The Rough Guide to BudapestThis Rough Guide provides concise coverage of the sights and attractions of the fascinating city of Budapest, from the 500-year old Turkish baths to the Statue Park of Communist monuments and the Jewish quarter. It includes dozens of recommendations for cafes, bars and restaurants that are fashionable, intriguing or just great value for money, plus advice on which travel passes and city cards are worth buying to make the most of Budapest's excellent public transport system. |
Contents
Basics | 1 |
Arrival | 7 |
The Guide | 19 |
Gellérthegy Tabán and the Víziváros | 43 |
Óbuda Római Fürdő and Margit sziget | 59 |
The Belváros | 70 |
Lipótváros | 83 |
Hősök tere | 96 |
Józsefváros | 121 |
Further | 132 |
Excursions | 139 |
Listings | 155 |
History | 271 |
Books | 282 |
Glossary of Hungarian terms | 290 |
Erzsébetváros | 114 |
Common terms and phrases
Andrássy Andrássy út Aquincum Árpád Art Nouveau Astoria Bartók baths Batthyány tér Béla Belváros Blaha Lujza tér bridge Buda Hills BUDA PALACE Budapest building buses café Castle Cave centre century Communist courtyard Daily dance Danube Deák tér district Dohány utca Erzsébet tér Ferenc Ferenciek tere Festival films floor Fürdő Gellért Gellért-hegy Habsburg hall HÉV híd Hősök tere Hotel House Hungary Hungary's István Jewish József Kálvin tér Kerepesi Király Király Baths Kiskörút körút Lánchíd Lipótváros Magyar Margit sziget Mátyás Church medieval metro line Mihály Mon-Fri Moszkva tér Moszkva tér M2 Museum Map Múzeum Nagykörút Óbuda Opera outdoor Park Pest Petőfi pool Railway Rákóczi rakpart restaurant rooms Rough Guide Rózsadomb Sándor Sat & Sun shops statue street Szabadság Széchenyi Szent Szentendre sziget Tabán TÉR Map tér metro Theatre there's ticket Tourinform tourists tram Tues-Sun 10am-6pm Turkish Váci utca Várhegy Városliget Vigadó Víziváros Vörösmarty tér walk