Marcia Gloster was a college student traveling through Europe in the summer of 1963. When she arrived in Salzburg, Austria to study at Oskar Kokoschka's School of Vision, she envisioned a month of intensive painting, never expecting to find herself swept into a passionate affair. Nor did she imagine her lover to be a married instructor with a long ......
Summer routes for a multi-activity holiday around the capital of Austria
Guidebook to 60 exciting summer mountain adventures in Innsbruck, Austria. Guide includes: alpine mountaineering routes, overnight hut trips, adventure hikes and multi-pitch scrambles, day walks, rock climbing routes, via ferratas, mountain biking trails, road cycling routes, city and trail running, plus mountain activities and walks for families.
Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, Vienna offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. Secret Vienna is an indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Vienna well, or would like to discover the ......
Imperial Austria weathered the year of revolutions in 1848 when Ferdinand abdicated in favour of Francis Joseph, whose reign saw family tragedy and scandal. His successor Charles abdicated in 1918, though his son Otto was a Member of the European Parliament. This examines the final Habsburg chapter, from the Napoleonic era to post-war Europe.
This pocket-sized travel guide to Vienna is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around the destination. It covers top attractions like Schonbrunn, Stephansdom, Hundertwasserhaus, Judisches Museum, the Prater as well as hidden gems, including Grinzing. Our Vienna guide book will save you ......
The Traumpfad: A Classic Trek Across the Eastern Alps
Guidebook to Der Traumpfad, 'Dream Way', through Germany and Italy, 570km from Munich to Venice across some of the best scenery in the Alps. Split into 30 stages, with 5 alternate stages and a day's via ferrata in the Dolomites, the guidebook has full information needed for the trek, including accommodation and points of interest.
Guidebook to trekking the Adlerweg, a multi-stage walk through the Austrian Tyrol. The 324km route is broken down into 24 stages with easier alternatives provided for the most challenging stages. This east-to-west trek visits the historic town of Innsbruck and the mountain sub-ranges of Wilderkaiser, Rofangebirge and Lechtaler Alpen.
Situated in the heart of Austria and the Eastern Alps the
Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest in Europe and a
World Conservation Area, taking in the Tirol, Salzburg
and Karnten. The area boasts dramatic valleys headed by
scores of peaks and trekkers are well supported by some
of the best huts in the Alps. The Park is centred on ......
