Alps 387
FAST FACTS: MUNICH 392
BEER GARDENS, CELLARS & TAVERNS 404
PRE-WWII--DACHAU ARTISTS' COLONY 409
SPORTS IN THE BAVARIAN ALPS 410
The Romantic Road 413
9 GREECE 427
Athens 427
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 435
FAST FACTS: ATHENS 439
QUICK BITES IN & AROUND SYNTAGMA 453
RISING STARS IN THE PSIRRI, THISSIO & GAZI DISTRICTS 456
The Northern Peloponnese & Delphi 469
THE CORINTH CANAL 471
A BREAK ON THE WAY TO DELPHI 490
The Cyclades 495
DIVING 503
SANTORINI'S BEACHES 517
WALKING TOURS 519
A SWIM, A SNACK, AN ANCIENT SITE 527
10 HUNGARY 532
Budapest 532
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIED 536
FAST FACTS: BUDAPEST 540
BATHING IN HISTORY: BUDAPEST'S THERMAL BATHS 547
The Danube Bend 557
BEST LÁNGOS EVER 560
11 IRELAND 564
Dublin 564
FAST FACTS: DUBLIN 571
NATIVE BEHAVIOR: THE ART OF POURING GUINNESS 576
Kerry & the Dingle Peninsula 595
12 ITALY 613
Rome 613
FAST FACTS: ROME 618
Florence 648
FAST FACTS: FLORENCE 652
Highlights of the Tuscan & Umbrian Countryside 672
Venice 686
FAST FACTS: VENICE 691
VENICE DISCOUNTS 695
13 THE NETHERLANDS 710
Amsterdam 710
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 715
FAST FACTS: AMSTERDAM 717
Side Trips from Amsterdam 741
Rotterdam 743
Delft 747
Leiden 748
14 NORWAY 750
Oslo 750
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 755
FAST FACTS: OSLO 756
Bergen & the Fjords 770
15 PORTUGAL 780
Lisbon & Environs 780
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 784
FAST FACTS: LISBON 787
FADO: THE MUSIC OF LONGING 800
The Algarve 808
16 SCOTLAND 824
Edinburgh & Environs 824
FAST FACTS: EDINBURGH 830
EDINBURGH UNDERGROUND 833
GREYFRIARS KIRK & BOBBY 835
THE WATER OF LEITH 838
EDINBURGH'S WORLD-FAMOUS FESTIVALS 844
FESTIVAL ACCOMMODATION 845
Glasgow 851
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 854
FAST FACTS: GLASGOW 856
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928) 858
Tayside & Grampian 868
PLAYING THE WORLD'S OLDEST GOLF COURSE 872
SPOTTING NESSIE 879
17 SPAIN 881
Madrid 881
THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 886
FAST FACTS: MADRID 888
Day Trips from Madrid 909
Barcelona 912
FAST FACTS: BARCELONA 918
Day Trips from Barcelona 935
Andalucía & the Costa del Sol 937
18 SWEDEN 960
Stockholm & Environs 960
FAST FACTS: STOCKHOLM 965
CHANGING THE ROYAL GUARD 970
Day Trips from Stockholm 984
19 SWITZERLAND 988
Geneva 988
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 992
FAST FACTS: GENEVA 994
TO FRANCE BY LAKE STEAMER 1015
MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1016
Zurich 1017
NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 1020
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Product details

• Authors: Sherry Marker
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.2012
• EAN: 9781118369074
• ISBN: 978-1-118-36907-4
• No. of pages: 1088
• Series: Frommer's Complete; Frommer's Complete Guides; Frommer's Complete Guides
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > Europe