Rick Steves' Best of Europe 2007

by Steves, Rick

• ISBN13: 9781566918077
• ISBN10: 1566918073
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-08
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to visit Etruscan cavesn Central Italy's hill towns, shop for cheeses in Avignon's open-air market,r catch an accordion performance on Amsterdam's city streets! With "Rickteves' Best of Europe 2007", travelers can experience the best of everythingustria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain,reland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland have toffer - economically and hassle-free. It is completely revised and updated.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Planning	p. 2
Resources	p. 6
Practicalities	p. 8
Money	p. 9
Transportation	p. 13
Communicating	p. 21
Sleeping	p. 24
Eating	p. 28
Traveling as a Temporary Local	p. 30
Back Door Travel Philosophy	p. 31
Austria
Vienna	p. 34
Salzburg	p. 102
Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut	p. 138
Belgium
Bruges	p. 150
The Czech Republic
Prague	p. 178
Denmark
Copenhagen	p. 258
France
Paris	p. 308
Provence	p. 417
The French Riviera	p. 458
Germany
Bavaria (Germany) and Tirol (Austria)	p. 512
Rothenburg and the Romantic Road	p. 541
Rhine Valley	p. 571
Berlin	p. 605
Great Britain
London	p. 668
Bath	p. 771
York	p. 796
Edinburgh	p. 818
Italy
Rome	p. 864
Venice	p. 962
Florence	p. 1028
Siena	p. 1073
The Cinque Terre	p. 1096
The Netherlands
Amsterdam	p. 1142
Haarlem	p. 1192
Spain
Barcelona	p. 1218
Madrid	p. 1276
Toledo	p. 1329
Switzerland
Gimmelwald and the Berner Oberland	p. 1354
Appendix	p. 1403
European National Tourist Offices in the US	p. 1403
US Embassies and Consulates	p. 1404
VAT Rates	p. 1405
European Calling Chart	p. 1406
Telephones	p. 1408
Numbers and Stumblers	p. 1408
Metric Conversion	p. 1409
Climate and Temperature	p. 1409
Making Your Hotel Reservation	p. 1411
Survival Phrases	p. 1413
Index	p. 1421
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