Signpost Guide Bavaria and the Austrian Tyrol, 2nd; Your guide to great drives

by Brent Gregston

• ISBN13: 9780762726479
• ISBN10: 0762726474
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodation.

Author Biography

Brent Gregston has studied International Relations at Pamona College, California, and Modern European Languages at the Albert-Ludwig-Universitat in Freiburg, Germany. He has traveled the hills and deserts of Israel, the West Bank and Sinai on a one-speed Dutch bicycle.

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	8	(2)
Bavaria and the Austrian Tyrol at a glance	10	(2)
Introduction	12	(2)
Travel facts	14	(12)
Driver's guide	26	(6)
Getting to Bavaria and the Austrian Tyrol	32	(2)
Setting the scene	34	(7)
Highlights	41	(1)
Munich	42	(12)
Bavaria's capital, famous for BMWs and beer
Neuschwanstein and the Ammergau	54	(8)
The Alpine fortress of the fairytale king, Ludwig II
The Allgau Alps: Fussen to Lindau	62	(10)
Dairy farms, alpine meadows, hiking and ski resorts
The Chiemgau	72	(8)
Gentle valleys and the most beautiful of Bavaria's lakes
Berchtesgadener Land	80	(10)
Deep gorges, thundering waterfalls and spectacular peaks
The Ries Crater and the Altmuhl Valley	90	(10)
Feudal castles and walled towns
The Romantic Road: Wurzburg to Rothenburg ob der Tauber	100	(10)
Renaissance palaces and ancient towns
A tour of wine heaven	110	(10)
Sample the hospitality of Bavaria's wine region
Bamberg	120	(10)
Medieval streets, cobbled squares and baroque palaces
Franconian Switzerland and the Upper Main Valley	130	(8)
Rocky cliffs, monastries and medieval mills
Regensburg	138	(10)
The city of castle-like towers and first-rate breweries
Around Regensburg (the Donau, Altmuhl and Laaber Valleys)	148	(10)
Pastoral landscapes that inspired a school of German artists
The Bavarian Forest and Passau-on-the-Danube	158	(10)
Ancient trees and rare flora in this vast wilderness
Salzburg	168	(12)
City of Mozart and music, of domes and church spires
The Kaiser Mountains	180	(10)
The birthplace of alpine mountaineering
The Kitzbuhel and Ziller Valleys	190	(8)
Summer and winter sports amidst alpine grandeur
Kufstein to Innsbruck	198	(10)
The heartland of the northern Tyrol
Innsbruck	208	(10)
Capital of the Tyrol and of the Habsburg Empire
The Old Brenner Road: the Wipp and Stubai Valleys	218	(8)
Majestic valleys and glaciers
The Otz Valley	226	(8)
A geological textbook of glacial formations
Imst and the Pitz Valley	234	(10)
Enchanting peaks and ski resorts
The Piller Pass and Kauner Valley	244	(10)
Alpine drama along one of Europe's great high-altitude roads
The Upper Inn Valley	254	(8)
Sunny valleys with a Mediterranean micro-climate
Osttirol	262	(10)
Unspoiled mountain villages in the East Tyrol
The Grossglockner Road and Hohe Tauern National Park	272	(10)
Panoramic alpine views and Austria's highest peak
Language	282	(2)
Index	284	(3)
Feedback Form	287