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Aaccommodation 998-1000, see

also individual cities & countriesactivities 22, 1000-2, see also

individual countriesAdršpach-Teplice Rocks 320-1Adventure Race Montenegro 27,

585air travel 19, 1012-13, 1014, see

also individual cities & countriesAlbania 36, 43-74, 45

accommodation 43, 70activities 70-1arts 68-9border crossings 72-3business hours 71climate 43costs 44drinks 44embassies 71exchange rates 44food & drink 43, 44, 70, 71gay & lesbian travellers 71highlights 45, 45history 66-8holidays 71internet access 71internet resources 44itineraries 44language 1021-2money 71telephone services 72travel seasons 43travel to/from 44, 72-3travel within 73-4visas 44, 72

Albena 189Aleksander Nevski Church 150Alexander Nevsky Monastery 798amusement parks 753-4, 781Apollonia 57Arbanasi 178

archaeological sites & ruins 21Apollonia 57Butrint 64Chufut-Kale 984-5Eumolpias 165Heraclea Lyncestis 546Mogila 173Nesebâr 190-1, 192Perperikon 171Pula 227-8Solin 248Stari Bar 591-2Stobi 550Stolac 129-30Tatul 171Visoko 132

architecture 7, 23, 471, 730, 7area codes 1008-9art 22, see also individual countriesart galleries, see galleries & museumsAsenovgrad Fortress 169ATMs 1005Aukštaitija National Park 508-9Auschwitz 636-7

BBachkovo 169Badija Island 251Bakhchysaray 984-5Balatonfüred 420-2, 421Balchik 189-90Baltica International Folklore Festival

26, 354Banat 732-7Banja Luka 136-8Banská Štiavnica 873-4Bansko 162-3banyas, bathhouses & saunas 819,

1001-2, 11Karlovy Vary 304Mariánské Lázně 309Moscow 782St Petersburg 798-9

Bar 591-2Bardejov 898-9, 899Bardejovské Kúpele 900Bârsana 740bathhouses, see banyas, bathhouses

& saunasbathrooms 1009Bay of Kotor 584-9beaches 20, 10

Balatonfüred 420Burgas 193Curonian Spit 20Drymades 20, 61Dubrovnik 256Kamen Bryag 190

Mamaia 753Nesebâr 191Ohrid 543Parnu 369Sozopol 194Ulcinj 592Varna 184Zadar 239

bears 714beer & breweries 336

Budweiser Budvar Brewery 312-13Chişinău Brewery 561Eggenberg Brewery 316festivals 25, 287, 327, 546museums 309, 962Pilsner Urquell Brewery 309

Belá Tatras 887-8Belarus 36, 75-102, 77

accommodation 75, 98border crossings 101business hours 98climate 75embassies 98exchange rates 76food & drink 75, 97-8gay & lesbian travellers 98-99highlights 77, 77history 94-6holidays 99language 99money 99travel seasons 75travel to/from 101travel within 101-2visas 100-1

Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park 91

Belgrade 832-42, 834-5accommodation 837-8drinking 839-40entertainment 840-1food 838-9internet access 841internet resources 841medical services 841shopping 841sights 832-7tourist offices 842travel to/from 842travel within 842

Belica 549Belogradchik 198Bendery 572-3Berat 12, 57-9, 12Białowieża 624Białowieża National Park 623-5bicycle travel, see cyclingBiertan 723

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Bihać 138-9Biogradska Gora National Park 599birdwatching 1000

Durankulak 190Lake Tikveš 549Paklenica National Park 264Pripyatsky National Park 92Rusenski Lom Nature Park 183

Birkenau 637Bitola 544-5Bjelašnica 119Black Sea Coast (Bulgaria) 183-97, 10Black Sea Coast (Romania) 754-6, 751Blagaj 128Bled 921-5, 922Blue Eye Spring 64boat travel 19, 1013-14, 1015, see

also individual cities & countriesboat trips 14, 14

Badija Island 251Balatonfüred 420Kavadarci 548Litoměřice 302Pieniny National Park 889Pula 229Sozopol 195Višegrad (Bosnia & Hercegovina) 131Zadar 239

bobsledding 486Bogove 59Bohemia 301-21Bohemian Switzerland National Park

303-4Bohinj 925-6Bohinjska Bistrica 925Bojnice Castle 877Bolata 190border crossings

Albania 72-3Belarus 101Bosnia & Hercegovina 145Bulgaria 204Croatia 268Czech Republic 340Estonia 381Hungary 448Kosovo 461Latvia 491Lithuania 525Macedonia 555Moldova 570, 580Montenegro 606Poland 689-90Romania 766-7Russia 826, 1014Serbia 858Slovakia 905Slovenia 944

Transdniestr 570Ukraine 570, 994

Boskovice 333Bosnia & Hercegovina 36, 103-46,

105, 106accommodation 103, 143-4activities 144arts 142-3border crossings 145business hours 144climate 103costs 104dangers 144exchange rates 104food & drink 103, 104gay & lesbian travellers 144highlights 105, 105history 140-2holidays 144internet resources 104money 145travel to/from 145-6travel within 146visas 145

Botiza 740Boubín 319Bovec 927-30Boyana 160Bran Castle 719Braşov 714-19, 716Bratislava 862-72, 862, 866-7

accommodation 865-7activities 864drinking 869entertainment 869-70festivals 865food 867-9internet access 870medical services 870shopping 870sights 863-4tourist offices 871tours 864-5travel to/from 871-2travel within 872

Brest 87-91, 88breweries, see beer & breweriesBrno 321-5, 322Bucegi Mountains 713Bucharest 694-709, 696-7, 700-1, 704

accommodation 703-5drinking 706entertainment 706food 705-6internet access 707medical services 707shopping 706sights 695-703

tourist offices 707travel to/from 708-9travel within 709

Bucovina 745-50Budapest 14, 385-405, 388-9, 392,

394-5, 2, 7, 14accommodation 392-8drinking 400entertainment 400-1festivals 391-2food 398-400internet access 402medical services 402shopping 401-2sights 386-91tourist offices 402-3tours 391travel to/from 403-4travel within 404-7

budgets 18, see also moneyBudva 589-90Budweiser Budvar Brewery 312-13Bukovina 745-50, 745Bulgaria 37, 147-206, 149

accommodation 147, 201-2activities 202arts 199-200border crossings 204business hours 202climate 147costs 148dangers 202embassies 202-3exchange rates 148food & drink 147, 148, 201, 202gay & lesbian travellers 203highlights 149, 149history 198-9holidays 203internet resources 148itineraries 148language 1023-4money 203travel seasons 147travel to/from 148, 204travel within 204-6visas 148, 204

bunkers 55Burgas 193-4bus travel 18, 1013, 1015, see also

individual cities & countriesbusiness hours 1002, see also

individual countriesButrint 64Byala 190

Ccanoeing 1000Cape Kolka 484

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Capuchin Monastery 321car travel 19, 73, 1013, 1015-17, see

also individual cities & countriesCarnival Humorina 25Carpathian Mountains 644-50, 967-8Carpathian National Nature Park

967-8castles, fortresses & palaces 12, 20, 12

Asenovgrad Fortress 169Bojnice Castle 877Bran Castle 719Bratislava Castle 863Brest Fortress 87-8Český Krumlov Castle 315-16Devín Castle 872-3Eger Castle 435Festetics Palace 423Herceg Stjepan Fortress 128Kalasa castle 58Kalemegdan Citadel 832Kamyanets-Podilsky Fortress 968-9Karlštejn Castle 298Khans’ Palace 984Konopiště Chateau 298Livadia Palace 982Ljubljana Castle 910Lublin Castle 637Malbork Castle 670Narva Castle 363Orava Castle 877Peleş Castle 711-12Petrodvorets palace 802Petrovaradin Citadel 843, 845Plaošnik castle 549, 13Prague Castle 280-1, 285, 286Royal Castle 610Rozafa Fortress 53Rundāle Palace 483Sedlec Ossuary 299Shumen Fortress 179Smederevo Fortress 843Špilberk Castle 321Spiš Castle 891Tighina Fortress 572-3Tsarevets Fortress 175Tsarskoe Selo palace 802Veletržni Palace 287Wallenstein Palace 285Wawel Castle 625-7

cathedrals, see churches & cathedralscaves

Bacho Kiro 178Despotovac 849Dobšinská Ice Cave 893-4

Emen 178Gadimë 456Magura 198Moravian Karst 326Orlova Chuka 183Pešna 549Postojna 930Predjama 931Škocjan 930-1Trigrad 170Yagodina 171

Caves Monastery 950Ceauşescu, Nicolae 736, 760cell phones 1008Cēsis 487České Budějovice 312-15, 314Český Krumlov 15, 315-19, 316, 15Cetinje 594-5Chalin Valog 162Chernivtsi 966-7Chernobyl disaster 95, 951, 990-1children, travel with 1002

amusement parks 753-4, 781Bratislava 869Moscow 781museums 89, 215, 365-6, 737, 799railways 386, 389St Petersburg 799theatre 294water parks 353, 369, 411, 753-4,

781, 888, 915zoos & wildlife parks 216, 353, 474,

624, 660, 781, 799, 812, 832Chişinău 560-7, 562-3

accommodation 561-3drinking 565entertainment 565-6food 563-5internet access 566medical services 566shopping 566sights 560-1travel to/from 566-7travel within 567

Chufut-Kale 984-5churches & cathedrals

Aleksander Nevski Church 150Boyana 160Cathedral of St Domnius 242Church of St Euphemia 225Church of St Jacob 890Esztergom Basilica 410Kaliningrad Cathedral 809Pannonhalma Abbey 415Patriarchal Cathedral 695St Isaac’s Cathedral 793St Peter’s Lutheran Church 465St Sophia’s Cathedral 950

Čičmany 878cinema, see filmclimate 18, see also individual

countriesclimate change 1012Cluj-Napoca 727-32, 728Cojuşna 568communism 334, 442, 817-18Comrat 574Constanţa 750-3, 752consulates, see embassiesconvents & monasteries

Alexander Nevsky Monastery 798Bachkovo 169Capuchin Monastery 321Caves Monastery 950Cetinje Monastery 594-5Decani Monastery 457Dryanovo 178Gračanica Monastery 456Humor Monastery 749Ivanovo Rock Monastery 183Moldoviţa Monastery 749Orheiul Vechi Monastery Complex

568-9Ostrog Monastery 598Paulite Monastery of Jasna Góra

640Preobrazhenski Monastery 178Rila Monastery 161Rozhen Monastery 161-2Studenica Monastery 851Suceviţa Monastery 749-50Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery 538Sveti Naum Monastery 543Treskavec Monastery 547Veliko Târnovo 176Voroneţ Monastery 748Zrze Monastery 547-8

costs 44, see also individual countriescourses

Bulgarian language 154Macedonian language 541

credit cards 1006, 1007Cres Island 238Cricova 10, 567-8, 10Crimea 977-85, 12Crimean War 986Crişana 732-7Croatia 37, 207-72, 210-11

accommodation 207, 264-5activities 265-6arts 263border crossings 268business hours 266climate 207costs 208embassies 266

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exchange rates 208food & drink 207, 208, 262-3, 266gay & lesbian travellers 266highlights 210, 210-11history 260-2holidays 266internet resources 208itineraries 208language 1024-6money 266-7telephone services 267travel seasons 207travel to/from 208, 268-9travel within 269-72visas 208, 267-8

cruises, see boat tripsCuronian Spit 20, 517-20, 16Curonian Spit National Park 519Curtea de Argeş 712cycling 19, 1000, 1014-15, 16

Albania 73Belarus 102Bosnia & Hercegovina 146Bulgaria 176, 205Croatia 253, 269Czech Republic 340Estonia 382Lithuania 520, 526Macedonia 555Moldova 580Poland 690Romania 713, 767Serbia 858Slovakia 905Ukraine 995

Czech Republic 37, 273-342, 275accommodation 273, 337arts 335-6border crossings 340business hours 337climate 273costs 274embassies 337-8exchange rates 274food & drink 274, 336, 337, 338gay & lesbian travellers 338highlights 275, 275history 333-5holidays 338internet access 338internet resources 274itineraries 274language 1026-7money 338-9telephone services 339tourist information 339travel seasons 273travel to/from 274, 339-40

travel within 340-2visas 274, 339

Częstochowa 640

DDalmatia 237-60dangers, see safetyDanube Bend 405-12Danube Delta 756-9, 758Danube River 407Darłowo 675Dayton Agreement 141-2Debrecen 439-41Decani Monastery 457Despotovac 848-9Devín Castle 872-3Dhërmi 61Dihovo 545disabilities, travellers with 1009-10

Albania 72Bosnia & Hercegovina 145Bulgaria 203-4Croatia 267Czech Republic 339Hungary 448Macedonia 555Poland 689Romania 766Russia 824Slovakia 904

Divača 930diving & snorkelling 1000-1

Mljet Island 253Piran 937Poreč 223Ulcinj 593

Doboj 133Dobrinishte 162-3Dobšinská Ice Cave 893-4Dolina Chochołowska 648Dolina Kościeliska 648Dolina Strążyska 648Don Cento Jazz Festival 27Dragačevo Trumpet Assembly 852Dragalevtsi 160drinks 21, see also individual

countries, beer & breweries, winedriving, see car traveldriving licences 1015, see also car traveldrugs 1007Druskininkai 509Drvengrad 853Dryanovo Monastery 178Drymades 20, 61Dubrovnik 9, 254-60, 256-7, 9Dudutki 86Dunajec Gorge 649Durankulak 190

Durmitor National Park 599-601Durrës 56-7

EEger 435-8, 436Eggenberg Brewery 316Elbląg-Ostróda Canal 676-7electricity 1003Elena 178Elšani 543embassies 1003, see also individual

countriesEmen 178Emona 190environmental issues

Albania 70Belarus 97Croatia 263-4Lithuania 522Macedonia 553Montenegro 603-4Romania 762Russia 821Slovakia 902

Estonia 37, 343-82, 345accommodation 343, 379activities 379-81arts 377border crossings 381business hours 380climate 343costs 344embassies 380exchange rates 344food & drink 343, 344, 378-9, 380gay & lesbian travellers 380highlights 345, 345history 375-6holidays 381internet access 381internet resources 344itineraries 344language 378, 1027-8telephone services 381travel seasons 347travel to/from 344, 381travel within 382visas 344, 381

Esztergom 410-12, 412Etâr 179events, see festivals & eventsexchange rates, see individual

countriesEXIT Festival 26

FFăgăraş Massif 727Făgăraş Mountains 727

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Festetics Palace 423festivals & events 24-8, see also

individual cities & countries, holidays

beer 25, 287, 327, 546dance 24film 26, 27, 28, 49, 216, 354, 475,

544food 27gay & lesbian 216Jewish heritage 26music 25, 26, 27, 28, 216, 354, 475,

532, 852, 865wine 27, 392

film 143, 335, 553, 684, 761-2, 820, 855, 940, 971, 990

festivals 26, 27, 28, 49, 216, 354, 475, 544

food 21, see also individual countriesfestivals 27

football 787, 806, 821fortresses, see castles, fortresses

& palacesFrombork 677Fruška Gora 847

GGadimë Cave 456Gagauzia 574Galičica National Park 543galleries & museums

Chornobyl Museum 951Dudutki 86Europos Parkas Sculpture Park 507Kremlin 772-3Majdanek State Museum 639Museum of Traditional Folk

Civilization 724-5National Art Gallery (Tirana) 48National Art Museum (Bucharest)

699National History Museum

(Tirana) 48National Museum (Warsaw) 613National Museum of Contemporary

Art (Bucharest) 695National Museum of Montenegro

594National Museum of Slovenia 911Russian Museum 793Schindler’s Factory 630Varna Archaeological Museum 184Warsaw Rising Museum 616

Garnikovo 549Gauja National Park 486

gay travellers 1003Albania 71Belarus 98-9Bosnia & Hercegovina 144Bulgaria 203Croatia 266Czech Republic 338Estonia 380-1festivals 216Hungary 447Moldova 577-8Montenegro 605Poland 687Romania 764Russia 823Slovakia 904Slovenia 943Ukraine 993

Gdańsk 662-8, 664Gdynia 669-70Giżycko 681Gjirokastra 65-6Gniezno 661Gračanica Monastery 456Gradačac 133Great Masurian Lakes 679-82, 680Grūtas 509Győr 413-16, 414

Hhealth 1003-4Heraclea Lyncestis 546Herceg Novi 584-6Hercegovina 36, 103-5, 119-30High Tatras 8, 880-6, 882, 8hiking 21, 1001

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks 320Bohemian Switzerland National

Park 303Bucegi Mountains 713Durmitor National Park 600Făgăraş Massif 727High Tatras 8, 881, 883, 8Kolašin 599Melnik 161-2Mt Triglav 925Pirin Mountains 160-1Rila Mountains 160-1Shiroka Lâka 163Slovenský Raj National Park 892-3Šumava 319Tatra Mountains 648Tatranská Lomnica 883Vitosha 160Ždiar 887

Himara 61-2Hisar 169historic buildings & sites

Koprivshtitsa 172Palace of Parliament 695Stari Most 120Vilnius University 499

history, see individual countrieshitching 768, 827-8, 996, 1017Hluboká nad Vltavou 315holidays 1004, see also individual

countries, festivals & eventshorse riding 1001Hřensko 303Hrodna 95Humor Monastery 749Hungary 37, 383-450, 385

accommodation 383, 445-6activities 446arts 443-4border crossings 448business hours 446climate 383costs 384embassies 447exchange rates 384food & drink 383, 384, 444-5, 447gay & lesbian travellers 447highlights 385, 385history 441-3internet resources 384itineraries 384language 1028-30money 447telephone services 447-8travel seasons 383travel to/from 384, 448-9travel within 449-50visas 384, 448

Hvar Island 249-51

IIaşi 741-5, 742ice hockey 903Ieud 740insurance

car 1016health 1004travel 1004-5

International Labour Day 25International Music Festival 26internet access 1005, see also

individual cities & countriesinternet resources 19, 44, see also

individual cities & countriesIstria 222-31itineraries 29-35, 29-35, see also

individual cities & countriesIvan the Terrible 817Ivana Kupala 26Ivanovo Rock Monastery 183Izola 934

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JJahorina 118-19Jajce 134-6, 136Jal 62Jasna 879Jewish heritage 23

Auschwitz 636-7Birkenau 637Boskovice 333cemeteries 276, 616, 623concentration camps 95festivals 26Mikulov 331monuments 80museums 107-8, 276, 501, 616, 629,

630, 639synagogues 310, 432, 501, 616,

629, 642tours 630-1Třebíč 333Vilnius 501

Julian Alps 921-9Juodkrantė 519-20Jūrmala 482-4

KKalasa 58Kalemegdan Citadel 832Kaliakra Cape 190Kaliningrad 808-15, 810Kaliningrad region 808-16, 809Kamen Bryag 190Kamenice River Gorge 303Kamyanets-Podilsky 968-70Kanun 53Kârdzhali 171Karlovy Vary 304-8, 306Karlovy Vary International Film

Festival 26Karlštejn 298Karpacz 657Käsmu 362Kaunas 509-14, 510Kavadarci 548Kavarna 190Kavarna Rock Fest 26kayaking 1000Kazanlâk 172-3Kecskemét 429-31, 430Kernavė 508Keszthely 422-4, 423Kežmarok 888-9Khans’ Palace 984Khatyn 87Kiskunsági Nemzeti Park 431-2Klaipėda 516-17, 518Kobarid 928-30Kolašin 598-9

Kolga 362Kolka 484Kolkasrags 484Kołobrzeg 675Konopiště Chateau 298Kopaonik 851-2Koper 931-4, 932Koprivshtitsa 171Korčula Island 251-3Košice 895-8, 896Kosovo 37, 451-61, 453

accommodation 451, 459border crossings 461business hours 459climate 451costs 452dangers 459embassies 459-60exchange rates 452food & drink 451, 452, 460highlights 453, 453history 458-9internet resources 452itineraries 452travel seasons 451travel to/from 452, 460-1travel within 461visas 452

Kotor 586-8, 587, 8Kozłówka 641Kraków 12, 625-36, 626, 629, 12

accommodation 631-3drinking 634entertainment 634-5festivals 631food 633-4internet access 635shopping 635sights 625-30tourist offices 635tours 630-1travel to/from 635-6

Kranj 921Kranjska Gor 926-7Kremlin 772-3, 778-9Krk Island 236-7Krk Town 237Krnjavo 549Kruja 55-6Krupa 138Kruševo 547Ksamil 64Kuldīga 484-6Kurshskaya Kosa National Park 816Kutná Hora 299-301, 300Kvarner region 231-7Kyiv 950-8, 952-3

accommodation 951-5drinking 956-7

entertainment 957food 955-6medical services 957sights 950-1travel to/from 957-8travel within 958

LLahemaa National Park 362-3Lake Balaton 418-24Lake Łuknajno 681Lake Matka 531Lake Morskie Oko 647Lake Skadar National Park 595-6Lake Śniardwy 681Lake Solina 650Lake Tikveš 548landmines 139, 144, 1007languages 1021-43

courses 154, 541Latvia 38, 462-91, 464

accommodation 462, 489border crossings 491business hours 489climate 462costs 463embassies 489-90exchange rates 463food & drink 462, 463, 489, 490highlights 464, 464history 487-8holidays 490internet access 490internet resources 463itineraries 463language 1030-1money 490telephone services 490travel seasons 462travel to/from 463travel within 491visas 463

Łeba 675Lednice 332Lenin’s Mausoleum 776-7lesbian travellers 1003

Albania 71Belarus 98-9Bosnia & Hercegovina 144Bulgaria 203Croatia 266Czech Republic 338Estonia 380-1festivals 216Hungary 447Moldova 577-8Montenegro 605Poland 687

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lesbian travellers continuedRomania 764Russia 823Slovakia 904Slovenia 943Ukraine 993

Lesnoy 816Levoča 889-90Liepāja 485-6Lipica 931Liptov 879literature

Albania 68Belarus 97Bosnia & Hercegovina 143Croatia 263Czech Republic 335Hungary 443Poland 683, 686-7Romania 761Russia 818-19Serbia 855Slovakia 901Ukraine 989-90

Lithuania 38, 492-526, 494arts 522accommodation 492, 523border crossings 525business hours 523climate 492costs 493embassies 524exchange rates 493food & drink 492, 493, 522-3, 524highlights 494, 494history 521holidays 524internet access 524internet resources 493itineraries 493language 1031-2money 524telephone services 524travel seasons 492travel to/from 493, 525travel within 525-6visas 493, 524-5

Litoměřice 302-3Livadia Palace 982Ljubljana 909-21, 912-13

accommodation 911-16drinking 917-18entertainment 918-19festivals 911

food 916-17internet access 919internet resources 919medical services 920sights 910-11tourist offices 920tours 911travel to/from 920-1travel within 921

Ljubljana Castle 910Llogaraja Pass National Park 60Łódź 622-3Loket 308-9Loksa 362Lomnický štít 883Lošinj Island 238Lovćen National Park 593-4Lublin 637-41, 638Lviv 959-65, 960Lychakivske Cemetery 959

MMacedonia 38, 527-56, 529

accommodation 527, 554activities 554border crossings 555business hours 554climate 527costs 528dangers 554embassies 554exchange rates 528food & drink 527, 528, 553, 554highlights 529, 529history 550-2holidays 555internet resources 528itineraries 528language 1032-4money 554religion 552travel seasons 527travel to/from 528, 555travel within 555-6visas 528, 555

Madara 180Makedonski Brod 549Malá Fatra National Park 878-80,

880-1Malbork 670Małopolska 625-44Malovište 545Mamaia 753-4maps 1005Maramureş 737-41, 738Mariánské Lázně 309Maribor 938Martin 877-8

Masuria 676-82Mavrovo National Park 537-8Medieval Festival of the Arts 26Međugorje 128-9Melnik 161-2Mikołajki 681-2Mikulov 331-2Mileştii Mici 10, 568Milišići 120Minsk 78-86, 78, 21

accommodation 80-1drinking 82-3entertainment 83-4food 82internet access 84medical services 84shopping 84sights 79-80travel to/from 85travel within 85-6

Mir 86-7Miźdzyzdroje 675Mljet Island 253-4Mljet National Park 253mobile phones 1008Mogila 173Moisei 740-1Moldavia 741-5Moldova 38, 557-80, 559

accommodation 557, 577arts 576border crossings 570, 580business hours 577climate 557costs 558embassies 577exchange rates 558food & drink 557, 558, 576-7gay & lesbian travellers 577-8highlights 559, 559history 573-5holidays 578internet resources 558itineraries 558money 578religion 575-6telephone services 578travel seasons 557travel to/from 558, 579-80travel within 580visas 558, 578-9

Moldoviţa Monastery 749Momina Salza Park 169monasteries, see convents &

monasteriesMonastirec 549money 19, 1005-6, see also individual

countries

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ATMs 1005costs 44, 344, 908, 1007credit cards 1006discount cards 1002

Montenegro 38, 581-606, 583accommodation 581, 604activities 604-5arts 603border crossings 606business hours 605climate 581costs 581embassies 605exchange rates 581food & drink 581, 604, 605gay & lesbian travellers 605highlights 583, 583history 601-3holidays 605internet resources 581itineraries 581money 605telephone services 605travel seasons 581travel to/from 581, 605-6travel within 606visas 581

Moravia 321-32Moravian Karst 326Moravian wine country 331Morskoe 816Moscow 772-89, 774-5

accommodation 782-3activities 782drinking 785-6entertainment 786-7food 783-5internet access 787internet resources 787-8Kremlin 772-3, 778-9medical services 788shopping 787sights 772-81tours 782travel to/from 788-9travel within 789

Mostar 15, 120-8, 122-3, 15motorcycle travel, see car travelMt Dajti National Park 52Mt Giewont 648Mt Gubałówka 644-5, 648Mt Hoverla 968Mt Kasprowy Wierch 647-8Mt Ključ 599Mt Lovćen 588Mt Moldoveanu 727Mt Tâmpa 715Mt Triglav 925, 14

Murići 596museums, see galleries & museumsmusic 69, 263, 443, 552, 576, 684,

761, 855, 940, 990festivals 25, 26, 27, 28, 216, 354,

475, 532, 852, 865

NNarva 363national parks & reserves

Aukštaitija National Park 508-9Belavezhskaya Pushcha National

Park 91Białowieża National Park 623-5Biogradska Gora National Park 599Bohemian Switzerland National

Park 303-4Carpathian National Nature Park

967-8Curonian Spit National Park 519Durmitor National Park 599-601Galičica National Park 543Gauja National Park 486Kiskunsági Nemzeti Park 431-2Kurshskaya Kosa National Park 816Lahemaa National Park 362-3Lake Skadar National Park 595-6Llogaraja Pass National Park 60Lovćen National Park 593-4Malá Fatra National Park 878-80,

880Mavrovo National Park 537-8Mljet National Park 253Mt Dajti National Park 52Pelister National Park 545-6Pieniny National Park 889Plitvice Lakes National Park 239, 22Pripyatsky National Park 92Rusenski Lom Nature Park 183Slovenský Raj National Park 892-3Soomaa National Park 373

Neptun-Olimp 754-5Nesebâr 190-1, 192Neum 129Nevsky Prospekt 797, 800Nida 520Nikolova Gora 162Niš 849-50Northern Dobrogea 750-9Nova Gorica 929Novi Pazar 850-1, 16Novi Sad 843-6, 844Nyasvizh 86

OOdesa 970-7, 972Ohrid 13, 543, 538-42, 540, 13Ohrid Summer Festival 26

Olomouc 326-30, 328Olsztyn 677-9, 678Opatija 235-6opening hours, see business hoursOradea 733Orava Castle 877Orebić 252Orheiul Vechi 568-9Orheiul Vechi Monastery Complex

568-9Orlova Chuka Cave 183Ostrog Monastery 598Oświęcim 636-7Otepää 367-8

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palacesPalanga 515-16Palić 848Paneriai 506-7Pannonhalma Abbey 415Pärnu 369-72, 370passports 1012Pécs 425-9, 426Peja 457-8Peleş Castle 711-12Pelister National Park 545-6Perast 586Perperikon 171Pešna 549Peštani 543Petrodvorets 802Petrovac 591Petrovaradin Citadel 843, 845phonecards 1009photography 1006Piatra Craiului 722Piatra Mică 722Pieniny National Park 889Piešťany 873Pilsner Urquell Brewery 309Piran 934-7, 936Pirin Mountains 160-3planning 36-38, see also individual

countriesbudgeting 18calendar of events 24-8internet resources 19itineraries 29-35, 29-35travel seasons 18

Plitvice Lakes National Park 239, 22Plovdiv 163-8, 164Plzeň 309-12, 310Počitelj 129Podgorica 596-8, 597Poiana Braşov 721Polańczyk 650

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Pomerania 662-76Poprad 888Poreč 223-4Portorož 937-8postal services 1006-7Postojna 930Poznań 657-62, 658Prague 276-98, 278-9, 282-3, 9

accommodation 288-90drinking 292-3entertainment 293-5festivals 287-8food 290-2internet access 296medical services 296shopping 295-6sights 276-87tourist offices 296tours 287travel to/from 296-7travel within 297-8

Prague Castle 280-1, 285, 286Predjama 931Preobrazhenski Monastery 178Prilep 546-50Pripyatsky National Park 92Prislop Pass 741Pristina 454-7, 454Prizren 458

Przemyśl 650Pskov 792Ptuj 938-9public holidays, see holidays, festivals

& eventsPula 227-31, 228

RRadovljica 924rafting 1001

Berat 59Bled 923Bovec 928Ceský Krumlov 316Dunajec Gorge 649Durmitor National Park 600festivals 25Karlovy Vary 308Kobarid 928-9Una River 138-9Vrbas Canyons 138

reserves, see national parks & reserves

Rīga 465-82, 468-9, 472-3, 7accommodation 475-7activities 474-5drinking 478-9entertainment 479-80festivals 475food 477-8internet access 481internet resources 481medical services 481shopping 480-1sights 465-74tourist offices 481tours 475travel to/from 481-2travel within 482

Rijeka 232-5, 234Rijeka Crnojevića 595Rila Monastery 161Rila Mountains 160-3Romania 39, 692-768, 694

accommodation 692, 763activities 764arts 761-2border crossings 766-7business hours 764climate 692costs 693embassies 764exchange rates 693food & drink 692, 693, 762-3, 764gay & lesbian travellers 764highlights 694, 694history 736, 759-61holidays 765

internet resources 693itineraries 693language 1036-7money 765telephone services 765religion 761travel seasons 692travel to/from 693, 766-7travel within 767-8visas 693, 766

Rovinj 224-7Rozafa Fortress 53Rozavlea 740Rozhen Monastery 161-2ruins, see archaeological sites & ruins Rundāle Palace 483Ruse 180-3, 181Rusenski Lom Nature Park 183Russia 39, 769-828, 771

accommodation 769, 822arts 818-20border crossings 826, 1014business hours 822climate 769costs 770dangers 822embassies 823exchange rates 770food & drink 769, 770, 821-2, 823gay & lesbian travellers 823highlights 771, 771history 817-18holidays 823internet resources 770, 823-4itineraries 770language 1037-9money 824telephone services 824travel seasons 769travel to/from 770, 825-6travel within 826-8visas 770, 824-5

Rybachy 816

SSaaremaa 373-5safety 1007-8, 1019, see also

landminessailing 1001Sanok 649-50Săpânţa 740Sarajevo 106-18, 108, 110

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Sarajevo Film Festival 27Sarajevo International Jazz Festival

28Saranda 62-4saunas, see banyas, bathhouses &

saunasSaxon Land 723scuba diving, see diving & snorkellingSedlec Ossuary 299senior travellers 1002Serbia 39, 829-58, 831

accommodation 829, 856activities 856arts 855border crossings 858business hours 856climate 829costs 830dangers 856embassies 856-7exchange rates 830food & drink 829, 830, 855-6, 857highlights 831, 831history 853-4holidays 857internet resources 830itineraries 830money 857telephone services 857travel seasons 829travel to/from 830, 857-8travel within 858visas 830, 857

Sergiev Posad 782Shiligarnika 162Shiroka Lâka 163, 170-1Shkodra 53-4Shumen 179-80Šiauliai 514-15Sibiu 723-7, 724Sighetu Marmaţiei 737-9Sighişoara 719-23, 720Sigulda 486-7Silesia 651-7Simeonovo 160Simferopol 977-9, 978Sinaia 711-14Sinemorets 196-7Siófok 419-20skiing & snowboarding 24, 1001

Bansko 162-3Bjelašnica 119

Carpathian Mountains 968Durmitor National Park 600Jasna 879Kolašin 599Kopaonik 851-2Kranjska Gor 926-7Kruševo 547Malá Fatra National Park 879Mavrovo National Park 537-8Poiana Braşov 721Sinaia 712Ski-Jumping World Cup

Championships 25Štrbské Pleso 884Vitosha 160Zakopane 648Zlatibor 852-3

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Škocjan Caves 930-1Skopje 529-37, 532

accommodation 532-3drinking 534entertainment 534-5festivals 532food 534medical services 535shopping 535sights 530-1tourist offices 535travel to/from 536-7travel within 537

Slavkov u Brna 325Slavonice 320Slavyansky Bazaar 26Slovakia 39, 859-906, 861

accommodation 859, 903activities 903arts 901border crossings 905business hours 903climate 859costs 860embassies 903-4exchange rates 860food & drink 859, 860, 902, 904gay & lesbian travellers 904highlights 861, 861history 900-1holidays 904internet access 904internet resources 860itineraries 860language 1039-40money 904telephone services 904travel seasons 859travel to/from 860, 905

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Slovenský Raj 891-5, 892-3Slovenský Raj National Park 892-3Smederevo 843Smiltynė 519Smolensk 790Smolyan 169-70Snagov 707snorkelling, see diving & snorkellingsnowboarding, see skiing &

snowboardingSoča Valley 927-30soccer 787, 806, 821Sofia 150-9, 152-3

accommodation 155-6drinking 156-7entertainment 157food 156medical services 158shopping 157sights 150-4tourist offices 158travel to/from 158-9travel within 159

Solin 248solo travellers 1008Soomaa National Park 373Sopot 668-9Sopron 416-18, 416Soroca 569Sozopol 194-5, 196

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St Sophia’s Cathedral 950Stara Fužina 926Stari Bar 591-2Stari Grad 133Stari Most 120-1Stobi 550Stolac 129-30Štrbské Pleso 883-4Štrcački Buk 138Studenica Monastery 851Studený Potok 881-2Studor 926Subotica 846-8Suceava 745-8, 747Suceviţa Monastery 749-50Sudeten Mountains 656Šumava 319-20Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery 538Sveti Konstantin 189Sveti Naum Monastery 543Sveti Stefan 590-1Svetlogorsk 815-16Świebodzin 663Święta Lipka 679Świnoujście 675Szczecin 675-6Szeged 432-5, 433Szentendre 405-8, 406Sziget Music Festival 27Szklarska Poręba 656

TTábor 318Tallinn 346-61, 348-9

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Târgu Mureş 730Tartu 364-7, 364Tatra Mountains 647-9Tatranská Lomnica 883Tatul 171Telč 330-1telephone services 1008-9, see also

individual countriesTerezín 301-2Tešanj 133Theth 54-5Tighina 572-3Tihany 422Tikveš Wine Region 548-50time 1009Timişoara 732-7, 734Tirana 46-52, 46

accommodation 49drinking 50entertainment 50festivals 49food 49-50medical services 51postal services 51shopping 51sights 47-8tourist offices 51tours 48travel to/from 51-2travel within 51

Tirana International Film Festival 28, 49

Tiraspol 571-2Tivat 589toilets 1009Tokaj 438-9Topola 848Toruń 671-5, 672tourist information 1009, see also

individual cities & countriestours 1017-18, see also individual cities

train travel 18, 1013, 1018-20, 10, see also individual cities & countries

Trakai 507tramping, see hikingTransdniestr 569-73Transfăgăraşan Road 727Transylvania 709-32, 710-11travel seasons 18, see also individual

countriestravel to/from Eastern Europe 1012-

14, see also individual countriestravel within Eastern Europe 1014-20,

see also individual countriesTravnik 133-4Třebíč 333Trebinje 130-1trekking, see hikingTrenčín 874-6, 875Treskavec Monastery 547Trigrad 170Trogir 247-9Trpejca 543Tryavna 178-9Tsarevets Fortress 175Tsarevo 195-7Tsarskoe Selo 802Tulcea 757-9

UUkraine 39, 946-96, 948-9

accommodation 946, 991-2arts 989-90border crossings 570, 994business hours 992climate 946costs 947embassies 992exchange rates 947food & drink 946, 947, 988-9,

993gay & lesbian travellers 993highlights 948, 948-9history 986-7holidays 993internet access 993internet resources 947itineraries 947language 1042-3money 993religion 988telephone services 993-4travel seasons 946travel to/from 947, 994-5travel within 995-6visas 947, 994

Ulcinj 592-3Umoljani 120Una Valley 138

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VVác 408-12vacations, see holidaysVadu Izei 739-40Valbonë 54-5Valea Izei 739-41Valtice 332Vama Veche 757Varna 184-9, 186-7Vasil Levski 199Vataša 548vegetarian food 989Veletržni Palace 287Veliko Târnovo 173-8, 174Veliky Novogord 789-91Ventspils 485Victoria 727Vidin 197-8views 22Vihula 362Viljandi 372-3Vilnius 494-506, 496-7

accommodation 501-6drinking 503-4entertainment 504-5festivals 500food 502-3internet access 505medical services 505shopping 505sights 495-500tourist offices 505travel to/from 505-6travel within 506

Virpazar 595-6visas 19, 1010, see also individual

countriesViscri 723Visegrád (Bosnia & Hercegovina)

131-2Visegrád (Hungary) 16, 409-10, 16Visoko 132Vitosha 160Vitranc Cup 24Vitsebsk 92-4Vlkolínec 878Vlora 60Vojvodina 843-8volunteering 1011Voroneţ Monastery 748Võsu 362Vozarci 548

Vranduk 133Vrbas Canyons 138Vršič Pass 926, 14Vuno 62

Wwalking, see hikingWallenstein Palace 285Warmia 676-82Warsaw 610-22, 611, 612, 614

accommodation 616-18drinking 619entertainment 619-20festivals 616food 618-19internet access 620medical services 620-1shopping 620sights 610-16tourist offices 621travel to/from 621-2travel within 622

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Esztergom 411Ljubljana 915Mamaia 753-4Moscow 781Pärnu 369Poprad 888Tallinn 353

waterfallsBogove 59Jajce 135Kravice 129Krupa 138Štrcački Buk 138Studený Potok 881-2

Wawel Castle 625-7weather 18, see also individual

countrieswhite-water rafting, see raftingWielkopolska 657-62wildlife parks, see zoos & wildlife parkswine 763, see also wineries

cellars 438, 568festivals 27, 392Hercegovina 128Moravian wine country 331museums 387Romania 763Tikveš Wine Region 548-50

wineries, see also wineCobo 59Cricova 10, 567-8, 10

Garnikovo 549Kavadarci 548Krnjavo 549Massandra Winery 981Mileştii Mici 10, 568Mitko Manolev 161

Wolf’s Lair 679women travellers 1010, see also

individual cities & countrieswork 1010-11Wrocław 651-6, 652-3WWI 95, 140, 682, 760WWII 140, 376, 574, 682, 760, 986

YYagodina 171Yalta 979-84, 980Yaremche 967-8

ZZadar 238-42, 240Zagreb 209-22, 212-13

accommodation 217-18drinking 219entertainment 219-20festivals 216-17food 218-19internet access 220medical services 221shopping 220sights 209-16tourist offices 221tours 216travel to/from 221-2travel within 222

Zakopane 644-7, 645Zamość 642-4, 643Zărneşti 722Ždiar 887Zemun 843Žilina 876-7Zlatibor 852-3zoobr 91, 684zoos & wildlife parks

Belgrade 832Białowieża 624Kaliningrad 812Moscow 781Poznań 660Rīga 474St Petersburg 799Tallinn 353Zagreb 216

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Accommodation There’s accommodation to match every budget in Eastern Europe, from Soviet-era concrete behemoths, ve star luxury palaces and

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