Hungary

Tartalom

Contents
Preface 5
Using this book 7
Hungárián highlights 14
Practical information
Planning your trip 16
Gathering information 16
Passports and formalities 16
Currency 16
Climate 17
Public holidays and annual events
17
Getting to Hungary 19
By air 19
Byrail 20
Bycoach 21
Bycar 21
Travellers with disabilities 22
Where to stay 22
Hotels 22
Budget accommodation 24
Finding things out 24
Tourinform 24
Budapest Information Offices 24
English-language publications 2 5
Getting around Hungary 25
Byrail 26
Bycoach/bus 27
Bycar 27
Bybicycle 28
Bythumb 28
General information 28
Children 28
Churches 29
Customs and etiquette 29
Electric current 30
Embassies 30
Emergencies 30
Health and medicine 30
Museums 30
Post offlce and telephoné Services 31
Public toilets 31
Shopping 32
Time 32
Tipping 32
VAT 33
The Guide
Budapest 41
Practical informál ion 41
Tourist information 41, Orientation
41, Public transport 42, Budapest
Card 43, Taxis 44,Driving 44,
Cycling 44, Travel agents 44,
Speciálist tours 45
Accommodation in Budapest 47
Restaurants in Budapest 49
Cafés 51
1. The Castle District 52
2. The Royal Palace 62
3. Gellért Hill and the Tabán 68
4. Water Town (Víziváros) ~ Fő
utca and Batthyány tér 72
5. The Pest Embankment ~
Elizabeth Bridge to the Chain
Bridge and Roosevelt tér 7 5
6. The Inner City 82
7. The Little Boulevard
(Kiskörút) ~ Deák tér to Liberty
(Szabadság) Bridge 90
8. Leopold Town (Lipótváros) ~
the Basilica to Parliament 95
9. The Great Boulevard
(N agykör út) 104
10. Ferenciek tere to the Eastern
Railway Station ~ Kossuth
Lajos utca and Rákóczi út 112
General Information 45
Airline offices in Budapest 45,
Airport enquiries 45,Boattrips 45,
Bookshops 46, Főik shops 46, Lost
property 46, Medicine 46, Theatre
and concert tickets 47
11. Andrássyút 117
12. Heroes' Square and the City
Park 123
13. Margaret Island 128
14. Óbuda (including Román
Budapest) 130
15. The Buda Hills 133
16. Off the beaten track 135
Caves 135, Cemeteries 135,
Kispest 13 6, The Ludoviceum
137, Népliget and Óbuda
Island 137, Open-air markets
138, The Statue Park 139,
The People's Stádium 139,
The tömb of Gül Baba 140,
The Wallenberg Memóriái
140
17. Additional museums in
Budapest 141
The Danube Bend 143
Around Budapest 169
Fót 169
Gödöllő 170
Ócsa 172
Ráckeve 172
Érd 173
Martonvásár 174
Zsámbék 174
Tata 175
Western Hungary 178
Győr 179
Pannonhalma 187
Mosonmagyaróvár 189
Fertőd 191
Nagycenk 193
Sopron 194
Kőszeg 205
Szombathely 207
Ják 209
Körmend 210
The Őrség 211
Zalaegerszeg 212
Székesfehérvár and Laké Velence 214
Székesfehérvár 214
Laké Velence 224
Laké Balaton and vicinity 226
1. The Southern Shore 229
Siófok 230
2. South of the Laké 235
Kaposvár 236
3. The Northern Shore 239
Balatonfüred 240
The Tihany Peninsula 242
Keszthely 246
4. North of the Laké 248
Veszprém 248
Nagyvázsony 254
Sümeg 255
Pápa 257
Pécs and vicinity 259
Pécs 259
Szigetvár 273
The Ormánság 275
Siklós 276
Down the Danube ~ West Side 278
Dunaújváros 278
Paks 279
Szekszárd 281
Mohács 282
The Great Piáin 284
1. Down the Danube ~ East Side 284
Kalocsa 285
Baja 286
2. Kecskemét and the Kiskunság 287
Kecskemét 287
The Kiskunság 296
3. Szeged and the Southern Piain 299
Szeged 299
Ópusztaszer National Historical Memóriái Park 311
Hódmezővásárhely 314
Békéscsaba 316
Gyula 318
Szarvas 321
4. The Central Piain to Debrecen 322
Cegléd 322
Szolnok 324
The Hortobágy 328
Debrecen 330
5. Nyíregyháza and Beyond 340
Nyíregyháza 342
Nyírbátor 344
The Northern Hills 350
1. The Cserhát and the Mátra Hills 350
Hollókő 351
Salgótarján 353
Balassagyarmat 354
Gyöngyös 355
2. Eger and the Bükk Region 358
Eger 358
AroundEger 368
Mezőkövesd 370
The Bükk Hills 371
3. Miskolc and the Zemplén Rangé 372
Miskolc 373
The Aggtelek Caves 378
Tokaj 380
Sárospatak 381
Sátoraljaújhely 384
In a Nutshell ~ Important dates and names in Hungary's History 387
History in Stone ~ Buildings and architecture in Hungary 391
Hungárián language 396
Further reading 401
Index 403
Maps and plans
The Danube Bend 144
Laké Balaton and vicinity 2 3 2-2 3 3
Budapest
Central 108-109
Castle District 54
InnerCity 84^85
Matthias Church 56
Metró and other transport lines 43
National Gallery 65
Lipótváros (Northern Inner City) 99
St Stephen's Basilica 96
Debrecen 333
Eger 361
Esztergom 157
Győr 181
Kaposvár 237
Kecskemét 290
Ópusztaszer, National Historical
Memóriái Park 313
Pécs 264-265
Sopron 197
Szeged 303
Székesfehérvár 217
Szentendre 146
Szentendre, Open Air Viliágé Museum
151
Vác 165
Veszprém 251

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