Only in Vienna
A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-3-85033-712-0 (ISBN)
Description
Discover Europe with the 'Only In' Guides - only the most beautiful cities and their unusual sights! The ideal city guides for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city.
- A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sights in one of Europe's great capital cities
- Hidden courtyards, mysterious cellars, little-known museums and forgotten cemeteries
- From the Romans and Napoleon to Hitler and the Habsburgs
- The Holy Lance, Fool's Tower, Klimt's Last Studio, and the secret of dreams
- James Bond, Montezuma, Harry Lime and the Tattooed Lady
- Recommended for visitors to Vienna wishing to discover something a little different, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew the city
The book is also available in German.
- A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sights in one of Europe's great capital cities
- Hidden courtyards, mysterious cellars, little-known museums and forgotten cemeteries
- From the Romans and Napoleon to Hitler and the Habsburgs
- The Holy Lance, Fool's Tower, Klimt's Last Studio, and the secret of dreams
- James Bond, Montezuma, Harry Lime and the Tattooed Lady
- Recommended for visitors to Vienna wishing to discover something a little different, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew the city
The book is also available in German.
Reviews / Votes
"A very special book. A Rosetta stone for tourists - and for the Viennese an explorer's guide to places we thought we already knew." (The Vienna Review)The Vienna Review
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The 'Urban Explorer' Duncan J. D. Smith is a travel writer and photographer. In his groundbreaking 'Only In' Guides he reveals European cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has travelled across several continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England in 1960, he studied history and archaeology at university. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.