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Lonely Planet review

In the Gutenberg Museum's Druckladen , across tiny Seilergasse, you can try out Gutenberg's technology yourself - on the condition that you're at least five years old. You'll be issued with a smock (the unique odour of printers' ink may, for many, conjure up the nobility of making the written word available to the masses - but the goop is hell to get out of fabric) and instructed in the art of hand-setting type - backwards, of course.

Nearby, master craftsmen produce elegant posters, certificates and cards using the labour-intensive technologies of another age. Fascinating, especially in an era when 'print' usually means tapping a few computer keys. Hands-on kids-oriented activities are a speciality.