In a nutshell: Snapshots of locals across Europe, including a few cities that might not be top of mind. Get the low-down on 101 European cities with this compact & stylish travel guide! It is easier and more affordable to travel around Europe than ever before. Yet even a short hop between cities reveals fascinating contrasts in culture, nightlife, style, and food—the perfect ingredients for an unforgettable weekend away! This stylish book presents tastes of 101 of the best weekend breaks around Europe, each one chosen for its appeal to the modern traveler and ease of accessibility. For each destination, discover the essentials on the culture, sights, activities, shopping, accommodation, and food available, delivered in witty, well-informed prose that highlights the best the city has to offer. Paris, Venice, London, Barcelona, Prague—the lure of Europe's classic cities is timeless, and all these must-see destinations are covered in this book. In addition, it has never been easier to explore the lesser-known corners of the Continent, and 101 Weekends in Europe also reveals stylish and rewarding weekend breaks away from the crowds in up-and-coming destinations, with an eclectic selection of lesser-known, interesting, and emerging cities around Europe such as Kiruna and Brno. The book covers weekend breaks in 31 European countries served by budget transport, and includes Western and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and Russia. Details are given of how to get there and when to go, and each city is illustrated with excellent color photography. 101 Weekends in Europe is the perfect companion for seasoned weekend travelers choosing their next destination or reliving old haunts—or for less-experienced travelers looking for inspiration! "...a beautiful guide to the continent's best sights." From the Italian Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, Europe has shaped the modern world. But it hasn’t neglected the little pleasures in life such as chocolate, whisky and perfume. Whatever your passion, somewhere in Europe you can feed it. Musical nights out – a winter ball in Vienna, cabaret in Berlin, show-hopping in Edinburgh during the festival, openair classical concerts in Budapest, pub gigs in Galway

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Salzburg’s Altstadt, the Old Town, also known as the Left Bank, is on high ground overlooked by the Mönchsberg cliffs. You can take a lift to the top of the mountain for views over Salzburg and the River Salzach. Up here, the Museum of Modern Art exhibits post-war art and sculpture in a stunning modernist setting that can detract from the works on show. Making your way down to ground level again, you can continue the sightseeing by walking to St Rupert’s cathedral, an Italianate church in Residenzplatz. Of all the weekend skiing options available, the capital of the Tyrol perhaps makes the most sense. 002 KLAGENFURT The purpose of this book is to help you plan your next weekend in Europe, and the next and the next… It will spark ideas, champion some of Europe’s less obvious destinations – Leipzig, Bologna, Bergen and others – and suggest new ways of experiencing old favourites. Organised by country, 101 of the most memorable weekend destinations are described. Some European regions are accessed by little-known airports, such as the Dordogne (Bergerac), Umbria (Perugia), Puglia (Brindisi), The Loire (Angers). These places are listed under the gateway city. Where a destination majors in a particular area – such as food, culture, sightseeing or adventure – I’ve suggested special itineraries. Nowhere else rewards unscripted travel quite like Europe. World-famous sights – the Colosseum, the Alhambra, the Eiffel Tower – might hog the limelight but the most magical experiences are often found in the out-of-the-way places: the perfect moules frites in a Belgian café, the shimmer of the aurora borealis above Reykjavik or a balmy, Christmas-time stroll along Palma’s seafront past palm trees garlanded with lights. A Taste of Europe Salzburg is well served by lowcost airlines with Jet2, Ryanair, Flybe and Thomsonfly all departing UK airports for the city. Salzburg’s airport is very close to the city.Jaw-dropping sights – Cologne’s cathedral, the Uffizi gallery in Florence, the Hermitage in St Petersburg, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Alhambra in Granada

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Salzburg is a compact and comfortably well-off city with parks, lakes and easy access to the mountainous countryside. Two of the city’s parks are featured in The Sound of Music; Julie Andrews sang Do-Re-Mi in the Mirabell Gardens, and the gazebo in the Schlosspark just outside the city also makes an appearance. And with the mountains of northern Austria on Salzburg’s doorstep it’s no schlep for skiers to get to Schladming and other ski resorts. Mozart Even out of the water, this part of Austria is very much a weekend destination for active types. There are numerous hiking routes in the mountains, although Klagenfurt lies in a valley and you will have to travel up to resorts like the tiny Nassfeld. Summer sports including tennis, golf and cycling are all extremely well represented with dedicated courts, courses and cycle paths. The self-styled capital of sports is perfect if you need to let off some steam but sightseers might wish for more than the city’s most popular attraction: MiniMundus, a collection of the world’s most famous tourist attractions – in miniature. 003 SALZBURG British Airways and Austrian Airlines fly to Vienna from London Heathrow. Note that many of the low-cost airlines, including easyJet and Ryanair fly to Bratislava airport – it is a 90-minute transfer to Vienna. Budget air travel can mean making a few compromises. Here are the ways that low-cost airlines differ from the traditional, national carriers.The destination’s airport may not be a city’s main airport but a smaller airport further from the city centre Mozart was born in Salzburg but it is clear where his affections lay: ‘When I am in Salzburg I long for a hundred amusements but here not for a single one’ he wrote to his father from Vienna. ‘For just to be in Vienna is entertainment enough,’ he concluded. Mozart’s most successful years were undoubtedly those he spent in the Austrian capital. You can get a flavour of the art and music of Vienna in just a few days, although culture vultures should expect to make a return visit to do everything they missed first time round. July and August see Mozart’s birthplace come alive with music. The annual Salzburg Festival is one of the world’s great cultural occasions. The opera festival was founded in 1920 and now boasts an international repertoire of performers and directors. Over the years the main venue, an open-air theatre cut into cliffs, has expanded and is now named the House of Mozart. Don’t be misled by the title, however, the month-long festival showcases music from composers old and new. Additionally, while the author doesn’t explicitly say if you need a car, the descriptions give a good enough idea of whether the main highlights are in a walkable city center or if the whole point is driving to neighboring towns. It met my expectations perfectly and I'd recommend it for anyone living in the UK and looking for some ideas of where to start with planning weekends away. There are some of the usual suspects (Paris, Berlin), but also some cities that might not be first on the list, such as Talinn in Estonia. The author shares which airlines fly there from which London-area airports, so it works well for someone like me who is based in London.