Product Description

This comprehensively revised second edition is the essential travel companion on trips to romantic Budapest, now firmly established as one of Europe's must-see destinations. Popular with visitors on short breaks it's also a meeting point for international business. Board a cog-wheel railway into Buda's leafy hills; take a stroll through the cobbled Castle District or a soak in a thermal spa. Seek out the vibrant shops and restaurants of Pest, go boating in City Park or spend an evening at the opera.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49263 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
"Bradt Travel Guides are famous for their enthusiasm for going where no other travel guides have….packed full of useful information…for somebody intending on visiting Budapest and also for those who know the city superficially and would like to go deeper." --Where magazine

"Comprehensive, clear-eyed and full of subtle insights. This guide is a pleasure to read, and a fine companion to one of Eastern Europe's greatest cities." --Dan Linstead, Editor, Wanderlust Magazine

"An insightful, eminently readable guide that gets the visitor under the skin of this city." --Kate Simon, Travel Editor, Independent on Sunday

Customer Reviews

The Essential Budapest Guide!
"This book is sheer enchantment to read. Even if you never have the opportunity to visit the city, you will feel you know it intimately after reading this delightful little guide. The two authors write with a loving and intimate knowledge of the city. While never compromising on detail or erudition, they manage to make the text read as compulsively as a Penny Dreadful - and, unusually for a travel guide, there is a laugh on almost every page. I was hooked from the minute I read the modest and delightful introduction, and the fascinating bits of Hungarian trivia in the shaded boxes that are scattered liberally thoughout the text were compulsive reading - I have found myself quoting the information gained as if I had always known it. While mercifully concise, the history of the city is written in sufficient detail to give substance to the complex and changing political climate of the place. The useful practical information is richly varied, from nightspots and eating places to the expected baths and spas (catering equally for all visitors, straight and gay) and also,unusually, to the natural habitat. Although the book is very conveniently pocket-sized, it contains a huge treasure-trove of local information which is invaluable to the visitor. Everyone should buy it!"