A Guide To Austria/Switzerland ... EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: - Guide

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: A guide to Austria/Switzerland ...
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And big tournaments like this one usually deliver on their promise of good time, even if you do not have a ticket.Getting to Austria or Switzerland from Bulgaria is ridiculously easy these days. But as any fan will tell you, football is not just about what goes on the pitch, but the atmosphere off it as well. If you book your tickets early enough and carefully pick the dates on which you travel, you can get there using one of the many low-cost airlines for a similar amount, or just a touch more. In addition to the charter bus trips, organised by tourist agencies, bus companies travel the route regularly, with one-way tickets costing about 100 leva (180 leva for a round-trip). Neither of the two host countries are lacking in this department and are not expected to experience major shortages of rooms, even with tens of thousands of people descending on game night. Once there, getting around is just as easy and both the Austrian (http://oebb.at/euro2008/en) and Swiss (http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/euro08/euro08-fahrausweise.htm) railways offer discounts on tickets and passes for the duration of the tournament.Next step – accommodation. Security overall has been, understandably, beefed up. Some of these are just as impressive as the stadiums themselves – in Zurich, the area will be able to hold 45 000 and one of the three screens will be built to float over Lake Zurich, while in Innsbruck you will be able to watch the matches inside a ski-jumping arena.