Vienna

Rob Humphreys has been writing for Rough Guides since 1989. He has traveled extensively, writing Pocket Rough Guide London (with S. Cook), Pocket Rough Guide Prague, and The Rough Guide to London (with S. Cook). Rob is also the coauthor of The Rough Guide to Scotland, The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands, and The Great Glen Rough Guides Snapshot Scotland.

Part 1 Basics: getting there from Britain and Ireland; getting there from North America; getting there from Australasia; red tape and visas; information and maps; costs, money and banks; telephone and mail; opening hours, public holidays and festivals; crime and personal safety; travellers with disabilities. Part 2 The city: introducing the city; the Innere Stadt; the Hofburg; the Ringstrasse; Kunsthistorisches Museum; the Vorstadte; Leopoldstadt and the East; Sachonbrun, the Wienerwald and the Zentralfriedhof; out of the city. Part 3 Listings: accommodation; cafes and restaurants; bars, clubs and live venues; the arts; shopping; directory. Part 4 Contexts: a history of Vienna; books; language.