EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
BUDAPEST
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
BUDAPEST MAIN CONTRIBUTORS: BARBARA OLSZAŃSKA, TADEUSZ OLSZAŃSKI
CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PRODUCED BY Wydawnictwo Wiedza i Życie, Warsaw SERIES EDITOR Ewa Szwagrzyk CONSULTANTS András Hadik, Małgorzata Omilanowska, Katalin Szokolay EDITORS Joanna Egert, Anna Kożurno-Królikowska, Bożena Leszkowicz DESIGNER Paweł Pasternak Dorling Kindersley Ltd PROJECT EDITOR Jane Oliver EDITORS Felicity Crowe, Nancy Jones TRANSLATORS Magda Hannay, Anna Johnson, Ian Wisniewski PHOTOGRAPHERS Gábor Barka, Dorota and Mariusz Jarymowiczowie ILLUSTRATORS Paweł Mistewicz, Piotr Zubrzycki REPRODUCED BY Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd., China
Pallas Athene on the Old Town Hall
First published in Great Britain in 1999 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Reprinted with revisions 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011
INTRODUCING BUDAPEST
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FOUR GREAT DAYS IN BUDAPEST 10
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PUTTING BUDAPEST ON THE MAP 12
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THE HISTORY OF BUDAPEST 16
ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN: 978-0-75666-934-8
BUDAPEST AT A GLANCE 36
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Front cover main image: Parliament Building, Budapest
BUDAPEST THROUGH THE YEAR 58
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[email protected]. The Parliament building (see pp108–9), standing on the Danube
Hungarian crest adorning a wall close to the Tunnel (see p100)
A RIVER VIEW OF BUDAPEST 62
BUDAPEST AREA BY AREA CASTLE DISTRICT 68 GELLÉRT HILL AND TABÁN 86 NORTH OF THE CASTLE 96 AROUND PARLIAMENT 104
The Hungarian National Gallery (see pp74–7), in the former Royal Palace
FURTHER AFIELD INCLUDING EXCURSIONS 152
GETTING AROUND BUDAPEST 236 STREET FINDER 242
THREE GUIDED WALKS 168
TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS WHERE TO STAY 178 RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS AND BARS 190 SHOPS AND MARKETS 210 ENTERTAINMENT IN BUDAPEST 214 Barrel-organ player in the historic Castle District (see pp68–85)
SURVIVAL GUIDE
CENTRAL PEST 120
PRACTICAL INFORMATION 222
AROUND VÁROSLIGET 140
GETTING TO BUDAPEST 232
View across the Danube towards St Stephen’s Basilica (see p116–17)
GENERAL INDEX 258 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 269 PHRASE BOOK 271
Porcelain in the Museum of Applied Arts (see pp136–7)
The landmark domes and towers of four of Budapest’s most striking places of worship
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section, which covers all of the his Eyewitness Travel Guide important sights, with photohelps you get the most from graphs, maps and illustrations. your stay in Budapest with It also includes day trips from the minimum of difficulty. The Budapest and three walks around opening section, Introducing the city. Information about hotels, Budapest, locates the city georestaurants, shops and markets, graphically, sets modern Budapest entertainment and sports is found in its historical context and dein Travellers’ Needs. The Survival scribes events through the entire year. Budapest at a Glance is an Plotting the Guide has advice on everything route from using the postal service and overview of the city’s main attractions. Budapest Area by Area starts on telephones to Budapest’s public transpage 66. This is the main sightseeing port system and medical services. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE SIGHTSEEING SECTION Each of six sightseeing areas in Budapest is colour-coded for easy reference. Every chapter opens with an introduction to the area of the city it covers, describing its history and character, and has one or two Street-by-Street maps
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