How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Berlitz Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Budapest, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Budapest, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Budapest are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Budapest. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Budapest's Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Parliament Neo-gothic home of democracy and the crown jewels (For more information, )
Top Attraction #2
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New York Caf Take high tea in grand style (For more information, )
Top Attraction #3
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Liszt Museum Visit the home of Hungary's greatest composer (For more information, )
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Opera House Book seats for a night to remember (For more information, )
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Royal Palace Visit the palace's fine museums (For more information, )
Top Attraction #6
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Great Synagogue Explore the city's Jewish Quarter (For more information, )
Top Attraction #7
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The Castle District Cobbled streets and quaint houses lend a fairy-tale feel (For more information, )
Top Attraction #8
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House of Terror Learn about the totalitarian regimes of the past (For more information, )
Top Attraction #9
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Szchenyi Baths Relax in the palatial surroundings (For more information, )
Top Attraction #10
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City Park Visit the park's zoo, circus and castle (For more information, )
A Perfect Day in Budapest
9.00am
Breakfast
Take breakfast in the old-fashioned ambience of the Centrl Kvhz at Kroly Mihly utca 9 in Pest's Belvros or Inner City.
10.00am
Hungarian National Museum
Walk a couple of blocks to the east to Mzeum krt to find the Hungarian National Museum. Take a whistle-stop tour of the nation's history, viewing exhibits from the gold jewellery of the Avars, St Stephen's coronation mantle, a baroque library and communist propaganda posters.
11.00am
Food Market
Follow the Belvros ringroad south to the vast Central Market Hall, built by Eiffel. Only the best produce is on sale here.
11.30am
Shopping on Vci utca
Cross the road and stroll up the city's premier shopping street. On the way, look out for handicrafts emporium, Folkart Centrum, and the magical window displays of florist Philanthia. Emerging in Vrsmarty tr at the end, you will find a stylish new shopping mall on your left.