101 Weekends in Europe

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The author, Robin Barton, is a London-based journalist and editor. A skilled writer, traveler, and magazine contributor, as well as an expert on European travel and city breaks, Barton specializes in travel, adventure sports, food, and green issues. He is a regular contributor to The Independent on Sunday and has also written for The Observer , the Evening Standard , The Daily Telegraph , Wunderlust , and Intersection magazine. He is the author of guidebooks about London, Dubai, Mexico, and Mallorca and has edited several travel books for Fodor's in the US. Robin has also contributed to Green Rooms , a guide to ethical travel.

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Salzburg’s Altstadt, the Old Town, also known as the Left Bank, is on high ground overlooked by the Mönchsberg cliffs. You can take a lift to the top of the mountain for views over Salzburg and the River Salzach. Up here, the Museum of Modern Art exhibits post-war art and sculpture in a stunning modernist setting that can detract from the works on show. Making your way down to ground level again, you can continue the sightseeing by walking to St Rupert’s cathedral, an Italianate church in Residenzplatz. Get the low-down on 101 European cities with this compact & stylish travel guide! It is easier and more affordable to travel around Europe than ever before. Yet even a short hop between cities reveals fascinating contrasts in culture, nightlife, style, and food—the perfect ingredients for an unforgettable weekend away! This stylish book presents tastes of 101 of the best weekend breaks around Europe, each one chosen for its appeal to the modern traveler and ease of accessibility. For each destination, discover the essentials on the culture, sights, activities, shopping, accommodation, and food available, delivered in witty, well-informed prose that highlights the best the city has to offer. Paris, Venice, London, Barcelona, Prague—the lure of Europe's classic cities is timeless, and all these must-see destinations are covered in this book. In addition, it has never been easier to explore the lesser-known corners of the Continent, and 101 Weekends in Europe also reveals stylish and rewarding weekend breaks away from the crowds in up-and-coming destinations, with an eclectic selection of lesser-known, interesting, and emerging cities around Europe such as Kiruna and Brno. The book covers weekend breaks in 31 European countries served by budget transport, and includes Western and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and Russia. Details are given of how to get there and when to go, and each city is illustrated with excellent color photography. 101 Weekends in Europe is the perfect companion for seasoned weekend travelers choosing their next destination or reliving old haunts—or for less-experienced travelers looking for inspiration! "...a beautiful guide to the continent's best sights." This compact and stylish volume presents 101 tasters of cities from around Europe, each one chosen for its appeal to the modern traveller and ease of accessibility. For each destination the low-down on the culture, sights, shopping, accommodation and food is delivered in witty, well-informed prose that highlights the best that the city has to offer. This is accompanied by details of how to get there and who to fly with. Each city is illustrated with excellent colour photography. All of the classic European destinations, such as Paris and Florence, are represented, in addition to an eclectic selection of interesting and emerging destinations around the continent such as Vilnius and Brno. "101 Weekends in Europe" is the perfect companion for the weekend city breaker choosing their next destination or reliving old haunts.British Airways and Austrian Airlines fly to Vienna from London Heathrow. Note that many of the low-cost airlines, including easyJet and Ryanair fly to Bratislava airport – it is a 90-minute transfer to Vienna.

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Salzburg is a compact and comfortably well-off city with parks, lakes and easy access to the mountainous countryside. Two of the city’s parks are featured in The Sound of Music; Julie Andrews sang Do-Re-Mi in the Mirabell Gardens, and the gazebo in the Schlosspark just outside the city also makes an appearance. And with the mountains of northern Austria on Salzburg’s doorstep it’s no schlep for skiers to get to Schladming and other ski resorts. Mozart From the Italian Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, Europe has shaped the modern world. But it hasn’t neglected the little pleasures in life such as chocolate, whisky and perfume. Whatever your passion, somewhere in Europe you can feed it.Weekends in Europe, 2nd Edition is the perfect companion for seasoned weekend travelers choosing their next adventure or reliving old haunts—or for less-experienced travelers and first-timers looking for inspiration! Updated edition includes new cities, top 5 places of interest for each destination, new photography, new or significant openings, updated travel info, and more For each destination, you'll discover the essentials on the culture, sights, activities, shopping experience, accommodations, and cuisine the city has to offer, delivered in witty, well-informed prose that's easy to read. This updated second edition highlights new cities, top 5 places of interest for each, references to new and significant openings, and more, as well as featuring more than 100 new images.