Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe 2006

by Steves, Rick; Hewitt, Cameron

• ISBN13: 9781566917858
• ISBN10: 1566917859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-29
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Who but Rick Steves tells you what you really need to know when traveling in Eastern Europe? Rick spends four months each year exploring Europe, and his candid, humorous advice will steer you to the very best sights and museums that Eastern Europe has to offer. You'll beat the lines at the major monuments. You'll find hotels and restaurants that make the most of your vacation budget. You'll discover cozy villages that take you away from the tourist-beaten path.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Planning	p. 3
Resources	p. 9
Practicalities	p. 16
Money	p. 17
Transportation	p. 22
Communicating	p. 32
Sleeping	p. 38
Eating	p. 41
Traveling as a Temporary Local	p. 42
Back Door Travel Philosophy	p. 44
Czech Republic	p. 45
Prague	p. 61
Cesky Krumlov	p. 146
Slovakia	p. 161
Bratislava	p. 171
The Spis Region	p. 178
Levoca	p. 179
The High Tatras	p. 187
Poland	p. 189
Krakow	p. 206
Auschwitz-Birkenau	p. 256
Warsaw	p. 269
Gdansk and the Tri-City	p. 303
Near Gdansk: The Tri-City	p. 340
Pomerania	p. 345
Malbork Castle	p. 345
Torun	p. 359
Hungary	p. 363
Budapest	p. 380
The Danube Bend	p. 452
Szentendre	p. 455
Visegrad	p. 458
Esztergom	p. 461
Eger	p. 464
Slovenia	p. 481
Ljubljana	p. 492
The Karst	p. 523
Skocjan Caves and the Lipica Stud Farm	p. 524
Postojna Caves and Predjama Castle	p. 527
Piran	p. 531
Bled and the Julian Alps	p. 538
Bled	p. 539
Triglav National Park	p. 558
Croatia	p. 567
The Dalmatian Coast	p. 583
Dubrovnik	p. 588
Split	p. 619
Korcula	p. 640
Zagreb	p. 652
Plitvice Lakes National Park	p. 664
Austria	p. 675
Vienna	p. 679
Understanding Yugoslavia	p. 750
Appendix	p. 761
Let's Talk Telephones	p. 761
U.S. Embassies	p. 761
European Calling Chart	p. 762
Festivals and Holidays in 2006	p. 764
Numbers and Stumblers	p. 767
Climate	p. 768
Temperature Conversion	p. 769
Metric Conversion	p. 769
Hotel Reservation Form	p. 770
Index	p. 771
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.