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POCKET DVENTURES
AUSTRIA, FRANCE, GERMANY
ITALY, LIECHTENSTEIN, SWITZERLAND
THE BEST PLACES TO STAY & EAT
HIKING, BIKING, SIGHTSEEING
WHERE TO PLAY, PARTY & SHOP
THE ALPS
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POCKET DVENTURES
THEALPS
Krista Dana
HUNTER
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HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC,
130 Campus Drive, Edison, NJ 08818
732-225-1900; 800-255-0343; fax 732-417-1744
www.hunterpublishing.com
Ulysses Travel Publications
4176 Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec
Canada H2W 2M5
514-843-9882, ext. 2232; fax 514-843-9448
Windsor Books International
5, Castle End Park, Castle End Rd, Ruscombe
Berkshire, RG10 9XQ England, 01189-346-367/fax 01189-346-368
Printed in the United States
ISBN 978-1-58843-630-6
© 2007 Hunter Publishing, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written
permission of the publisher.
This guide focuses on recreational activities. As all such activities contain
elements of risk, the publisher, author, affiliated individuals and companies
disclaim responsibility for any injury, harm, or illness that may occur to
anyone through, or by use of, the information in this book. Every effort was
made to insure the accuracy of information in this book, but the publisher and
author do not assume, and hereby disclaim, liability for any loss or damage
caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel
problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions result from
negligence, accident or any other cause.
Photographs throughout the book are used courtesy of picswiss.ch, swiss-
image.ch, Tourismus Salzburg, Tourismusverband Neustift im Stubaital,
Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Tourismusverband Sölden-Ötztal,Lech
Tourismus, Silvretta Galtür, Tourismusverband Ischgl, Val Thorens Office de
Tourisme, Tourismusverband St. Johan in Tirol, Office du Tourisme de
Méribel, Tourist Board Mayrhofen, Office du Tourisme Val d’Isère, Füssen
Tourismus, A.P.T. del Comasco, Oberammergau Tourismus, Verbier/Bagnes
Tourism, Swiss Travel System, Luzern Tourismus, Interlaken Tourismus and
the author.
Cover photo: Italian Dolomites (© ImageState/Alamy)
Index: Nancy Wolff
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1
About This Book
2
How To Use It
2
Quick-Start Planning
3
The Alps
8
Prehistory
8
Climate
10
Flora
12
Vegetation Belts
12
Alpine Flowers
13
Fauna
15
Travel Basics
20
Transportation
21
Getting Here
21
Getting Around
22
By Car
22
By Train & Bus
26
By Cableway & Mountain Train
26
Currency
27
Where to Sleep
28
Dining
29
Connections
32
Language
32
Telephone
33
Internet
33
Time Zone
33
Electricity
33
Health & Safety
34
Getting More Information
35
AUSTRIA
37
People & Culture
37
The Arlberg
41
St. Anton am Arlberg
43
History & Overview
43
The Town
44
Getting Here & Around
45
Getting More Info
46
The Sights
46
The Adventures
47
Where to Sleep
51
When To Go
20
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