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9780864424389

Lonely Planet Western Europe on a Shoestring

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    9780864424389

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    0864424388

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-01-01
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Summary

A comprehensive guide to independent travel in Western Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Authorsp. 9
This Bookp. 14
Forewordp. 15
Introductionp. 19
Facts for the Visitorp. 20
Highlightsp. 20
Planningp. 20
Visas and Documentsp. 25
Embassies and Consulatesp. 27
Customsp. 28
Moneyp. 28
Post and Communicationsp. 31
Internet Resourcesp. 32
Useful Sitesp. 33
Newspapers and Magazinesp. 33
Internet Resourcesp. 34
TVp. 34
Video Systemsp. 34
Photographyp. 34
Timep. 34
Electricityp. 34
Healthp. 35
Women Travellersp. 41
Gay and Lesbian Travellersp. 41
Disabled Travellersp. 41
Senior Travellersp. 41
Travel with Childrenp. 41
Dangers and Annoyancesp. 42
Activitiesp. 42
Coursesp. 44
Workp. 44
Accommodationp. 45
Foodp. 47
Getting There and Awayp. 49
Airp. 49
Landp. 54
Seap. 55
Leaving Western Europep. 55
Warningp. 55
Getting Aroundp. 56
Airp. 56
Busp. 56
Trainp. 57
Taxip. 60
Car and Motorcyclep. 60
Bicyclep. 63
Hitchingp. 64
Boatp. 65
Organised Toursp. 65
Andorrap. 67
Facts for the Visitorp. 67
Getting There and Awayp. 70
Getting Aroundp. 70
Andorra La Vellap. 70
Parroquia d'Ordinop. 73
Ordinop. 74
Llortsp. 74
Estacio d'Esqui Ordino-Arcalisp. 74
Austriap. 77
Facts about Austriap. 77
Facts for the Visitorp. 81
Getting There and Awayp. 88
Getting Aroundp. 89
Viennap. 90
Around Viennap. 104
The Danube Valleyp. 105
Kremsp. 106
Durnsteinp. 106
Melkp. 106
Linzp. 107
The Southp. 109
Grazp. 109
Around Grazp. 112
Klagenfurtp. 112
Salzburgp. 113
Around Salzburgp. 120
Salzkammergutp. 121
Bad Ischlp. 122
Hallstattp. 123
Wolfgangseep. 124
Tirolp. 125
Innsbruckp. 126
Kitzbuhelp. 131
Kufsteinp. 132
Lienzp. 132
Hohe Tauern National Parkp. 134
Vorarlbergp. 134
Bregenzp. 135
Feldkirchp. 136
Arlberg Regionp. 136
Belgiump. 139
Facts about Belgiump. 139
Facts for the Visitorp. 143
Getting There and Awayp. 148
Getting Aroundp. 149
Brusselsp. 150
Around Brusselsp. 155
Antwerpp. 155
Ghentp. 160
Brugesp. 162
Around Brugesp. 166
Ypresp. 166
Tournaip. 167
Liegep. 168
Around Liegep. 170
The Ardennesp. 171
Namurp. 171
Dinantp. 172
Han-Sur-Lesse and Rochefortp. 172
La Roche-en-Ardennep. 173
Bastognep. 173
Britainp. 175
Facts about Britainp. 175
Facts for the Visitorp. 182
Getting There and Awayp. 198
Getting Aroundp. 201
Londonp. 208
Around Londonp. 241
South-East Englandp. 241
Canterburyp. 243
Doverp. 245
Sissinghurst Gardensp. 247
Hever Castlep. 247
Knole Housep. 248
Leeds Castlep. 248
Brightonp. 248
Portsmouthp. 250
Winchesterp. 251
Channel Islandsp. 252
South-West Englandp. 252
Salisburyp. 256
Stonehengep. 257
Aveburyp. 257
Dorsetp. 258
Exeterp. 258
Plymouthp. 259
Dartmoor National Parkp. 260
South Cornwall Coastp. 261
West Cornwall Coastp. 261
North Devonp. 262
Bathp. 263
Around Bathp. 266
Wellsp. 266
Glastonburyp. 267
Bristolp. 267
Midlandsp. 270
Oxfordp. 271
Blenheim Palacep. 276
Stratford-Upon-Avonp. 276
Cotswoldsp. 277
Birminghamp. 278
Shrewsburyp. 278
Around Shrewsburyp. 279
Peak Districtp. 280
Althorpp. 280
East Englandp. 281
Cambridgep. 283
Elyp. 286
Lincolnshirep. 286
Norfolkp. 286
Suffolkp. 287
North-East Englandp. 287
Yorkp. 289
Around Yorkp. 293
North York Moorsp. 293
National Parkp. 293
Durhamp. 295
Northumberlandp. 296
Yorkshire Dalesp. 298
North-West Englandp. 299
Chesterp. 301
Manchesterp. 302
Liverpoolp. 304
Isle of Manp. 306
Lake Districtp. 306
Carlislep. 308
Scotlandp. 309
Facts about Scotlandp. 311
Facts for the Visitorp. 313
Getting There and Awayp. 316
Getting Aroundp. 317
Edinburghp. 318
Glasgowp. 324
South-West Scotlandp. 329
South-East Scotlandp. 330
Stirlingp. 331
St Andrewsp. 331
Eastern Highlandsp. 332
Western Highlandsp. 335
Northern Highlands and Islandsp. 336
Wales (Cymru)p. 342
Facts about Walesp. 342
Facts for the Visitorp. 344
Getting There and Awayp. 345
Getting Aroundp. 346
South Walesp. 346
South-West Walesp. 348
Mid-Walesp. 349
North Walesp. 349
Francep. 353
Facts about Francep. 353
Facts for the Visitorp. 364
Getting There and Awayp. 376
Getting Aroundp. 378
Parisp. 381
Around Parisp. 412
Disneyland Parisp. 412
Versaillesp. 413
Chartresp. 414
Alsacep. 416
Strasbourgp. 416
Colmarp. 422
Route du Vinp. 424
Normandyp. 424
Rouenp. 424
Bayeuxp. 428
D-Day Beachesp. 431
Mont Saint Michelp. 433
Brittanyp. 436
Quimperp. 436
Concarneaup. 439
Saint Malop. 441
Around Saint Malop. 445
Loire Valleyp. 446
Bloisp. 446
Blois Area Chateauxp. 449
Toursp. 452
Tours Area Chateauxp. 456
South-Western Francep. 458
La Rochellep. 458
Bordeauxp. 461
Bordeaux Vineyard Visitsp. 466
Bayonnep. 467
Biarritzp. 472
Around Biarritzp. 474
Lourdesp. 475
Around Lourdesp. 477
Perigord (Dordogne)p. 477
Perigueuxp. 478
Vezere Valleyp. 479
Burgundy and The Rhone Regionp. 481
Dijonp. 481
Vineyards Around Dijonp. 486
Lyonp. 487
The French Alpsp. 494
Chamonixp. 494
Annecyp. 499
Grenoblep. 503
Around Grenoblep. 507
Provencep. 507
Marseillep. 508
Aix-En-Provencep. 514
Avignonp. 515
Around Avignonp. 520
Cote D'azurp. 520
Nicep. 521
Antibesp. 527
Cannesp. 527
Mentonp. 531
Monacop. 531
Languedoc-Roussillonp. 535
Montpellierp. 536
Nimesp. 538
Around Nimesp. 539
Carcassonnep. 539
Perpignanp. 541
Around Perpignanp. 542
Corsicap. 542
Ajacciop. 545
Bastiap. 549
Calvip. 551
Portop. 552
Cortep. 553
Sartenep. 554
Bonifaciop. 555
Germanyp. 557
Facts about Germanyp. 557
Facts for the Visitorp. 567
Getting There and Awayp. 579
Getting Aroundp. 581
Berlinp. 585
Brandenburgp. 611
Potsdamp. 612
Sachsenhausen Concentration Campp. 615
Saxonyp. 615
Dresdenp. 615
Around Dresdenp. 620
Meissenp. 620
Leipzigp. 622
Gorlitzp. 625
Thuringiap. 626
Erfurtp. 626
Weimarp. 628
Around Weimarp. 632
Eisenachp. 632
Mittelbau Dorap. 633
Saxony-Anhaltp. 634
Wernigerodep. 634
Quedlinburgp. 635
Magdeburgp. 636
Lutherstadt Wittenbergp. 637
Hallep. 638
Naumburgp. 639
Freyburgp. 640
Mecklenburg-Western Pomeraniap. 640
Schwerinp. 640
Wismarp. 642
Rostockp. 643
Warnemundep. 645
Stralsundp. 646
Rugen Islandp. 648
Hiddensee Islandp. 648
Bavariap. 649
Munichp. 649
Augsburgp. 658
Romantic Roadp. 659
Wurzburgp. 662
Bambergp. 663
Nurembergp. 664
Regensburgp. 666
Passaup. 667
Bavarian Alpsp. 668
Bavarian Forestp. 672
Baden-Wurttembergp. 674
Stuttgartp. 674
Around Stuttgartp. 677
Heidelbergp. 678
Around Heidelbergp. 682
Baden-Badenp. 682
Black Forestp. 684
Freiburgp. 687
Danube Riverp. 690
Ulmp. 690
Lake Constancep. 691
Rhineland-Palatinatep. 694
The Moselle Valleyp. 694
Trierp. 698
Rhine Valley - Koblenz to Mainzp. 699
Saarlandp. 701
Saarbruckenp. 702
Hessep. 703
Frankfurt/Mainp. 703
Marburgp. 710
North Rhine-Westphaliap. 710
Colognep. 710
Bonnp. 716
Dusseldorfp. 718
Aachenp. 720
Bremenp. 723
Lower Saxonyp. 726
Hanoverp. 726
Fairy-Tale Roadp. 727
Gottingenp. 728
Goslarp. 729
Western Harz Mountainsp. 731
Hamburgp. 733
Around Hamburgp. 741
Schleswig-Holsteinp. 741
Lubeckp. 742
Kielp. 744
Schleswigp. 746
North Frisian Islandsp. 746
Heligolandp. 748
Greecep. 751
Facts about Greecep. 751
Facts for the Visitorp. 758
Getting There and Awayp. 768
Getting Aroundp. 770
Athensp. 773
Around Athensp. 786
Sounion and The Apollo Coastp. 788
The Peloponnesep. 788
Diakofto-Kalavryta Railwayp. 790
Corinthp. 791
Ancient Corinth and Acrocorinthp. 791
The Manip. 794
Central Greecep. 796
Northern Greecep. 797
Zagoria and Vikos Gorgep. 799
Saronic Gulf Islandsp. 804
Cycladesp. 805
The Minor Islandsp. 808
Mykonos and Delosp. 808
Folegandros and Sikinosp. 813
Cretep. 815
Phaestos and Other Minoan Sitesp. 820
The West Coastp. 822
Paleohora and The South-West Coastp. 822
Around Sitiap. 825
Dodecanesep. 826
North-Eastern Aegean Islandsp. 833
Sporadesp. 837
Ionian Islandsp. 839
Corfup. 839
Ithakip. 841
Kefalloniap. 841
Zakynthosp. 842
Irelandp. 843
Facts about Irelandp. 843
Facts for the Visitorp. 851
Getting There and Awayp. 859
Getting Aroundp. 861
Dublinp. 863
Around Dublinp. 875
The South-Eastp. 876
County Wicklowp. 876
Wexfordp. 878
Rosslare Harbourp. 879
Waterfordp. 879
Kilkennyp. 880
Around Kilkennyp. 882
Chirp. 882
Rock of Cashelp. 882
The South-Westp. 882
Corkp. 882
Around Corkp. 887
Skibbereen to Clear Islandp. 887
Mizen Head Peninsulap. 888
Bantryp. 888
The Beara Peninsulap. 889
The West Coastp. 889
Killarneyp. 889
The Ring of Kerryp. 892
The Dingle Peninsulap. 893
Limerickp. 894
Around Limerickp. 895
The Burrenp. 895
Galwayp. 896
Aran Islandsp. 899
Connemarap. 901
Westportp. 902
The North-Westp. 903
Sligop. 903
Donegalp. 904
Around Donegalp. 905
Northern Irelandp. 905
Belfastp. 905
The Belfast-Derry Coastal Roadp. 911
Derryp. 913
Enniskillen and Lough Ernep. 915
Italyp. 917
Facts about Italyp. 917
Facts for the Visitorp. 926
Getting There and Awayp. 939
Getting Aroundp. 940
Romep. 944
Around Romep. 968
Ostia Anticap. 968
Tivolip. 968
Etruscan Sitesp. 968
Northern Italyp. 970
Genoap. 970
Riviera di Levantep. 971
Turinp. 972
Around Turinp. 973
Milanp. 973
Mantuap. 978
Veronap. 979
Paduap. 981
Venicep. 982
Ferrarap. 992
Bolognap. 993
Ravennap. 995
San Marinop. 996
The Dolomitesp. 996
Cortina d'Ampezzop. 998
Canazeip. 998
Val Gardenap. 998
Madonna di Campigliop. 999
San Martino di Castrozzap. 999
Central Italyp. 999
Florencep. 999
Pisap. 1009
Sienap. 1010
San Gimignanop. 1013
Certaldop. 1013
Perugiap. 1014
Assissip. 1016
Umbriap. 1017
Anconap. 1017
Urbinop. 1018
Southern Italyp. 1019
Naplesp. 1019
Around Naplesp. 1024
Sorrentop. 1025
Caprip. 1025
Amalfi Coastp. 1026
Paestump. 1027
Materap. 1027
Apuliap. 1028
Calabriap. 1030
Sicilyp. 1032
Palermop. 1033
Aeolian Islandsp. 1036
Taorminap. 1037
Etnap. 1038
Syracusep. 1038
Agrigentop. 1040
Sardiniap. 1040
Cagliarip. 1042
Cala Gononep. 1044
Algherop. 1045
Liechtensteinp. 1047
Facts about Liechtensteinp. 1047
Facts for the Visitorp. 1048
Getting There and Awayp. 1048
Getting Aroundp. 1048
Vaduzp. 1048
Around Vaduzp. 1050
Malbunp. 1050
Luxembourgp. 1051
Facts about Luxembourgp. 1051
Facts for the Visitorp. 1053
Getting There and Awayp. 1057
Getting Aroundp. 1057
Luxembourg Cityp. 1058
Around Luxembourgp. 1063
Moselle Valleyp. 1063
Central Luxembourgp. 1063
Little Switzerlandp. 1064
The Northp. 1065
The Netherlandsp. 1067
Facts about The Netherlandsp. 1067
Facts for the Visitorp. 1071
Getting There and Awayp. 1078
Getting Aroundp. 1079
Amsterdamp. 1081
Around Amsterdamp. 1091
The Randstadp. 1091
Haarlemp. 1091
Around Haarlemp. 1093
Leidenp. 1093
Around Leidenp. 1095
The Haguep. 1095
Delftp. 1099
Rotterdamp. 1100
Around Rotterdamp. 1102
Utrechtp. 1102
Arnhem and The Hoge Veluwep. 1103
The Delta Regionp. 1105
Middelburgp. 1105
Around Middelburgp. 1106
Willemstadp. 1106
The Northp. 1107
Afsluitdijkp. 1107
Leeuwardenp. 1107
Groningenp. 1107
Frisian Islandsp. 1108
The South-Eastp. 1109
Den Boschp. 1109
Maastrichtp. 1110
Portugalp. 1113
Facts about Portugalp. 1113
Facts for the Visitorp. 1117
Getting There and Awayp. 1126
Getting Aroundp. 1127
Lisbonp. 1129
Around Lisbonp. 1138
Sintrap. 1138
Cascaisp. 1139
Setubalp. 1140
The Algarvep. 1141
Farop. 1142
Tavirap. 1143
Lagosp. 1143
Monchiquep. 1144
Silvesp. 1144
Sagresp. 1145
Central Portugalp. 1145
Evorap. 1145
Monsarazp. 1147
Estremozp. 1147
Castelo De Vide and Marvaop. 1148
Nazarep. 1148
Alcobacap. 1149
Batalhap. 1149
Obidosp. 1149
Coimbrap. 1150
Luso and Bucaco Forestp. 1151
Serra da Estrelap. 1151
The Northp. 1152
Portop. 1152
Along The Dourop. 1156
Viana do Castelop. 1157
Bragap. 1157
Peneda-Geres National Parkp. 1158
SPAINp. 1161
Facts about Spainp. 1161
Facts for the Visitorp. 1167
Getting There and Awayp. 1177
Getting Aroundp. 1179
Madridp. 1181
Around Madridp. 1195
El Escorialp. 1195
Castilla Y Leonp. 1196
Segoviap. 1196
Around Segoviap. 1197
Avilap. 1197
Burgosp. 1198
Salamancap. 1198
Leonp. 1201
Around Leonp. 1203
Castilla-La Manchap. 1203
Toledop. 1203
Cuencap. 1206
Around Cuencap. 1207
Catalunyap. 1207
Barcelonap. 1207
Monestir de Montserratp. 1219
Costa Bravap. 1220
Tarragonap. 1222
Balearic Islandsp. 1224
Mallorcap. 1225
Ibizap. 1228
Formenterap. 1230
Menorcap. 1230
Valencia and Murciap. 1232
Valenciap. 1232
Morellap. 1235
Inland Valenciap. 1235
Alicantep. 1236
Around Alicantep. 1238
Murciap. 1238
Andaluciap. 1238
Sevillep. 1239
Granadap. 1244
Cordobap. 1247
Costa De Almeriap. 1249
Malaga and Costa del Solp. 1250
Rondap. 1252
Gibraltarp. 1252
Extremadurap. 1255
Trujillop. 1255
Caceresp. 1256
Meridap. 1257
North-East Extremadurap. 1257
Galicia, Asturias and Cantabriap. 1259
Santiago de Compostelap. 1259
Rias Bajasp. 1261
La Corunap. 1262
Rias Altasp. 1262
Picos de Europap. 1262
Santanderp. 1263
Santillana del Marp. 1264
Pais Vasco, Navarra and Aragonp. 1264
San Sebastianp. 1265
Costa Vascap. 1267
Bibaop. 1268
Pamplonap. 1268
Zaragozap. 1269
Teruelp. 1271
Switzerlandp. 1273
Facts about Switzerlandp. 1273
Facts for the Visitorp. 1278
Getting There and Awayp. 1286
Getting Aroundp. 1287
Bernp. 1289
Around Bernp. 1293
Neuchatelp. 1293
Around Neuchatelp. 1294
Genevap. 1295
Lake Geneva Regionp. 1301
Lausannep. 1301
Montreuxp. 1304
Vaud Alpsp. 1305
Valaisp. 1305
Sionp. 1305
Zermattp. 1305
Saas Feep. 1307
Other Resortsp. 1307
Ticinop. 1307
Locarnop. 1308
Bellinzonap. 1309
Luganop. 1310
Graubundenp. 1311
Churp. 1311
St Moritzp. 1312
Around St Moritzp. 1313
Zurichp. 1314
Central Switzerlandp. 1320
Lucernep. 1320
Interlakenp. 1323
Jungfrau Regionp. 1324
Northern Switzerlandp. 1326
Baselp. 1326
Around Baselp. 1329
Schaffhausenp. 1329
St Gallenp. 1330
Appenzellp. 1331
Climate ChartSp. 1332
Telephonesp. 1334
European Organisationsp. 1336
Alternative Place Namesp. 1339
International Country Abbreviationsp. 1342
Languagep. 1343
Dutchp. 1343
Frenchp. 1344
Germanp. 1346
Greekp. 1348
Italianp. 1350
Portuguesep. 1352
Spanishp. 1354
Indexp. 1357
Acknowledgementsp. 1366
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