One of the methods that many travelers use to prepare for vacation is to read about the area. The following are books recommended for travelers planning a trip to Vienna:
Guidebooks:
Lonely Planet Vienna by Neal Bedford and Jane Rawson. This
comprehensive travel guide provides travelers with information on
everything that there is to do in and around Vienna. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1741... .
Eyewitness Guide Vienna by Stephen Brook. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vienna-Eyewit...
Rough Guide Vienna by Rob Humphreys. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rough-Guide-V...
Vienna, Prague, Budapest by Mary-Ann Gallagher, Sadakat Kadri,
and Matthew Gardner. This travel guide is good for visitors who are
planning to explore not only Vienna but also the surrounding areas. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1860... .
Vienna’s 25 Best by Fodor’s. This book is excellent for
travelers visiting Vienna for only a short period of time because it
describes the best of the best thing which should not be missed on a
Vienna trip. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400... .
Only in Vienna: A Guide to Hidden Corners, Little-known Places and
Unusual Objects by Duncan J. D. Smith. This richly illustrated
off-the-beaten-track guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual
sights will appeal to explorers and independent travellers. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Vienna-C...
History and Memoirs:
Broken Songs: An Adolescent in War-Torn Vienna (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture and Thought by Graziela Hlawaty and Pamela Saur. This book is right for readers interested in obtaining intellectual information about the area. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1572...
Fin-de-siecle Vienna: Politics and Culture by Carl E. Schorske. This book takes readers back in time to experience Vienna as it was in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394... .
Last Stop Vienna: A Novel by Andrew Nagorski. This novel set in Hitler’s Germany gives readers insight in to the history of the area without being overly-deep. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743...
Online Travel Guide:
A vast amount of articles dealing with sightseeing and travelling in Vienna can be found at http://www.tourmycountry.com/austria/..., along with background information on Austria.
Detailed information aimed at expatriates can be found at http://www.virtualvienna.net/main/
