Frommer''s Budapest Day By Day

Frommer s Budapest Day by Day gives you the perfect pocket guide book to experience and enjoy this culturally and historically rich city in the simplest, smartest and most time-efficient way, letting you decide where to go and what to see according to your timeframe.
With extensive insider knowledge and advice and honest reviews, this guide helps you to avoid time wasting and tourist traps; getting straight to the best of Hungary s capital with dozens of local and thematic tours alongside hundreds of photos and bulleted maps leading the way from sight to sight.
Pinpointing where to stay, eat and shop in each location, as well as where to find the city s best sights and hidden gems from Heroes Square to the Castle District, discovering Budapest s Jewsish quarter, boat trips on the River Danube, or a day out on Lake Balaton, this full-colour Day by Day guide covers everything you might want to see and more in this vibrant Hungarian city.
Frommer s Budapest Day by Day includes:

The Best Full-day Tours give mapped stop-by-stop instructions on the best sights to explore around the city, with different day-length tours to suit all travellers timeframes, around the main sites of the Castle District, Andrassy ut, The Opera House, Heroes Square and all the best places to stop for coffee while you re wandering around, with the odd baths to rest weary muscles.
The Best Special-Interest Tours gives unique experiences the city has on offer, with a section devoted to Kids, Coffee Houses, Baths, as well as tours of the Jewish quarter and the Castle District, tours for those interested in the city s Communist past, and its Revolutionary history, and Art Nouveau lovers.
Details the Best Neighborhood Walks around the UNESCO Castle District, around the Royal district and the Jewish area.
Features outdoor visits to Margaret Island, the. City Park with its Ice Rink, Zoo, Circus and Time Wheel, to Tabány and Gellért Hill.
Lists the Best Shopping around markets and malls and little Hungarian stores.
Recommends The Best Dining experiences from Magyar cuisine to sushi; the Best Nightlife, the Best Arts and Entertainment including Opera, and the Best Places to Stay
Includes Day Trips to some of the best surrounding wine areas, to Lake Balaton, Eger, Pécs, and the Danube Bend.
Invaluable up-to-date and need-to-know information is also provided in the "Savvy Traveller" chapter with contacts, websites and references for smarter travelling.
Features dozens of full-colour maps inside, including fold out metro and road maps on the inside front cover as well as a detachable tear-resistant map in a waterproof resealing wallet at the back.

List of contents

15 Favorite Moments 1
1 The Best Full-Day Tours 5
The Best in One Day 6
The Best in Two Days 12
The Best in Three Days 16
2 The Best Special-Interest Tours 21
The Best Art Nouveau 22
The Best Baths 26
Turkish Traces 30
The Best Coffeehouses 34
Budapest with Kids 38
Revolutionary Budapest 40
Behind the Iron Curtain 44
3 The Best Neighborhood Walks 49
Belváros 50
The Jewish Quarter 54
The Watertown (Víziváros) 58
The Castle District 60
4 The Best Shopping 65
Shopping Best Bets 66
Budapest Shopping A to Z 71
5 The Best of the Outdoors 81
City Park 82
Buda Hills 86
Margitsziget (Margaret Island) 88
6 The Best Dining 91
Dining Best Bets 92
Budapest Dining A to Z 98
7 The Best Nightlife 109
Nightlife Best Bets 110
Budapest Nightlife A to Z 116
8 The Best Arts & Entertainment 125
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets 126
Arts & Entertainment A to Z 130
9 The Best Lodging 135
Lodging Best Bets 136
Budapest Lodging A to Z 140
10 The Best Day Trips & Excursions 147
The Danube Bend 148
A Wine Country Detour 152
Lake Balaton 156
Pécs 158
Eger 160
The Savvy Traveler 163
Before You Go 164
Getting There 167
Getting Around 167
Fast Facts 168
Budapest: A Brief History 172
Useful Phrases & Menu Terms 173
Index 177

Product details

• Authors: Robert Smyth
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2012
• EAN: 9781119970033
• ISBN: 978-1-119-97003-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket; Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > Europe