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Kerry ChristianiA big thank you to Monika Christiani for her company on the trails in Tyrol and Salzburg. A heartfelt dankeschön, too, goes to Salzburg tour guide Christiana Schneeweis and the après-ski instructors in St Anton including Maggie Ritson and Shane Pearce for their invaluable local knowledge. Thanks to all the tourism professionals who made the road to research smooth, especially Sabine Günterseder (Upper Austria Tourism), Birgit Weszelka (Salzburg Information) and Colette Spiss-Verra (Innsbruck Tourism). Last but not least, thanks to Dora Whitaker, coauthors Anthony and Marc and the entire Lonely Planet production team.

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THIS BOOK This 7th edition of Lonely Planet’s Austria guidebook was researched and written by Anthony Haywood, Kerry Christiani and Marc Di Duca. Anthony and Kerry also worked on the 5th and 6th editions and on the latter with Caroline Sieg. The 4th edition was written by Neal Bedford and Gemma Pitcher. The first three edi-tions were written by Mark Honan. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely Planet’s London office, and produced by the following:

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Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

1848 revolution 352-3

Aabbeys, see also churches &

cathedrals Augustiner

Chorherrenstift 162Benedictine Abbey

(Admont) 16, 193, 16Stift Göttweig 120Stift Melk 14, 125, 14Stift Millstatt 277 Stift Nonnberg 225, 12

accommodation 382-5, see also individual locations

Achensee 306activities 24, 25, 31-45,

see also cycling, hiking, mountain biking, skiing & snowboarding, swim-ming, water sports, individual locations

canyoning 45paragliding 45rock climbing 44snowshoeing 37tobogganing 242, 281,

318, 321Adlwang 167Admont 16, 193-4, 16air travel 392-3, 395Alberfeldkogel 210Albertina 69Alps, the 376-80animals 377après-ski 318, 320, 323architects

Adolf Loos 366Baukünstler 330Fischer von Erlach,

Johann Bernhard 362-3Otto Wagner 364

architecture 362-7art nouveau 365-7

baroque 362-4contemporary 367highlights 367neoclassicism 364-5revivalism 364-5Secession 72-3, 365-7

area codes 389Arlberg Region 319-24art galleries, see museums

& galleriesarts 367-73, see also

classical music, operaArtstetten 124ATMs 388Attersee 210-11Au 332

BBad Aussee 206-7Bad Deutsch-Altenburg 132-3Bad Gastein 256-60, 257Bad Hall 165-6Bad Hofgastein 260Bad Ischl 200-2Bad Leonfelden 167Bad Tatzmannsdorf 149Baden bei Wien 134Bärnbach 185beer 47, 101, 168

festivals 46, 302Benedictine Abbey

(Admont) 16, 16Bernstein 149Bezau 332bicycle travel, see cyclingBludenz 336-7boat travel

to/from Austria 394within Austria 396

Böckstein 260Bodensee 327, 328Böhmerwald 167books 342Braunau am Inn 170Bregenz 325-30, 326Bregenzerwald 331-3Bruck 247

Bruck an der Mur 190budget 21, 47Bundesgestüt Piber 184Burg Forchtenstein 144Burg Hochosterwitz 274Burg Landskron 271Burgenland 52, 140-50

climate 113food 49highlights 114history 140-1transport 140, 145wine 141

Bürglstein 212bus travel

to/from Austria 393within Austria 396

bushwalking, see hikingbusiness hours 384, 388

Ccable cars

Bregenz 325Dachstein caves 204-5 Ehrwald 316Höllental 140Innsbruck 291Kufstein 310Mayrhofen 303

car travel 393, 396-7, see also driving tours

Carinthia 54, 261-83, 262, 269

accommodation 261climate 261food 49, 261highlights 262travel to/within 263

castles & palacesBurg Forchtenstein 144Burg Hochosterwitz 274Burg Landskron 271Festung Hohensalzburg

10, 219, 10Hofburg 8, 65-6, 357Kaiserappartements 66Kaiservilla 200

Kuenringerburg 121Residenz 223Schloss Belvedere 78Schloss Bruck 278-9Schloss Eggenberg 176-7Schloss Esterházy 141-2Schloss Mirabell 225,

2, 18Schloss Grafenegg 120-1Schloss Schallaburg 125Schloss Schönbrunn 8,

82-3, 83, 9Schloss Schönbühel 123Seeschloss Ort 208

cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals

cavesBlaue Grotte 216Dachstein caves 204-5Eisriesenwelt 15, 243, 15Schlossberg Cave

Railway 181cell phones 20, 389cheese 128, 303, 331-2children, travel with 385

Graz 181 Salzburg 233Vienna 79

chocolate 336-7Christmas markets 27, 108churches & cathedrals

Basilika (Mariazell) 188Benedictine Abbey

(Admont) 16, 193, 16Bergkirche 142Cathedral Pummerin 64Domkirche St

Nikolaus 334Hofkirche 287-8Kaisergruft 64Karlskirche 81Mariendom 154Parish Church

(Mondsee) 214-15Ruprechtskirche 70Stephansdom 60-1Stift Melk 14, 125, 14Wallfahrtskirche 211-12

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-Hclassical music 104, 371-2

Bregenzer Festspiele 329Brucknerfest 156Salzburg 227Salzburg Festival 15, 230Styriarte 178

climate 20, 385, see also individual regions

coffee 13, 374-5, 13credit cards 388culture 342-3currency 20customs regulations 386cycling 25, 40-3, 395-6, see

also mountain bikingBad Aussee 206Bodensee 328Burgenland 145Danube Valley, the 122-3hire 395-6Kamptal 137Krimml 255Lienz 280-1Murau 197Podersdorf am See 147Salzburg 226Schwarzensee 214Semmering 139Strobl 212Styrian Wine Roads 185Zillertal, the 304

DDachstein caves 204-5Dachstein mountains 205Danube Valley, the 25,

116-27dangers, see safetyDeutschlandsberg 186-7disabilities, travellers

with 390discount cards 386

Eisenstadt 143Gastein Card 258Innsbruck 293Kitzbühel 310Lienz 278MuseumsQuartier 67Neusiedler See 143Ötztal, the 314Salzburg 225Schladming 195Vienna 60

Donauinselfest 26Dornbirn 330-1Dreiländereck 271-2drinks 24, 46-51, see also

beercoffee 13, 374-5, 13schnapps 317

wine 48, 185-6driving 393, 396-7driving tours

Bregenzerwald Käsestrasse 332

Danube Valley, the 122-3Grossglockner Road

8, 247Styrian Wine Roads 186The Sound of Music 224Upper Austria 161

Drosendorf 127Dürnstein 121-2

EEbensee 210economy 343Egg 332Egger-Lienz, Albin 282Ehrenhausen 187Ehrwald 316Eichberg-Trautenburg 185Eisenerz 191-2Eisenstadt 141-3, 142Eisriesenwelt 15, 243, 15electricity 386emergencies 21entertainment, see

individual locationsenvironmental issues

379-80etiquette 23, 51Europapark 265, 267, 266events, see festivals &

eventsexchange rates 21

FFaaker See 271Feldkirch 333-6, 334ferris wheel, see Riesenradfestivals & events 26-7

beer 46, 302Bregenzer Festspiele 329Halleiner Festwochen 242Milka Chocolate

Festival 337Poolbar Festival 335Salzburg Festival 15,

230, 15Schubertiade 331Snowbombing 305Spectaculum 273

Festung Hohensalzburg 10, 219, 10

Feuerkogel 210films 342, 359Filzmoos 244-5Fischer von Erlach, Johann

Bernhard 362-3

flora 378food 24, 46-51, 386,

see also individual locations

cheese 128, 303, 331-2chocolate 336-7cooking classes 50festivals & events 46local specialities 48-50markets 19, 94, 97,

180, 19Naschmarkt 19, 97, 19

Franz Josef I 200, 353Kaiserappartements 66

Frauenkirchen 148Freistadt 168-9fresco painting 368-9Freud, Sigmund 354, 358

Sigmund Freud Museum 82

Friesach 272-3Fucking 169

GGaisberg 242galleries, see museums &

galleries Galtür 318gardens, see parks &

gardensGasteiner Wasserfall 256gay travellers 386

Vienna 99Geinberg 171Gerersdorf 150Gerlos Alpine Road 302Ginzling 305-6Gmünd 275Gmunden 208-9, 209Gosau 206Gosausee 206Gran, Daniel 368Graz 17, 174-84, 17

accommodation 178children 181drinking 181-2entertainment 182-3festivals & events 178food 180-1shopping 183sights 174-8travel to/from 183travel within 184

Grossglockner Road 8, 246-8, 8

Grossklein 187Grünburg 161Gumpoldskirchen 133Gurk 273Güssing 149-150

HHabsburg dynasty 346-50

Hofburg 8, 65-6, 357Kaisergruft 64-5

Hadersdorf 128Hainburg 132Hall in Tirol 297-8Hallein 241-3Hallstatt 202-4, 2, 16Hallstätter See 202-6Haydn, Joseph 371-2health 386-7Heiligenblut 248-9Heiligenkreuz 134Hellbrunn 240-1Hermagor 272Herzogenburg 131Heurigen (wine taverns)

18, 18Mörbisch am See 146Rust 145-6Spitz 122Styrian Wine Roads 185-6Vienna 98-104

hiking 13, 36-40Baumkronenweg 170Dachstein caves 204Dachstein mountains 205Dreiländereck 271-2Filzmoos 244Gesäuse 193Hohe Tauern National

Park 248hut-to-hut hiking 40Innsbruck 291, 292Johnsbach 194Murau 197Peilstein 134Pinzgauer Spaziergang

13, 253Prater 85Radsattel Circuit,

Bierlehöhe 338Raxalpe 140Rosengartenschlucht

Circuit 316Schladming 195Schlossbergweg 121Schneeberg 140Semmering 139Weissensee 280Wienerwald 85Zell am See 249Zillertal, the 299-300

Hildebrandt, Johann Lukas von 363

Hirschbach 167history 344-61

1848 revolution 352-3

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history continuedAustro-Hungarian

Empire 353Babenberg dynasty 346Carolingian Empire 345-6Franz Josef I 353Habsburg dynasty

346-50Hitler, Adolf 88, 170,

357-9, 369, 370Holy Roman Empire 347Jewish history 355-9Maria Theresia 350-1Ötzi 345post-WWII 360Romans 345Waldheim, Kurt 360

Hitler, Adolf 88, 170, 357-9, 369, 370

Hofburg 8, 65-6, 357Hofkirche 287-8Hohe Tauern National Park

246-60, 378-9, 247Hohenems 330holidays 388-9Höllental 140horses, Lipizzaner 66-7Hüttenberg 274

Iice man, see ÖtziIllmitz 148-9immigration 392Imst 315-16Innsbruck 18, 286-97, 287,

288, 19accommodation 292-3activities 291discount cards 293drinking 295-6entertainment 296festivals & events 292food 293-5history 286shopping 296sights 287-291tours 292travel to/within 297

Inntal, the 317-18Innviertel, the 169-71insurance 387

car 397health 387

internet access 387internet resources 21Ischgl 318-19

itineraries 28-30, 28, 29, 30

Vienna 61Salzburg 219

JJewish history 355-9

Jüdisches Museum 69Museum Judenplatz 69

Johnsbach 194

KKaiserappartements 66Kaisergebirge 310-11Kaisergruft 64-5Kalkalpen National Park

378-9Kamptal, the 128Karlskirche 81Kefermarkt 169Kitzbühel 306-10, 307Kitzsteinhorn Glacier 254Klagenfurt 263-8, 264

accommodation 265-6activities 263-5drinking 266-7festivals & events 265food 266-7sights 263-5travel to/from 267travel within 267-8

Klimt, Gustav 354, 365-6, 369, 371

Klostermarienberg 149Kokoschka, Oskar 369-71Krems an der Donau 116-20,

118, 11Kremsmünster 166Krimml 255-6Krimmler Wasserfälle 17,

255, 17 Kufstein 310-11Kunsthaus Graz 175Kunsthistorisches Museum

70, 71KZ Mauthausen 163

Llakes 16

Achensee 306Attersee 210-11Bodensee 327, 328Erlaufsee 188Faaker See 271Gosausee 206Hallstätter See 202-6Hechtsee 311Millstätter See 277-8Mondsee 214-15

Neusiedler See 144Ossiacher See 271Stimmersee 311Traunsee 208-10Wolfgangsee 211-14Wörthersee 268Zell am See 249-55, 250

Landeck 316-17Langegg 186language 401-5Lech 339legal matters 387-8Leoben 190-1lesbian travellers 386

Vienna 99Leutschach 185Liechtensteinklamm 243Lienz 278-83, 279

accommodation 281-2activities 280-1discount cards 278drinking 282-3food 282-3sights 278-9travel to/within 283

Linz 153-62, 154accommodation 156drinking 159entertainment 159festivals & events 156food 157history 153shopping 160sights 153tours 156travel to/from 160travel within 160-2

Lipizzaner horses 66-7literature, see booksLochau 327Lockenhaus 149lookouts 24-5, see also

cable cars5Fingers viewing

platform 205Loos, Adolf, 366Lower Austria 52, 113-40

114-15climate 113food 49highlights 114

MMarch-Donauland 131-3Maria Saal 274-5Maria Taferl 124Maria Theresia 350-1Mariazell 188-9, 189markets 94, 180

Christmas 27, 108

Naschmarkt 19, 97, 19Mauterndorf 246Mauthausen 163Mayerling 135Mayrhofen 303-5Melk 124-6Mellau 332Millstatt 277-8Millstätter See 277-8mobile phones 20, 389Mödling 133Molln 161Mondsee 214-15money 20, 21, 388, see

also discount cardsMontafon 337-9Mörbisch am See 146Mostviertel 131motorcycle travel 396-8mountain biking 25, see

also cyclingHermagor 273Innsbruck 291Ischgl 318Kitzbühel 307-8Salzburg 242Schladming 195Weissensee 280Wienerwald 133-4

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 18, 372-3

Mozarthaus (St Gilgen) 213Mozarthaus Vienna 64Mozarts Geburtshaus 224Mozartwoche 227Mozart-Wohnhaus 224Salzburg 18walking tour 229

Mühldorf 124Mühlviertel, the 168-9MUMOK 72Murau 196-7museums & galleries 24

Albertina 69Ars Electronica Center

153Eboard Museum 263Goldenes Dachl &

Museum 289Haus der Musik 65Heeresgeschichtliches

Museum 80Hofburg 8, 65-6, 357Jüdisches Museum 69Kaiserappartements 66Kaiserliche

Schatzkammer 67K-Hof 208Kunsthalle 116Kunsthaus Graz 175

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Kunsthistorisches Museum 70, 71

Landesmuseum Rudolfinum 263

Lentos 153Leopold Museum 72Linz-Genesis 159Mozarthaus Vienna 64MUMOK 72Museum der

Moderne 223Museum für Angewandte

Kunst 75Museum für Völkerkunde

67-9Museum Judenplatz 69Museum Kitzbühel 306MuseumsQuartier 14,

67, 14Naturhistorisches

Museum 70-2, 348Neue Burg Museums 67Neue Galerie Graz 174Oberes Belvedere 78Salzburg Museum

219-22Schloss Eggenberg 176Secession 72-3Sigmund Freud

Museum 82Tiroler Landesmuseum

Ferdinandeum 290Universalmuseum

Joanneum 179Volkskunst Museum 288

MuseumsQuartier 14, 67, 14music 371-3, see also

classical music, opera

NNaggl 280Napoleon 351-2Naschmarkt 19, 97, 19national parks & reserves

Hohe Tauern National Park 246-60, 378-9 247

Nationalpark Donau-Auen 133

Nationalpark Gesäuse 192-3, 378-9

Nationalpark Kalkalpen 166, 378-9

Nationalpark Thayatal 127

Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park 148

Nockberge 379Nationalbibliothek 369Nationalpark Thayatal 127Naturhistorisches Museum

70-2, 348

Naturpark Dobratsch 272Neusiedl am See 147Neusiedler See 144-9

OObertraun 204-6Oberzeiring 194opening hours 384, 388opera 371-2

Bregenzer Festspiele 329Musikfilm Festival 87Opernball 86Staatsoper 104Vienna 104-6

Ossiacher See 271Ötzi 345Ötztal, the 313-15

Ppalaces, see castles &

palacesParish Church (Mondsee)

214-15parks & gardens

Alpine Flower Garden 306alpine garden

(Dreiländereck) 271-2Belvedere Gardens 79Mirabellgarten 225Prater 75Schloss Eggenberg

Parkland 178Schloss Schönbrunn

Gardens 83-4Parlament 73, 353passports 392Paznauntal, the 318-19Perchtoldsdorf 133Petronell-Carnuntum 132-3Pfunds 317photography 377Pinzgauer Spaziergang 13,

253, 13planning, see also

individual regionsAustria basics 20-1Austria’s regions 52budgeting 20, 21calendar of events 26-7children, travel with 385internet resources 21itineraries 28-30, 28,

29, 30travel seasons 20

Podersdorf am See 147-8politics 342-3population 343prices 384public holidays 388-9Purbach am See 146-7

RRadstadt 245-6Rathaus, Vienna 73-4Raxalpe 140religion 343reserves, see national

parks & reservesResidenz 223Residenzplatz 224Riegersburg 187-8Riesenrad 25, 85, 25Ringstrasse 70-5Rottmayr, Johann Michael

368-9Rosengartenschlucht 316Rust 144-6

Ssafety

car 393hiking 37-8skiing 33

Salieri, Antonio 372Salzburg 12, 15, 18, 54,

218-40, 220-1, 12, 15, 18

accommodation 227-32activities 226children 233climate 216discount cards 225drinking 235-6entertainment 236-8food 49, 232-5highlights 217history 218shopping 238-9sights 218-26tours 226-7travel to/from 218,

239-40travel within 240walking tour 229, 229

Salzburg Festival 15, 230, 15

Salzburg Museum 219-22Salzburgerland 54, 218-40

accommodation 216climate 216food 49, 216highlights 217

Salzkammergut 16, 53, 198-215, 199

accommodation 198climate 198food 198highlights 199travel to/within 200

Schafberg mountain 211Schärding 170-1

Schiele, Egon 369-70Schladming 195-6Schloss Belvedere 78Schloss Grafenegg 120-1Schloss Mirabell 225, 2, 18Schloss Schallaburg 125Schloss Schönbrunn 8,

82-3, 82, 9 Schloss Schönbühel 123Schlossberg 175Schneeberg 140Schönberg, Arnold 358, 372Schörfling 211Schubert, Franz 331, 372Schwarzenbach 212Schwarzenberg 332Schwarzensee 214Schwaz 298-9Seckau 194Seefeld 312-13Seewinkel 148-9Semmering 139Semmeringbahn 17, 139, 17senior travellers 386shopping, see markets,

individual locationsSierning 161skiing & snowboarding

10, 31-6, 10, see also après-ski

Alps, the 380Arlberg 339Bad Gastein 256-8cross-country 312Dachstein mountains 205Filzmoos 244Gerlitzen 271glacier 244, 312, 314Harakiri 303Heiligenblut 248Hermagor 272Innsbruck 291Ischgl 318Kitzbühel 34, 306-7Kitzsteinhorn Glacier

254Lienz 280-1Mariazell 188Mayrhofen 303Ötztal, the 314Semmering 139Silvretta Arena 35-45Silvretta-Montafon

35-45, 337-9Ski Amadé 34, 256-7Ski Arlberg 34Sölden 35-45St Anton am Arlberg 320St Gilgen 213Stubai Glacier 312

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INDEX S

-Z

skiing & snowboarding continuned

Tyrol 308Zell am See 35-45, 249Zillertal, the 34-5, 255

smoking 384snowboarding, see skiing &

snowboardingSöll 311-12Sopron 146Sound of Music, The 12

Fräulein Maria’s Bicycle Tours 227

Parish Church (Mondsee) 214-15

Salzburger Marionetten-theater 236-7

Schloss Hellbrunn 240-1Schloss Leopoldskron 224self-guided tour 224Stift Nonnberg 225, 12villa Trapp 231

Spanische Hofreitschule (Spanish Riding School) 66-7

spas 11, 11Aqua Dome 314Alpen Therme 260, 11Bad Blumau 196Bad Gastein 256, 259Bad Hall 165-6Bad Hofgastein 260Bad Ischl 200-2Baden bei Wien 134Frauenkirchen 148Geinberg 171Ötztal, the 313-15Rogner-Bad Blumau 196Römertherme 136

Spectaculum 273Spittal an der Drau 23, 275-7Spitz 124St Anton am Arlberg 320-4,

322, 10St Florian 162St Gilgen 213-14St Pölten 128-31, 130St Veit an der Glan 274St Wolfgang 211-13Staatsoper 104Stams 313Stephansdom 60-1Steyr 163Stift Göttweig 120Stift Melk 14, 125, 14Stift Nonnberg 225, 12

Strobl 211-12Stubai Glacier 312Stübing 184Styria 53, 172-97, 173, 176

accommodation 172climate 172food 49, 172highlights 173tours 178travel to/from 173travel within 174

Styrian Wine Roads 185-6Styriarte 27Süd-Alpin 137Swarovski Kristallwelten 298swimming

Frauenkirchen 148Strandbad 265Wolfgangsee 212

Ttaverns, see Heurigen

(wine taverns)taxes 388telephone services 20, 389thermal baths 84, see

also spastime 389tipping 388tourist information 390tours, see driving tours,

walking tours, individual locations

train travel 393-4, 398-400, 399

motorail trains 398Semmeringbahn 17,

139, 17to/from Austria 395useful terms 400within Austria 398-400

Traunkirchen 209-10Traunsee 208-10Traunviertel, the 163-8travel to/from Austria

392-4travel within Austria

394-400road distances 396

trekking, see hikingTroger, Paul 368Tulln 126-7, 369Tyrol 54, 286-324, 12, 285

accommodation 284climate 284food 50, 284highlights 285history 286travel to/within 286

UUniversity Obscenity 370Unterloiben 122Untersberg 242Upper Austria 53, 151-71, 152

accommodation 151climate 151food 49, 151highlights 152travel to/within 153

Vvacations 388-9Velden 268via ferrate 44Vienna 8, 13, 14, 19, 52,

56-112, 58-9, 62-3, 74, 76-7, 80, 9, 13, 14, 19

accommodation 56, 87-91activities 85children, travel with 79climate 56cycling 111coffee houses 98-104discount cards 60drinking 98-104emergency 110entertainment 104-7festivals & events 86-7food 48, 56, 91-8gay & lesbian

travellers 99highlights 58history 60internet resources 57itineraries 61medical services 110shopping 107-9sights 60-84tours 85-6travel seasons 56travel to/from 110-11travel within 111-12walking tour 68, 68

Viennale 87Viennese actionism 73,

370-1Villach 268-71, 270visas 20, 390-1visual arts 368-71volunteering 391von Trapp, family 231, see

also Sound of Music, TheVorarlberg 54, 324-40, 285

accommodation 284climate 284food 50, 284highlights 285history 324travel to/within 325

WWachau, the 116, 11Wagner, Otto 364Waidhofen an der Ybbs 131Waldheim, Kurt 360Waldviertel 127

road trips 128walking, see hikingwalking tours

modern art, Salzburg 226Mozart 229, 229Pinzgauer Spaziergang

253, 253Radsattel Circuit,

Bierlehöhe 338, 338Vienna’s Historic Centre

68, 68Zillertal Circuit 301

water sports 44-5Erlaufsee 188Grundlsee 207Johnsbach 194Lienz 280-1Millstatt 277Mondsee 215Podersdorf am See 147St Gilgen 213

Wattens 298weather 20, 385, see also

individual regionswebsites, see internet

resourcesWeinviertel 127Weissenkirchen 122-4Weissensee 280Wels 166-8Werfen 243-4western Arlberg 339-40Wiener Neustadt 137-8Wienerwald 133Willendorf 123wine 48

Styrian Wine Roads 185-6wine taverns, see Heurigen

(wine taverns)winter sports 24Wolfgangsee 211-14work 391Wörthersee 268WWII 357-60

ZZell am See 249-55, 250Zell am Ziller 300-2Zillertal, the 299-306

cycling 304, 5walking tour 301, 301

Zürs 339Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

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Walking Tour detourWalking Tour

Path/Walking Trail

BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuinSento Hot Baths/OnsenShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight

DivingBodysurfing

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Drinking & NightlifeCafe

BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information

AirportBorder crossingBus

CyclingFerry

U-Bahn/Underground station

MonorailParking

Metro station

Petrol stationS-Bahn/S-train/Subway stationTaxi

Train station/RailwayTram

Other Transport

Tube station

LighthouseHut/ShelterBeach

LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

River, CreekIntermittent River

Swamp/Mangrove

Reef

Canal

Water

Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake

Glacier

Mudflat

Beach/Desert

Airport/Runway

Cemetery (Christian)

Cemetery (Other)

Park/Forest

Sportsground

Sight (Building)

International

DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

State/Province

Camping

Canoeing/KayakingCourse/TourSkiingSnorkellingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity

LaneTertiary

TollwayFreewayPrimary

StepsPlaza/Mall

Pedestrian overpass

Secondary

Unsealed roadRoad under construction

Tunnel

Cable car/Funicular

T-bane/Tunnelbana station

Sights

Activities,Courses & Tours

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Information Routes

Boundaries

Hydrography

Areas

Geographic

Population

Transport

Note: Not all symbols displayed aboveappear on the maps in this book

Map Legend

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