Vienna: The Monocle Travel Guide Series

Austria’s capital is as grand as its imperial history. Its stately streets, once at the centre of the Habsburg empire, are lined with palaces and baroque masterpieces. Vienna is constantly updating itself to suit its hard-earned title as one of Europe’s prettiest and most liveable cities – our guide will take you off the beaten track to the independent shops, family-run restaurants and cultural hotspots that you might otherwise miss.

Monocle reports from around the globe. As its editors and correspondents dart from city to city, they get to know the best places to rest their heads, stretch their limbs, and kick back with a contact in a hard-to-find cocktail bar. That information is now available in The Monocle Travel Guide Series: a line-up of titles that speaks to readers in an informed but informal way about everything from architecture to art, late-night bars to early-morning markets.

Designed to be compact and collectible, these books go beyond the traditional tourist beats to make sure visitors get the best out of a city no matter how short their stay. The guides are also discerning: they will not list a hundred places to eat, but they will focus on what is best for any occasion.