Whether you're exploring the magnificent Hohe Tauern National Park, paragliding from a Tirolean mountain, admiring the angelic voices of the Vienna Boys' Choir or wine tasting in Styrian vineyards, this essential guide has all the insight and practical information you need.

• 50 detailed maps, including full-colour country map
• hundreds of accommodation options, from camp sites and mountain chalets to magnificent period hotels
• valuable 12 page guide to Austria's best walking and skiing destinations
• the lowdown on Vienna's famous restaurants, coffee houses and wine taverns
• comprehensive illustrated architecture section
• helpful language chapter and glossary