Signpost Guide Bavaria and the Austrian Tyrol

by Brent Gregston

• ISBN13: 9780762706853
• ISBN10: 0762706856
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Table of Contents

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