The Rough Guide to Budapest (Travel Guide eBook)

Charles Hebbert And Norm Longley

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"Discover Budapest with the most knowledgeable and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to soak in a spa, soak up culture with world-class opera and Art Nouveau architecture, or simply digest the city's best coffee and cake, The Rough Guide to Budapest will show you ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, relax and shop along the way.
Inside The Rough Guide to Budapest
- Independent, trusted reviews written in Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget.
- Full-colour maps throughout - navigate the central boulevards or the old centre of Óbuda without needing to get online.
- Stunning, inspirational images
- Itineraries - carefully planned, themed routes to help you organize your trip and see the very best of the city.
- Detailed coverage - whether in the city centre or up in the Buda Hills and beyond, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered: the Belváros (Inner City); Lipótváros and Újlipótváros; Terézváros and Erzsébetváros; the Városliget (City Park) and the stadium district; Józsefváros and Ferencváros; the Var and central Buda; Gellért-hegy and the Tában; Óbuda and Margít-sziget; the Buda Hills. Attractions include: St Stephen's Basilica; Fishermen's Bastion; Hungarian National Gallery; Applied Arts Museum; the Vár (Castle Hill); Holocaust Memorial Centre; the Palace of Arts; House of Terror; Great Synagogue; Széchenyi Baths; ruin bars; children's railways and chairlift; Hungarian Railway History Park; Memento Park; Palace of Miracles; Tropicarium; Nagytétényi Castle.
- Listings chapters - from accommodation to cafés and patisseries, arts and entertainment, plus shopping, baths and pools and Kids' Budapest.
- Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, city tours, the media, festivals, culture and etiquette, public holidays and more.
- Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, music, and books, plus a handy language section and glossary.
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with the Rough Guide to Budapest"

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 04 janvier 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780241343883
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 22 Mo

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INSIDE THIS BOOK START YOUR JOURNEY WITH ROUGH GUIDES
INTRODUCTION What to see, what not to miss, author highlights and more –
everything you need to get started
THE GUIDE Comprehensive neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to the city,
with full-colour maps featuring all the listings
LISTINGS Where to sleep, eat, drink and shop, plus all the best clubs, theatres and
music venues
CONTEXTS History, music, recommended books and a useful language section
TRUSTED TRAVEL GUIDES Since 1982, our books have helped over 40 million MAP SECTION Detailed city plans, for easy navigation
travellers explore the world with accurate, honest and informed travel writing.
We’ve fagged up our favourite places – a perfectly sited hotel, an atmospheric café, a
special restaurant – throughout the Guide with the symbol★
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latest ebooks and get inspired 3 7 Terézváros and Erzsébetváros Gellért-hegy and the Tabán
4 8 with travel features, quizzes The Városliget and the stadium Óbuda and Margít-sziget
9district The Buda Hills and more.
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth at roughguides.com
This seventh edition published January 2018
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BUDAPEST
This seventh edition updated by
Charles Hebbert and Norm LongleyINTRODUCTION 3
Contents
INTRODUCTION 4
What to see 6 Things not to miss 12
When to go 10Itineraries 18
Author picks 11
BASICS 20
Getting there 21 The media 29
Arrival 23Festivals 29
Getting around 24 Culture and etiquette 31
City tours 28 Travel essentials 32
THE GUIDE 38
1 The Belváros 38 7 Gellért-hegy and the Tabán 108
2 Lipótváros and Újlipótváros 48 8 Óbuda and Margít-sziget 114
3 Terézváros and Erzsébetváros 59 9 The Buda Hills 121
4 The Városliget and the stadium 10 The city limits 126
district 70
11 Excursions from Budapest 129
5 Józsefváros and Ferencváros 77
6 The Vár and central Buda 88
LISTINGS 150
12 Accommodation 150 17 Shopping 188
13 Restaurants 158 18 Sports and activities 196
14 Cafés and patisseries 169 19 Baths and pools 199
15 Bars and clubs 175 20 Kids’ Budapest 203
16 Arts and entertainment 182 21 LGBT+ Budapest 207
CONTEXTS 210
History 211Hungarian 228
Music 220 Glossary of Hungarian terms 236
Books 225
SMALL PRINT & INDEX 238
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4 INTRODUCTION
Introduction to
Budapest
With a wonderful natural setting straddling the River Danube, beautiful
architecture and delicious Magyar cuisine, Budapest is one of the most
rewarding cities in Europe to visit. Its magnifcent bridges and boulevards
and its grand riverside views invite comparisons with Paris, Prague and
Vienna – as do many features of its cultural life, from cofee houses and a
love of music to its restaurants and wine-producing tradition. Budapest
has recently acquired a new modern edge all its own, too, with cool
boutique hotels and hip bars springing up in artfully decaying buildings.
The city is also distinctively Hungarian, its inhabitants displaying ferce
pride in their Magyar ancestry. Their language, whose nearest European
relative is Finnish, underlines the diference – this can represent a
challenge to visitors, but is no barrier to enjoyment of this most
cosmopolitan of European cities.
Fundamental to the city’s layout and history, the River Danube (Duna) – which is seldom
blue – separates Buda on the hilly west bank from Pest on the eastern plain. Until 1873
these were separate cities, and they still retain a diferent feel. Buda is older and more
dignifed: dominated by the Vár (Castle Hill), a mile-long plateau overlooking the
Danube, it was the capital of medieval monarchs and the seat of power for successive
occupying powers. Built during the city’s golden age in the late nineteenth century, with
boulevards of Haussmann-like apartment blocks sweeping out from the old medieval
centre, Pest holds most of the capital’s magnifcent Art Nouveau edifces and has a noisy,
bustling feel. Following construction of the frst permanent bridge between the two cities
in 1849, power gradually moved across the river, culminating in the building of the
grandiose Parliament on the Pest side. Te two halves of the city each preserve their
distinctive feel, but as a whole Budapest is a vibrant place today, never in danger of being
overwhelmed by tourism but nonetheless ofering plenty for visitors to enjoy.
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