INDEX
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| R | S | T | U |
| V | W | Y | Z |
A
A. Blikle (Warsaw): 390, 436–437
Academy of Fine Arts Painting Gallery (Vienna): 875, 903
Academy of Music, former (Budapest): 616, 647
Accommodation: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
Acropolis (Plovdiv): 1024, 1026
Adventure Park (Bled): 793
Airports: Bratislava, 944, 979; Budapest, 572–573; Gdańsk, 447; Kraków, 246–248; Ljubljana, 775–776, 802; Prague, 158–159; Vienna, 943–944, 979; Warsaw, 381–382
Ajda: 824
Aladár Bitskey Swimming Pool (Eger): 697
Albertina Museum (Vienna): 866, 874, 888–889
Albertinaplatz (Vienna): 866–867
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Sofia): 1017–1019
Almanac: Austria, 851; Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1001; Bulgaria, 1016; Croatia, 986; Czech Republic, 32; Hungary, 542; Montenegro, 1008; Poland, 219; Romania, 1038; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 714–715
Alpine Cheese Museum (Kobarid): 842
Alps, the: See Julian Alps
Amber: about, 471; exhibits, 448, 466, 470–472, 518; shopping for, 331, 334, 494
Amber Museum (Gdańsk): 448, 466, 470–472
Am Hof Square (Vienna): 897; eating, 933
Amphitheater (Pula): 994–995
Ancestors, researching: 1088–1089
Andersen, Hans Christian: 963
Andrássy út (Budapest): 565, 598–599, 610–616; cafés, 675; eating, 665–666; maps, 611, 655; self-guided walk, 610–616; sleeping, 653–656
Apartment rentals: 24, 1092–1093, 1095–1096
Apicultural Museum (Radovljica): 809–812
Applied Arts Museum (Budapest): 622
Apponyi House (Bratislava): 959, 968
Apps: 26, 1102–1103; Budapest, 567, 581; Czech Republic, 56; language translation, 28; maps and navigation, 1085–1086, 1112–1113; messaging, 1103; payment, 26, 1080; ride sharing, 1108–1109; sightseeing, 1087, 1090; user reviews, 1093
Aqua Eger: 697–702
Aquincum (Budapest): 682–683
Arbanasi: 1034
Arbanasi Palace Hotel: 1034
“Arbeit Macht Frei” Gate (Auschwitz): 360
Archbishop’s Palace (Eger), 690; (Kraków), 267–268; (Prague), 120
Archdiocesan Museum (Kraków): 273, 297–298
Armory (Gdańsk), 452, 463; (Kraków), 283; (Malbork Castle), 518–519
Art Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region (Kutná Hora): 166
Art Nouveau: Bratislava, 959, 972; Budapest, 599, 616; Kraków, 258–259, 263, 268–269, 292; Ljubljana, 725, 735, 753; Prague, 70, 76, 77–78, 89, 95, 98–99, 105, 125, 126; Vienna, 871, 902, 903–904, 907
Art of the Orient (Kraków): 283
Artus Court (Gdańsk), 448, 458, 470; (Toruń), 529
Astronomical Clock (Gdańsk), 462; (Prague), 72–73
Astronomical Museum (Eger): 696
Athenaeum (Bucharest): 1040–1041
ATMs: 26, 1078–1082. See also specific destinations
Auction house, in Vienna: 870, 896
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 26, 1117
Augustinian Church (Vienna): 887
Auschwitz-Birkenau: 12–13, 356–374; guided tours, 254–255; maps, 357, 362, 370; orientation, 357–359; reservations, 25, 358; self-guided tour, 359–373; tours, 361, 374; transportation, 357, 374
Austria: 848–944; almanac, 851; climate, 1128; cuisine, 927–928; embassies, 1073; language, 851; tourist office, 1073. See also Vienna
Austrian National Library (Vienna): 887–888
B
Bachkovo Monastery: 1027–1028
Balkan Mountains: 1030–1031
Balkan Peninsula: See Yugoslavia, understanding
Banks (banking): alerting to travel, 26. See also Money
Barber’s Bridge (Český Krumlov): 197
Barbican (Kraków), 255–256; (Warsaw), 401
Bar mleczny: See Milk bars, in Poland
Baroque Library (Eger): 696
Baroque Theater (Český Krumlov): 199, 201–202
Bârsana: 1059
Baščaršija (Sarajevo): 1002
Bata’a (Prague): 126
Batana boats, in Rovinj: 993
Baths: Budapest, 633–645; Eger, 697–699; Egerszálok, 699–702; Sofia, 1020
Batliner Collection (Vienna): 889
Batthyány tér (Budapest): 566, 672
Beaches: Black Sea Coast, 1034–1035; Bled Lake, 792–793; Dubrovnik, 988; Hel Peninsula, 511; Hvar, 992; Korčula, 992; Rovinj, 993; Sopot, 507; Split, 991
Bear Pits (Český Krumlov): 198
Beekeeping, in Slovenia: 712, 743, 760–761, 793–794, 809–812
Beer: 1098; Czech Republic, 44, 45, 123, 147, 151–152, 205–206; Hungary, 557, 648–651, 706; Poland, 349, 353, 398, 536; Slovakia, 974, 975; Slovenia, 718–719, 759, 772
Belváros (Budapest): See Pest Downtown
Belvedere Palace (Vienna): 875, 905–907
Berlin Wall (Gdańsk): 467
Biertan Church: 1053
Biking: Bled, 781–782, 784; Budapest, 575, 600; Český Krumlov, 194; Kraków, 250, 254; Ljubljana, 731; Prague, 57; Vienna, 860, 862
Birkenau: See Auschwitz-Birkenau
Biserica Stavropoleos Convent (Bucharest): 1041
Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace (Kraków): 272–273, 294
Black Church (Brașov): 1048
Black Light Theater (Prague): 127–128
Black Madonna House (Prague): 76
Black Madonna of Czestoçhowa: 257–258, 400, 465–466
Black Sea Coast: 1034–1035
Black Tower (Brașov): 1048
Blagaj: 1006
Bled: 778–802; eating, 799–801; helpful hints, 781; map, 782–783; nightlife, 795; sights/activities, 786–795; sleeping, 796–798; tourist information, 779–780; tours, 785; transportation, 780–781, 784, 801–802
Bled, Lake: 14, 777–778, 786–789, 792–793; boating, 787, 788, 790, 792; guided tours, 785; maps, 779, 804–805; swimming, 792–793
Bled Adventure Park: 793
Bled Car Train: 830–831
Bled Castle: 789–792
Bled Island: 787–789
Blejska Grad: 789–792
Blejski Otok: 787–789
Blue Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava): 972
Boat travel and cruises: map, 1107; Bled Lake, 787, 788, 790, 792; Bohinj Lake, 815; Bratislava, 978; Budapest, 582, 603–604; Croatia, 986; Danube River, 582, 603–604, 978; Gdańsk, 503; Gdynia, 503, 510; Hel Peninsula, 503, 511; Ljubljana, 732; Vltava River, 206–207; Westerplatte, 503
Bohemia: 31, 33; map, 31. See also Český Krumlov; Prague
Bohinj, Lake: 813–816
Boka waterfall: 829
Bone Church (Kutná Hora): 169–171
Books, recommended: 1122–1123
Border crossings: 1074, 1110; and VAT, 1084–1085
Bosch, Hieronymus: 903
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 17, 982–983, 998–1006; almanac, 1001; cuisine, 999–1000; currency, 1001; history, 1001; map, 999; top destinations, 1000–1006; tourist office, 1073; transportation, 998–999
Bosnian convertible marks: 1001
Bosnian Jewish Museum (Sarajevo): 1002
Bosnian language: 1000
Bovec: 828–829, 832–837; eating, 828–829, 836; sights/activities, 828–829, 833–834; sleeping, 834–835; tourist information, 832; transportation, 832, 837
Bovec Airport: 834
Boyadzhiev, Zlatyu: 1024
Boyana Church (Sofia): 1021
Bożego Ciała street (Kraków): 306–307
Bran Castle: 1049
Brașov: 1036–1037, 1046, 1048–1049; castles near, 1049, 1051; eating, 1049; sleeping, 1049
Bratislava: 17, 948–979; eating, 974–977; helpful hints, 949–951; history of, 962–963; maps, 954–956; planning tips, 948–949; self-guided walk, 952–965; sights/activities, 952–973; sleeping, 973–974; tourist information, 949; tours, 951–952; transportation, 977–979
Bratislava Castle and Museum: 969–970
Bratislava City Card: 949
Bratislava City History Museum: 959, 967–968
Bratislava City Theater: 960
Bratislava Main Square: 958–959, 966–967
Bratislava Old Market Hall: 960, 975–976
Bratislava Old Town Hall: 958–959
Bratislava Promenade Square: 961–963; eating, 976
Bratislavská (Bratislava): 975
“Broadway Quarter” (Budapest): 612–613
Broz, Josip: See Tito
Brukenthal Museum (Sibiu): 1054–1055
Bucharest: 1036, 1040–1044; eating, 1044; sleeping, 1044
Buda (Budapest): 565–567, 622–634; at a glance, 587; baths, 640–645; cafés, 675; eating, 671–672; maps, 623, 660; sights, 622–634; sleeping, 657, 661
Buda Hills (Budapest): 632
Budapest: 14, 563–677; at a glance, 586–587; arrival in, 567–573; baths, 633–645; best views, 576; cafés, 673–674; eating, 662–675; entertainment, 645–648; excursion areas, 678–684; helpful hints, 573–576; history of, 568; layout of, 564–567; neighborhoods, 564–567; nightlife, 648–651; planning tips, 563–564; rip-offs, 573–574; shopping, 651–653; sights/activities, 583–645; sleeping, 653–661; tourist information, 567; tours, 581–583; transportation, 567–573, 576–581, 675–677. See also specific neighborhoods
Budapest City Park: 586, 620; map, 618–619
Budapest Great Synagogue: 586, 606–609
Budapest History Museum: 626, 628
Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport: 572–573
Budapest Museum of Ethnography: 617–618
Budapest Museum of Fine Arts: 617
Budapest Retro Experience: 599
Budapest Spring Festival: 1120
Budapest Uprising (1956): See Hungarian Uprising
Budgeting: 23–24
Budva Riviera: 1007, 1012–1013
Buje: 994
Bulgaria: 17, 983, 1014–1035; almanac, 1016; cuisine, 1015–1016; currency, 1016; history, 1016; map, 1015; top destinations, 1017–1035; tours, 1017; transportation, 1014–1015
Bulgarian language: 1017
Bull’s Blood (wine): 558, 685, 702, 703
Buna River: 1006
Burggarten (Vienna): 888
Burg Kino (Vienna): 918
Buses (bus travel): 1108; best three-week trip, 20–21; map, 1107; Auschwitz, 374; Bled, 780, 801; Bohinj Lake, 813–814; Bosnia-Herzegovina, 998–999; Bratislava, 978; Budapest, 580, 582, 676; Bulgaria, 1014–1015; Český Krumlov, 192, 214; Eger, 687, 706–707; Gdańsk, 447; Julian Alps, 818; Kraków, 245–246, 249, 355; Ljubljana, 727, 730–731, 774–775; Prague, 58–61, 158; Romania, 1039; Toruń, 527, 537; Vienna, 856–857, 858–859, 861–862, 943; Warsaw, 382, 386, 442
Bush, George H. W.: 597
Butchers’ Bridge (Ljubljana): 740
Butterfly House (Vienna): 888
Buzludzha: 1030–1031
C
Cabs: 1108–1109; tipping, 1082. See also specific destinations
Café Mondieu (Bratislava): 959
Café Sacher (Vienna): 865–866
Café Tirolerhof (Vienna): 867, 938
Camera obscura: 696–697
Canadian embassies and consulates: 1074
Canyoning: 832
Caravaggio: 898–899
Car insurance: 1112
Car rentals: 23, 1109–1112. See also specific destinations
Car travel (driving): 1113–1115; distance and time, 1111; navigation options, 1112–1113; road signs, 1113; Bay of Kotor, 1009–1010; Bled, 780–781, 802, 830–831; Bohinj Lake, 814; Bosnia-Herzegovina, 999; Budapest, 573, 677; Bulgaria, 1015; Český Krumlov, 192; Eger, 687; Julian Alps, 818–832; Konopiště Castle, 186; Kraków, 246; Ljubljana, 727; Montenegro, 1007–1008; Romania, 1039
Castle Gardens (Český Krumlov): 203
Castle Hill (Budapest): 565–566, 622–632; cafés, 632, 675; eating, 671–672; map, 623
Castle Quarter (Prague): 51–52, 105–124; at a glance, 65; eating, 147–148; maps, 106–107, 134–135
Castle Square (Prague): 119–120
Castle Square (Warsaw): 387, 397–399, 402–403
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin (Veliko Tarnovo): 1033
Cathedral of Two Saint Johns (Toruń): 530–531
Cavtat: 1010
Ceaușescu, Nicolae: 1036, 1038, 1041, 1042, 1043–1044, 1046, 1048
Celetná street (Prague): 58, 76, 124
Cell (mobile) phones: 26, 1102–1103. See also Apps
“Central Europe”: use of term, 7–8
Central Mineral Baths (Sofia): 1020
Central Park (Cluj): 1056
Ceremonial Hall (Prague): 87
Černín Palace (Prague): 123–124
České Budějovice: 213–214
Český Krumlov: 12, 190–214; eating, 212–213; helpful hints, 192, 194; history of, 202–203; layout of, 191–192; map, 193; planning tips, 191; self-guided walk, 195–199; sights/activities, 194–209; sleeping, 209–211; tourist information, 192; tours, 194; transportation, 192, 213–214
Český Krumlov Castle: 197–203
Český Krumlov Main Square: 196–197
Český Krumlov Museum of Regional History: 195–196, 205
Český Krumlov Synagogue: 204
Chain Bridge (Budapest): 564, 599–600
Changing of the Guard: Budapest, 628; Prague, 110–111; Warsaw, 395
Charles Bridge (Prague): 52, 57, 64, 82–83; map, 68–69
Charles IV Square (Prague): 80–81
Charles University (Prague): 76–77
Chełmoński, Józef: 286, 287, 412
Chocolate: 233, 390, 436–437, 763, 808, 871
Chopin, Fryderyk: 391, 397, 413–414, 428–429, 530; birth house (Zelazowa Wola), 414; concerts, 414, 428, 430–431; Museum (Warsaw), 413–414, 431
Chopin International Airport (Warsaw): 381
Christ Bearing the Cross statue (Warsaw): 392
Church of the Assumption (Lake Bled): 788
Church of the Nativity (Arbanasi): 1034
Church of the Nuns of the Visitation (Warsaw): 392–393
Citadella (Budapest): 633
City Museum of Ljubljana: 733, 747
Civic Center (Bucharest): 1041, 1043
Classroom Europe, Rick Steves: 26, 1116–1117
Climate: 1128–1129
Cloth Hall (Kraków): 252, 264–265, 284–288, 331
Clothing sizes: 1128
Cluj-Napoca: 1055–1056
Cobblers’ Bridge (Ljubljana): 725, 745
Coffee, Viennese: 936–937
Cold War Museum (Prague): 64–65, 94–95
Cold War Museum (Warsaw): 400
Collegium Maius (Kraków): 266–267, 296–297
Comăneci, Nadia: 1038
Communism: 1068–1071; Bulgaria, 1019–1021, 1024, 1030, 1034; Czech Republic, 37–38, 92–96, 98, 101–102, 104; Hungary, 550–552, 568, 677–682; Poland, 225–227, 328–330, 386, 388–389; Romania, 1041, 1042, 1057; Slovakia, 950–951, 970–972
Communism Museum (Prague): 65, 98
Concentration camps: Auschwitz-Birkenau, 356–374; Terezín, 175–185
Congress Square (Ljubljana): 748–749
Consulates: 1073–1074
Contemporary History Museum (Ljubljana): 733, 758–759
Cooperative Bank (Ljubljana): 738
Copernicus, Nicolaus: 123, 222, 266, 327, 390–391, 416, 529–530; House (Toruń), 534–535
Copernicus Science Center (Warsaw): 387, 414–415
Čopova (Ljubljana): 735
Coppersmiths’ Street (Mostar): 1005
Corvin Castle: 1055
Cosău River Valley: 1059
Costs of trip: 23–24
Costume jewelry and beads, shopping for: 125–126
Court Theater (Budapest): 628
Covid-19 pandemic: 231; entry requirements, 1072
Cracow: See Kraków
“Craftspeople Street” (Veliko Tarnovo): 1032–1033
Credit cards: 26, 1078–1082, 1112
Croatia: 17, 982, 984–997; accommodations, overview, 985–986; almanac, 986; cuisine, 986–987; history, 986; map, 985; overview, 984–987; top destinations, 987–997; tourist office, 1073
Croatian language: 987
Croatian Museum of Naive Art (Zagreb): 995–996
Croatian Parliament (Zagreb): 995
Crooked House (Sopot): 506
Crown Treasury (Kraków): 283
Cruises: See Boat travel and cruises
Cuisine: See Eating; and specific destinations
Čumil (Bratislava): 961
Curie, Marie: 402; Museum (Warsaw), 387, 401, 408
Currency and exchange: 1078–1080; Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1001; Bulgaria, 1016; Croatia, 986; Czech Republic, 32, 1079; Hungary, 542, 574, 1079; Montenegro, 1008; Poland, 219, 1079; Romania, 1038; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 714
Customs regulations: 1085
Cyril and Methodius Square (Ljubljana): 741
Cyrillic alphabet: 1000, 1009, 1017, 1018, 1100–1101
Czartoryski Museum (Kraków): 252, 258, 288–292
Czech dumplings (knedlíky): 42, 149
Czech language: 44, 46–48; restaurant phrases, 48; survival phrases, 47
Czech Museum of Silver (Kutná Hora): 166, 169, 173–174
Czech Philharmonic (Prague): 128
Czech Republic: 30–214; at a glance, 12; almanac, 32; climate, 1128; cuisine, 41–43, 139–140; currency, 32, 1079; embassies, 1073; helpful hints, 33; history, 33–39, 202–203; map, 31; movies, 1123–1124; overview, 30–46; today, 39, 41; tourist office, 1073. See also Český Krumlov; Prague
Czech State Opera (Prague): 129
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Dalmatian Islands: 991–992
Danube Bend: 683–684
Danube Canal (Vienna): 917; eating, 934
Danube Promenade (Budapest): 603–604
Danube River: Bratislava, 948, 978; Budapest, 563, 564–565, 582, 599–601, 603–604, 683; cruises, 582, 603–604, 978; Vienna, 852
Da Vinci, Leonardo: 290–291
Deák Ferenc utca (Budapest): 602
Deák ter (Budapest): 610
Déli/Southern Station (Budapest): 572
Demel (Vienna): 871
Demjén Thermal Baths (Egerszálok): 700–702
Dining: See Eating; and specific destinations
Dinosaurs: 605–606, 755–756, 901–902
Discounts: See Money-saving tips
Dísz tér (Budapest): 628
Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków): 318–320
Dlouhá street (Prague): 126, 144
Dobó, István: 691–692
Dobó Square (Eger): 691–693
Dobó utca (Budapest): 693
Dobrá Čajovna (Český Krumlov), 213; (Kutná Hora), 174; (Prague), 154
Dominican Church (Kraków): 271–272, 297
Dominican Monastery (Dubrovnik): 988
Donaukanal (Vienna): 917
Dornk Excursion Farm: 794–795
Dracula: 1046, 1049, 1050, 1051–1052
Dragon Bridge (Ljubljana): 740–741
Driving: See Car travel
Dubrovnik: 987–989; eating, 988–989; sleeping, 988
Dubrovnik Cathedral: 987–988
Dubrovnik City Walls: 988
Dürer, Albrecht: 617, 866, 888
Dzhumaya Mosque (Plovdiv): 1026
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“Eastern Europe”: use of term, 7
Eastern Orthodox Church: overview, 1025
Eating: 1097–1102; Austria, 851, 927–928; Bosnia-Herzegovina, 999–1000; budgeting, 23; Bulgaria, 1015–1016; Croatia, 986–987; Czech Republic, 41–43, 139–140; Hungary, 554–557; money-saving tips, 24; Montenegro, 1008; Poland, 231–235; restaurant pricing and hours, 1099, 1102; Romania, 1039; Slovakia, 974–975; Slovenia, 717–720, 769, 800. See also specific destinations
Economy: Austria, 851; Czech Republic, 32; Hungary, 542; Poland, 219, 231; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 713
Eger: 14, 685–707; baths, 697–699; eating, 705–706; helpful hints, 688; map, 686; planning tips, 686–687; self-guided walk, 688–693; sights/activities, 688–703; sleeping, 703–704; tourist information, 687; transportation, 687, 706–707
Eger Castle: 693–695
Eger Cathedral: 689–690
Eger Market Hall: 688
Eger Minaret: 692
Egerszalók: 703; baths, 699–702, 707; wineries, 703
Eger Thermal Bath: 698
Eger Town Hall: 691
Eger Turkish Bath: 698–699
Eger wine: 558, 685, 687, 693, 699, 702, 703, 706
Elaphite Islands: 988
Electricity: 1075
Elektrownia Powiśle (Warsaw): 415, 437, 439–440
Elisabeth, Empress: See Sisi, Empress
Elisabeth Bridge (Budapest): 564–565
Embassies: 1073–1074
Emergencies: 1073. See also specific destinations
Emigration Museum (Gdynia): 508–511
Entertainment: budgeting, 23. See also Music; and specific destinations
Environmental footprint (going green): 1078
Equitable Building (Vienna): 869
Estates Theater (Prague): 76, 129
Esztergom Basilica: 683–684
Eszterházy tér (Eger): 688–689
ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System): 25, 1072–1073
Euphemia, Saint: 993
Euro currency: 713, 953, 1008, 1079
European Solidarity Center (Gdańsk): 448, 480–485, 502
European Union (EU): 1083; Bulgaria, 1016; Czech Republic, 39; Hungary, 552–553; Montenegro, 1008; Poland, 227–228; Slovenia, 710–711, 716
Eurovea (Bratislava): 965, 972–973; eating, 976–977
Events: See Festivals
Exchange rates: See Currency and exchange
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Fairy Tale House (Český Krumlov): 205
Falk, Peter: 601
Falk Miksa utca (Budapest): 592, 601, 651
“Fashion Street” (Budapest): 602
Ferhadija (Sarajevo): 1002
Festivals: 1119–1121; Český Krumlov, 192, 194, 1119, 1120; Vienna, 917–918, 1120
Films, recommended: 1123–1127
Fishermen’s Bastion (Budapest): 632
Fishmarket Square (Gdańsk): 473
Flag: Austria, 851; Czech Republic, 32; Hungary, 542; Poland, 219; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 713
Florian Gate (Kraków): 257–258
Floriańska street (Kraków): 258–259
Foksal street (Warsaw): 390, 436
Fontanna Cosmopolis (Toruń): 535
Food. See also Eating; and specific destinations
Food tours: Bled, 785; Kraków, 254; Vienna, 861; Warsaw, 383, 386
Fortified Saxon churches, in Romania: 1052–1054
Forum Przestrzenie (Kraków): 340
Fountain of Three Carniolian Rivers (Ljubljana): 742–743
Franciscan Garden (Prague): 97
Franciscan Monastery (Dubrovnik): 988
Frank, Anne: 364
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria: 184, 185–189, 873, 880, 891, 1002
Franz Josef, Emperor: 187, 547, 575, 610, 612, 630, 683, 725, 741, 876, 927, 1019, 1045; biographical sketch, 882; Hofburg (Vienna), 872–873, 879–883; Schönbrunn (Vienna), 909–912
Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof (Vienna): 942
Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest): 613, 647
Franz Liszt Museum (Budapest): 616
Franz Liszt Square (Budapest): 613, 648–649
French Revolution Square (Ljubljana): 748
Freud, Sigmund: 88; Museum (Vienna), 908
Freud (Sigmund) Museum (Vienna): 908
Fruit Market (Prague): 76
Fryderyk Chopin International Airport (Warsaw): 381
Füzesabony: 706
G
Gabrovo: 1031
Galerija Emporium (Ljubljana): 735
Galicia Jewish Museum (Kraków): 309
Gallery of Masterpieces (Warsaw): 406
Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art (Kraków): 252, 265, 284–288
Garnets, shopping for: 125
GASK (Kutná Hora): 166
Gazi Husrev-Bey Mosque (Sarajevo): 1002
Gdańsk: 13, 443–503; at a glance, 448; eating, 499–502; entertainment, 494–495; excursion areas, 503–511; history of, 454–455, 476–477, 479; layout of, 445–446; maps, 450–451, 496–497, 504; planning tips, 443–445; self-guided walks, 449–467; shopping, 494; sights/activities, 449–494; sleeping, 495–499; tourist information, 446; tours, 447, 449; transportation, 446–447, 502–503
Gdańsk, Historical Zone of the Free City of: 458, 472
Gdańsk Archaeological Museum: 459, 472
Gdańsk Main Town: See Main Town
Gdańsk Main Town Hall: 448, 457, 468–470
Gdańsk Market Hall: 464
Gdańsk National Maritime Museum: 472–473
Gdańsk Old Town Hall: 467
Gdańsk Shakespeare Theater: 473
Gdańsk Shipyard: 445, 448, 467, 474–480
Gdańsk Tourist Card: 446
Gellért Baths (Budapest): 587, 633–634, 640–643; map, 642
Gellért Hill (Budapest): 566, 633–634
Genealogical research: 1088–1089
Geography: Austria, 851; Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1001; Bulgaria, 1016; Croatia, 986; Czech Republic, 32; Hungary, 542; Montenegro, 1008; Poland, 219; Romania, 1038; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 713
Georgian cuisine: 234
Gerbeaud (Budapest): 602
German language: 851, 1101; restaurant phrases, 946; survival phrases, 945
Ghetto Heroes Square (Kraków), 311; (Warsaw), 417–418
Gingerbread: 530, 532, 534, 813
Gingerbread Museum (Toruń): 534
Gloriette (Vienna): 912
Gödöllő Royal Palace (Budapest): 683
Golden Gate (Gdańsk), 452–453; (Prague), 116
Golden Lane (Prague): 118
GoOpti (Slovenia): 773–776, 801–802
Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (Toruń): 532
Gornji trg (Ljubljana): 744, 769
Government: Austria, 851; Czech Republic, 32, 39, 41; Hungary, 542, 553–554; Poland, 219, 228–229; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 713, 716–717. See also Parliament
Gozsdu Udvar (Budapest): 609, 650, 665
Graben (Vienna): 869–870
Gradec (Zagreb): 995
Granary Island (Gdańsk): 459, 498–499
Grand Canyon of Soča: 827
Grand Hotel Sopot: 507
Grand Hotel Union (Ljubljana): 735, 738
Great Boulevard (Budapest): 565; cafés, 674
Great Kozjak Waterfall: 842–843
Great Market Hall (Budapest): 586, 604–605, 651, 670–671
Great Mill (Gdańsk): 466
Great Synagogue (Budapest): 586, 606–609
Green Gate (Gdańsk): 458
Gresham Palace (Budapest): 599
Grodzka street (Kraków): 269–272; milk bars, 350–351
Grožnjan: 994
Grunwald Monument (Kraków): 257
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 1116; updates, 27, 1116
Gura Humorului: sleeping, 1065
Gutenberg Printing House Museum (Kutná Hora): 166
Gypsies: See Roma
H
Haas Haus (Vienna): 869
Habsburg Empire: overview, 7–8, 35–36, 122, 546–548, 714–715, 848–849, 986. See also specific rulers and sights
Hajós utca (Budapest): 653
Hala Koszyki (Warsaw): 438
Halik, Tony: 535
“Hatters Street” (Bratislava): 959
Hauptmann House (Ljubljana): 735
Haus der Musik (Vienna): 874, 877, 895–896, 913
Havel, Václav: 30–31, 38, 39, 95, 96, 122, 485
Havelská Market (Prague): 64, 79, 124, 139–140
Havlíček Square (Kutná Hora): 168–169
Haydn, Joseph: 873, 876, 896, 965
Heldenplatz (Vienna): 873, 876
Hemingway, Ernest: 715, 825, 826, 837, 841
Herceg Novi: 1010
Heroes’ Square (Budapest): 586, 616–617; map, 618–619
Heurigen, in Vienna: 938–940
Heweliusz Park (Gdańsk): 466
Heydrich, Reinhard: 36
High Synagogue (Kraków): 310
Hiking: Bled, 786, 789–790; Budapest, 622, 624; Český Krumlov, 206; Kobarid, 843; Kotor, 1011–1012; Kozjak Waterfall, 842–843; Motovun, 994; Mount Triglav, 822, 824–825; Plitvice Lakes, 996–997; Savica Waterfall, 816; Sirens’ Valley, 702–703; Split, 991; Vintgar Gorge, 803, 806; Vogel Mountain, 815–816
Hill of the Cross (Český Krumlov): 206
Hindliyan House (Plovdiv): 1024
Hiša Franko (Kobarid): 846
Historical Zone of the Free City of Gdańsk: 458, 472
History: understanding Yugoslavia, 1066–1071. See also Communism; Habsburg Empire; World War I; World War II; and specific destinations
Hofburg Palace (Vienna): 872–873, 874, 877–889; eating, 878–879, 929; Imperial Apartments, 872–873, 874, 879–883; map, 878; Treasury, 873, 874, 883–885; World Museum Vienna, 873, 874, 885–886
Holešovice Train Station (Prague): 157–158
Holidays: 1119–1121
Hollein, Hans: 869
Holocaust Memorial (Bratislava): 963–964
Holocaust Memorial Center (Budapest): 586, 621–622
Holocaust Monument (Budapest): 593
Holy Cross Chapel (Kraków): 277–278
Holy Cross Chapel (Prague): 110
Holy Cross Church (Warsaw): 391–392
Holy House (Prague): 124
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sibiu): 1054
Holy Trinity Church (Kraków): 297
Holy Trinity Plague Column (Vienna): 870
Horní Bridge (Český Krumlov): 195
Horní Street (Český Krumlov): 195–196
Horseback riding: 732
Horse market, in Ocna Șugatag: 1059
Horses, Lipizzaner stallions, in Vienna: 875, 886–887
Hospital in the Rock and Nuclear Bunker (Budapest): 587, 632
Hostel Celica (Ljubljana): 730, 762, 768
Hostels: overview, 1096–1097. See also specific destinations
Hotels: overview, 1092–1095; rates and deals, 23–24, 1091–1092; reservations, 1096–1097. See also specific destinations
Hotel Bristol (Warsaw): 393, 433–434
Hotel Růže (Český Krumlov): 196
Hotel u Prince (Prague): 57, 145
Hot springs: See Baths
House by the Bell (Prague): 72
House of Music Hungary (Budapest): 586, 618–619, 647
House of Terror (Budapest): 586, 613–616
House of the Batana Boat (Rovinj): 993
House of the Black Madonna (Prague): 76
Hradčany (Prague): See Castle Quarter
Hrádek Castle (Kutná Hora): 173–174
Huet Square (Sibiu): 1054
Humor Monastery: 1065
Hundertwasserhaus (Vienna): 907
Hunedoara Castle: 1055
Hungária Koncert (Budapest): 648
Hungarian Agriculture Museum (Budapest): 620
Hungarian forints: 542, 574, 1079
Hungarian Jewish Museum (Budapest): 608
Hungarian language: 559–562, 1100–1101; restaurant phrases, 562; survival phrases, 561
Hungarian National Gallery (Budapest): 587, 626
Hungarian National Museum (Budapest): 587, 605–606
Hungarian Parliament (Budapest): 575, 583, 586, 588–589; tickets, 25, 588
Hungarian State Opera House (Budapest): 586, 610, 612, 646–647
Hungarian Uprising (1956): 551, 568, 590–591, 592–593, 682; monuments, in Budapest, 575, 592–593, 615–616
Hungary: 540–707; at a glance, 14; almanac, 542; climate, 1128; cuisine, 554–557; currency, 542, 574, 1079; embassies, 1074; helpful hints, 542–543; history, 543–552; LGBTQ+ travel, 1076–1077; map, 541; movies, 1125; overview, 540–562; today, 552–554; tourist office, 1073. See also Budapest; Eger
Hunger Wall (Prague): 104
Hunyadi, János: 545, 627, 1055
Hus, Jan: 31, 34–35, 40, 67–68, 77, 112, 122, 170, 1121; biographical sketch, 71; Memorial (Prague), 67–68
Hvar Island: 991–992
Hviezdoslavovo Námestie (Bratislava): 961–963; eating, 976
I
Idrija: 830
Image Theater (Prague): 127–128
Imperial Apartments (Hofburg; Vienna): 872–873, 874, 879–883
Imperial Apartments (Schönbrunn Palace; Vienna): 909–913
Imperial Carriage Museum (Vienna): 913
Imperial Crypt (Vienna): 868, 874, 889, 891
Imperial Furniture Collection (Vienna): 875, 909–910
Imperial Music Chapel (Vienna): 873, 914
Independence Square (Sofia): 1019
In der Burg (Vienna): 873
Infant of Prague: 104
Information: 1073. See also specific destinations
Internet security: 1103
Isaac Synagogue (Kraków): 306, 340, 352
Iskra-Kazanlak Historical Museum (Kazanlak): 1029–1030
Istria: 984, 993–995; transportation, 774–775. See also Rovinj
Istrian hill towns: 994
István (Stephen), Saint: 544, 598, 631–632, 633, 683–684, 691, 693–694, 1121
Italian Court (Kutná Hora): 169
Italian Mausoleum (Kobarid): 840, 842
Italy: Predel Pass, 831
Itineraries: designing your own, 18–19, 22; top destinations, 12–17. See also specific destinations
J
Jadrolinija: 986
Jadwiga, Saint: 221–222, 277, 521
Jagiellonian University (Kraków): 266–267, 296–297
Jalta Hotel (Prague): 94–95
J & L Lobmeyr Crystal (Vienna): 868
Jan Hus Memorial (Prague): 67–68
Janković, Zoran: 716, 725, 740
Jankowski, Henryk: 465–466
Jasna: 823
Jászai Mari Tér (Budapest): 601
Jelačić Square (Zagreb): 995
Jerusalem Avenue (Warsaw): 386, 388
Jesenice: 819–820
Jewish Cemeteries (Kraków): 253, 301–302, 303, 309–310
Jewish Community Center (Kraków): 310
Jewish Ghetto (Warsaw): 416–424
Jewish Local History Collection of Elisabethtown (Budapest): 610
Jewish (Judenplatz) Memorial (Vienna): 897
Jewish Museums (Budapest), 608; (Kraków), 309; (Prague), 83–88; (Sarajevo), 1002; (Vienna), 897; (Warsaw), 418, 420–423
Jewish Quarter (Budapest): 583, 605–610; eating, 662–665. See also Seventh Disrict
Jewish Quarter (Kraków): See Kazimierz
Jewish Quarter (Prague): 51, 64, 83–89; eating, 145; guided tours, 66; map, 84; shopping, 125
John of Nepomuk, Saint: 82–83, 115, 197
John Paul II, Pope (Karol Wojtyła): 240, 241, 247, 266–268, 317–324, 391–392, 393–394, 475, 478, 484, 631, 742, 809, 1125; Archdiocesan Museum (Kraków), 273, 297–298; biographical sketch, 270–271; Chapel (Kraków), 277; Family Home Museum (Wadowice), 322–324; Great Sanctuary (Kraków), 320–321; Wawel Cathedral Museum (Kraków), 278–279
John Paul II Great Sanctuary (Kraków): 320–321
John Paul II Kraków-Balice Airport: 246–248
Jósef, Attila: 593
Josefov (Prague): See Jewish Quarter
Josefsplatz (Vienna): 872, 886
Joyce, James: 144
Józefa street (Kraków): 307, 334, 340
Jože Plečnik House (Ljubljana): 733, 748, 752–754
Judah Square (Kraków): 308, 351–352
Julian Alps: 14, 817–846; map, 820–821; planning tips, 817–818; self-guided driving tour, 818–832; tours, 784, 818; transportation, 818. See also Bled
K
Kaffee Mayer (Bratislava): 959
Kaiserappartements (Vienna): 872–873, 874, 879–883
Kaisergruft (Vienna): 868, 874, 889, 891
Kaiserliche Schatzkammer Wien (Vienna): 873, 874, 883–885
Kampa Island (Prague): 101–102
Kanonicza street (Kraków): 272–273
Kapana (Plovdiv): 1026
Karlova street (Prague): 58, 80, 124–125
Karlskirche (Vienna): 875, 903
Karlsplatz (Vienna): 902
Kärntner Gate (Vienna): 865
Kärntner Strasse (Vienna): 853, 867–868
Kazanlak: 1028–1029; sleeping, 1029–1030
Kazimierz (Kraków): 240–241, 298–310; eating, 351–354; maps, 301, 338, 352; nightlife, 337–340, 354; shopping, 334; sights, 298–310; sleeping, 346
Kazimierz (the Great): 221, 246, 261, 264, 275, 277, 279, 300
Kazimierz Market Square (Kraków): 307–308
Kazimierz Monument (Kraków): 300
Keleti/Eastern Station (Budapest): 569
Kinský Palace (Prague): 70
Király utca (Budapest): 652–653
Klagenfurt Airport: 776
Klášterní Pivovar (Prague): 123, 147
Klausen Synagogue (Prague): 87
Klauzál Market (Budapest): 665
Klementinum (Prague): 80
Kleť Mountain: 195
Klezmer music, in Kraków: 303, 304, 337–340
Klimt, Gustav: 902–906
Kluže Fortress: 828
Knin Cable Car (Bovec): 834
Kobarid: 829, 837–846; eating, 845–846; map, 838; sights/activities, 829, 838–844; sleeping, 844–845; tourist information, 837–838
Kohlmarkt (Vienna): 871
Kolbe, Saint Maksymilian: 268, 365, 366–367, 689
Kolodko Minis: 596
Kolovrat Outdoor Museum (Kobarid): 843–844
Konopiště Castle: 185–189
Konstantsalieva House (Arbanasi): 1034
Korčula: 992
Kościuszko, Tadeusz: 223, 274, 278, 285–286, 331, 405
Kościuszko Mound (Kraków): 330–331
Koski Mehmet-Pasha Mosque (Mostar): 1005
Kosmatka: 1028–1029
Kossuth, Lajos: 592
Kossuth tér (Budapest): 589, 592–593
Kostnice v Sedlci (Kutná Hora): 169–171
Kotor: 1010–1012; eating, 1012; sleeping, 1012
Kotor City Walls: 1011–1012
Kozjak Waterfall: 842–843
Kraków: 12, 239–355; at a glance, 252–253; eating, 346–354; entertainment, 335–340; helpful hints, 248–249; history, 246–247; layout of, 240–241; maps, 242–243, 301, 332–333, 338, 344–345, 352; neighborhoods, 240–241; planning tips, 239–240; self-guided walk, 255–273; shopping, 331–335; sights/activities, 255–331; sleeping, 341–346; tourist information, 241, 244; tours, 250–255; transportation, 244–248, 249–250, 355
Kraków City Walls: 255–256
Kraków Cloth Hall: 252, 264–265, 284–288, 331
Kraków Ethnographic Museum: 307–308
Kraków Main Market Square: 252, 262, 264; eating, 346–347; entertainment, 335
Krakowskie Przedmiešcie (Warsaw): 390–397
Kraków Tourist Card: 241
Kraków Town Hall Tower: 265–266
Kralov Med Beehive Demonstration (Selo): 793–794
Kranjc Tourist Farm: 845
Kranjska Gora: 822
Križanke Theater (Ljubljana): 747–748
Křížový Vrch: 206
Krumlov Castle (Český Krumlov): 197–203
Krzysztofory Palace (Kraków): 296
Kubicki Arcades (Warsaw): 406–407
Kucinich, Dennis: 986
Kugy, Julius: 825
Kukliński, Ryszard: 400
Kunst Haus Wien Museum (Vienna): 875, 907
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna): 874, 898–901
Kupa Synagogue (Kraków): 310
Kurja Vas: 820
Kursalon (Vienna): 916–917
Kürtőskalács: 673
Kutná Hora: 161–175; eating, 174–175; map, 164–165; self-guided walk, 165–169; sights/activities, 165–174; sleeping, 174–175; tourist information, 163; transportation, 163, 164, 175
L
Lady with an Ermine (da Vinci): 290–291
Lake Bled region: 777–802; map, 779. See also Bled
Lángos: 605, 669, 670, 672–673
Language: 28; Austria, 851; Bosnia, 1000; Croatia, 987; Czech Republic, 44, 46–48; restaurant phrases, 48; survival phrases, 47; German restaurant phrases, 946; German survival phrases, 945; Hungary, 559–562, 1100–1101; restaurant phrases, 562; survival phrases, 561; Montenegro, 1009; online translation tip, 1078; place names pronunciation, 1131; Poland, 235–238; restaurant phrases, 238; survival phrases, 237; Romania, 1039; Slovakia, 953; Slovenia, 720–722; restaurant phrases, 722; survival phrases, 721
Language barrier: 445, 1100–1101
Laurinská Street (Bratislava): 960
Łazienki Park (1944): 387, 428–429, 430
Legenda Cruises (Budapest): 582, 603–604
Lennon Wall (Prague): 103–104
Leopold Museum (Vienna): 902
Leopold Town (Budapest): 565, 583, 588–601; maps, 584–585, 667; sights, 583, 588–601; sleeping, 657
Lepena Valley: 827–828
Lesser Town (Prague): 52, 100–105; at a glance, 65; eating, 145–147; maps, 102–103, 134–135; nightlife, 129–130; sights, 100–105; sleeping, 132–133, 138
Lesser Town Square (Prague): 100–101
LGBTQ+ travel: 1076–1077
Liberation Monuments (Budapest): 633, 680
Liberty Bridge (Budapest): 565, 575
Libeskind, Daniel: 416
Linhartov Trg (Radovljica): 808
Lipizzaner stallions, in Vienna: 875, 886–887
Liszt, Franz: 613; Museum (Budapest), 616
Liszt Ferenc Airport (Budapest): 572–573
Little Dobó Square (Eger): 693
Little Princess, The (Budapest): 603
Little Quarter (Prague): See Lesser Town
Livade: 994
Ljubljana: 14, 723–776; at a glance, 733; best views, 730; eating, 768–773; helpful hints, 730; history of, 724–725; layout of, 725–726; maps, 728–729, 736–737, 766–767; planning tips, 724–725; self-guided walk, 732–749; shopping, 743–744, 762–763; sights/activities, 732–762; sleeping, 764–768; tourist information, 726; tours, 731–732; transportation, 726–727, 730–731, 773–776
Ljubljana Airport: 775–776, 802
Ljubljana Castle: 733, 741, 749–752; eating, 751–752, 771–772
Ljubljana Cathedral: 733, 741–742
Ljubljana City Museum: 733, 747
Ljubljana Contemporary History Museum: 733, 758–759
Ljubljana Main Market Square: 740
Ljubljana Riverside Market: 733, 738–739
Ljubljana Skyscraper: 731, 759–760
Ljubljana Small Market Square: 739–740
Ljubljana Tourist Card: 726
Ljubljana Town Hall: 743
Ljubljana Town Square: 742–743
Ljubljana US Embassy: 756
Ljubljanica River: 725–726, 734, 744; cafés, 772; cruises, 732
Lobkowicz Palace (Prague): 65, 119
Lobmeyr Crystal (Vienna): 868
Log pod Mangartom: eating, 836
Long Market (Gdańsk): 457–458
Loos, Adolf: 871; House (Vienna), 872
Lord’s Ark Church (Kraków): 330
Loreta Church (Prague): 65, 108–109, 124
Loreta Square (Prague): 123–124
Loreto Chapel (Budapest): 630–631
Lost Wawel (Kraków): 283
Lovćen: 1013
Luge, at Lake Bled: 793
Lyceum (Eger): 688–689, 695–697
M
McDonald’s (Budapest): 602
Magic Praha (Prague): 58
Magic Tower (Eger): 696–697
Mail: 1103–1104
Main Market Square (Kraków): 252, 262, 264; eating, 346–347; entertainment, 335
Main Market Square (Ljubljana): 740
Main Town (Gdańsk): 445, 449–463, 467–473; eating, 499–502; map, 450–451; sights, 467–473; sleeping, 495–498
Main Town Hall (Gdańsk): 448, 457, 468–470
Maisel Synagogue (Prague): 85
Maksymilian Kolbe, Saint: 268, 365, 366–367, 689
Malá Strana (Prague): See Lesser Town
Malbork Castle: 513–525; map, 516
Malczewski, Jacek: 263, 288, 412, 413
Maps: See Map Index
Maramureș: 1037, 1056–1059, 1060
Margaret Bridge (Budapest): 564
Margaret Island (Budapest): 587, 600–601
Mariacka street (Gdańsk): 460, 494
Mariahilfer Strasse (Vienna): 908–909; eating, 936; map, 924–925; sleeping, 922
Maria Theresa, Empress: 101, 104, 111, 175, 589, 688, 790, 810, 848–849, 866, 868–869, 873, 889–891, 909–912, 969; biographical sketch, 889, 890; Monument (Vienna), 876
Maritime Museum of Montenegro (Kotor): 1011
Marjan (Split): 991
Markale Market (Sarajevo): 1003
Markets: Bratislava, 959; Budapest, 586, 604–605, 649, 651, 665, 670–671; Český Krumlov, 194; Christmas, 19, 959; Eger, 688; Gdańsk, 464; Kraków, 257, 264–265, 306, 339–340; Kutná Hora, 167; Ljubljana, 730, 733, 738–739, 739, 762; Prague, 64, 76, 79, 124, 139–140; Sarajevo, 1003; Sofia, 1020; Vienna, 875, 904–905; Warsaw, 438; Zagreb, 996
Martinický Palace (Prague): 120
Mary Magdalene Square (Kraków): 272
Masaryk, Tomáš Garrigue: 36, 120, 122, 168–169, 753
Matejko, Jan: 256, 260, 285–286, 406, 409–411; biographical sketch, 410
Matthias Church (Budapest): 587, 629–631
Mátyás (Matthias) Corvinus: 545–546, 617, 625, 627, 1055, 1056; biographical sketch, 627
Medical emergencies: 1073. See also specific destinations
Medieval Art Museum (Prague): 64, 90
Međugorje: 1006
Mehoffer, Józef: 263, 269, 292, 412–413
Meiselsa street (Kraków): 306–307
Melantrichova street (Prague): 58, 79
Memento Park (Budapest): 587, 677–682; map, 678
Memorial for the Victims of Communism (Sighet): 1057
Memorial Garden (Budapest): 608
Memorial to the Children of Sarajevo: 1003
Memorial to the Victims of 1969 (Prague): 94
Merry Cemetery: 1059–1060
Meštrović, Ivan: 996, 1013; Gallery (Split), 990–991
Metelkova (Ljubljana): 726, 760–762
Metric conversions: 1127–1128
Metro: Budapest, 576–579; Prague, 58–59, 61–62; Vienna, 856–857, 858–859; Warsaw, 383
Michaelerkirche (Vienna): 875, 891–892
Michaelerplatz (Vienna): 872; eating, 932
Michalská street (Bratislava): 957–958
Michalská street (Prague): 124
Mickiewicz, Adam: 223, 247, 262, 264, 276, 396, 416
Miklošičeva cesta (Ljubljana): 735, 738
Milk bars, in Poland: 230, 272, 349–351, 390, 500
Millennium City Center (Budapest): 648
Millennium Monument (Budapest): 575, 617
Ministry of Agriculture (Budapest): 592
Minorite Church (Eger): 691
Mitoraj, Igor: 265–266
Młoda Polska: 258–259, 263, 268, 288, 412–413
Mobile phones: 26, 1102–1103. See also Apps
MOCAK (Kraków): 317
Modlin Airport (Warsaw): 381–382
Mokotowska street (Warsaw): 430, 439
Moldovița Monastery: 1064
Money: 26, 1078–1085; average daily expenses, 23; budgeting, 23–24. See also Currency and exchange
Money-saving tips (discounts): 23–24, 1075, 1078; eating, 24; sleeping, 23–24, 1091–1092. See also specific destinations
Monte Cassino Heroes Street (Sopot): 506
Montenegrin language: 1009
Montenegro: 983, 1007–1013; almanac, 1008; cuisine, 1008; currency, 1008; history, 1008; map, 1009; top destinations, 1009–1013; transportation, 1007–1008
Montenegro Maritime Museum (Kotor): 1011
Monument Against War and Fascism (Vienna): 866–867
Monument of the Fallen Shipyard Workers (Gdańsk): 474–477
Monument of the Soviet Army (Sofia): 1020
Monument to the Hungarian Victims of the Nazis (Budapest): 597
Monument to the Victims of All Wars (Ljubljana): 749
Monument to Victims of Communism (Prague): 104
Moser (Prague): 125
Mostar: 998, 1004–1006; eating, 1005–1006; sleeping, 1005
Mostar Old Bridge: 1004–1005
Most SNP (Bratislava): 964, 970–972
Motława River: 458–459, 501–502
Motovun: 994
Mount Straža: 793
Movies, recommended: 1123–1127
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: 76, 129, 890, 896, 965; concerts, 128, 916–917; House (Vienna), 877, 897, 916
Mozarthaus Vienna Museum: 877, 897, 916
Mucha, Alphonse: 36, 78, 112, 114; Museum (Prague), 65, 97–98
Műcsarnok (Budapest): 617
Municipal House (Prague): 64, 77–78, 98–99; eating, 149–150
Museum Kampa (Prague): 101–102
Museum of Broken Relationships (Zagreb): 996
Museum of Communism (Prague): 65, 98
Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków: 317
Museum of Contemporary Art-Metelkova (Ljubljana): 761
Museum of Ethnography (Budapest): 617–618
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest): 617
Museum of Gdańsk: 467–470, 467–473
Museum of Hungarian Agriculture (Budapest): 620
Museum of Kraków: 241, 244, 248
Museum of Medieval Art (Prague): 64, 90
Museum of Modern Art (Bratislava), 968–969; (Ljubljana), 756; (Vienna), 902
Museum of Municipal Engineering (Kraków): 308
Museum of Puppetry (Ljubljana): 751
Museum of Regional History (Český Krumlov): 195–196, 205
Museum of Socialist Art (Sofia): 1020–1021
Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Warsaw): 387, 418, 420–423
Museum of the History of Toruń: 533
Museum of the Second World War (Gdańsk): 448, 485–491
Museum of Toruń Gingerbread: 534
Museum of Warsaw: 387, 407–408
MuseumsQuartier (Vienna): 902, 917
Music: Budapest, 586, 618–619, 646–648; Eger, 688; Gdańsk, 494; Kraków, 335–340; Prague, 128–130; Vienna, 853, 856, 873, 913–917, 913–918; Haus der Musik, 874, 877, 895–896, 913; Warsaw, 430–431. See also Opera; and specific composers
Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina (Warsaw): 413–414, 431
Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (Warsaw): 387, 425, 427–428
Mysia 3 (Warsaw): 430
N
Nagy, Imre: 551–552, 553, 591, 594–595, 601, 616; biographical sketch, 594
Nagymező utca (Budapest): 612
Náměstí Svornosti (Český Krumlov): 191, 196–197
Na Příkopě (Prague): 58, 78–79, 98, 124; sights, 98–99
Národní třída (Prague): 96, 124–125; eating, 150
Naschmarkt (Vienna): 875, 904–905, 917; eating, 936; sleeping near, 922
National and University Library (Ljubljana): 733, 745–746
National Archaeological Museum (Sofia): 1020
National Dance Theater (Budapest): 648
National Gallery (Budapest), 587, 626; (Ljubljana), 756–757
National Library (Vienna): 887–888
National Maritime Museum (Gdańsk): 472–473
National Museum (Budapest), 587, 605–606; (Gdańsk), 491–492; (Kraków), 284–294; (Ljubljana), 755–756; (Prague), 57, 94; (Warsaw), 387, 409–413
National Museum of Romanian History (Bucharest): 1044
National Museum of the Romanian Peasant (Bucharest): 1044
National Palace of Culture (Sofia): 1020
National Theater (Bratislava), 961; (Prague), 129
Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral (Veliko Tarnovo): 1033
Na Valech Gardens (Prague): 119
Nedbalka Gallery of Slovak Modern Art (Bratislava): 968–969
Nerudova street (Prague): 101
Nesebar: 1034–1035
Neuer Markt (Vienna): 868–869
Neustift am Walde: 939–940
“New Europe” and the EU: 1083
New Jewish Cemetery (Kraków): 253, 303, 309–310
New Palace Museums (Vienna): See World Museum Vienna
New Town (Plovdiv): 1026
New Town (Prague): 51, 90–99; at a glance, 64–65; cafés, 153–154; eating, 148–150; maps, 92, 136–137; nightlife, 129; sights, 90–99; sleeping, 138
New Town (Warsaw): 377, 401–402; map, 378; nightlife, 431
New Town Market Square (Toruń): 532
New Town Square (Warsaw): 401
New York Café (Budapest): 613, 674
Njeguši: 1013
Nordic Center (Planica): 822–823
Nova Gorica: 830
Nové Mesto (Prague): See New Town
Nowa Huta (Kraków): 328–330
Nowogrodzka street (Warsaw): 435
Nowy Świat Street (Warsaw): 386, 388, 389–390; eating, 436
Nussdorf: 940