The Rough Guide to Hungary is the definitive handbook to this country at the heart of Europe. Features include: • Full-colour section introducing Hungary's highlights. • Comprehensive coverage of every attraction, from vibrant Budapest to the warm waters of Lake Balaton and the striking landscapes of the Great Plain. • Insightful reviews of the best places to stay, eat and drink, plus everything you need to know about sampling the country's famous wines. • Practical advice on a range of activities including cycling, hiking, cruising the Danube, windsurfing and horse-riding. • Detailed coverage of Hungarian history, music and culture. • Maps and plans for every region.

• Excursions to Budapest's outlying villages, from the artist colony of Szentendre to the medieval ruins found at Visegrád. • Coverage of city's museums, with accompanying floor plans. • Reviews of the Budapest's best accommodation, restaurant and live music and nightlife options. • Listings of Budapest's steam baths and pools.

Who but Rick Steves can tell you where to ride an Austrian mountain luge or visit the 3,000-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti in Berlin? With Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe 2005, you can experience Rick's favorite destinations in Eastern Europe, including Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Ljubljana, and Dubrovnik-economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, this guidebook includes color maps and photos, opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. America's number one authority on travel to Europe, Rick's time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique travel experience.

Forget the usual city breaks to Paris, Rome, and Barcelona and explore these European gems with the help of Cadogan's unique three-city guide.

Comprehensively updated to reflect the ferocious pace of change in the Hungarian capital, this new edition offers in-depth, authoritative, and critical coverage of Central Europe's most beautiful and intriguing city. With surveys on accommodations, sights worth seeing, where to eat, drink, be merry, and dance until dawn, the best of entertainment, and trips out of town--from Turkish baths, classical concerts, and a vibrant folk culture to Balaton beaches, the Balkans, and beyond--the Budapest Guide is an indispensable resource to all visitors to Hungary.

Budapest by Bob Dent
With all due respect to other guide books on Budapest, this one's the best. While newcomers to the capital city of Hungary may be better off with a richly illustrated, colorful, glossy-looking guidebook, Bob Dent's "Budapest" will suite the ones who already know their way in the city and want to learn more about the sights, or maybe even get off the beaten track and see places where mainstream tourists rarely go. The thorough descriptions of just about everything there is to see in Budapest are enriched with bits and pieces of insider information, such as short biographies of famous Hungarians and little tales from Hungary's history. Bob Dent's English is easy to understand, but the book looks more like a textbook than a guidebook and may be a challenge for the impatient. I especially recommend it to experienced Budapestgoers or as a work tool of great value for professional Budapest guides.

Don't Leave Home Without It
This is an excellent guide to finding some of the real treasures in Vienna, Budapest, and Prague - the coffee houses. In this suscinct, yet detailed piece, you become very close to the rich and splendid aromas and bright and unique personalities and romance that each of these social "temples" have to offer. Not only has the author captured the essence of the coffee houses, but she also shares with us interesting historical details, perspectives and notes. Enjoy the comments and discriptions of these "museums" with special attention to one of my favorite subjects, architecture. Absolutely a joy to read and use as a compass through the wonderful streets of these absolutely fantabulous cities.
I rate it right up there with my Perlman cigar guides which have enriched my travel experiences well beyond anything I could have found by just "wandering". Don't leave home without it!

The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!
More than 700 full-color photographs, precise street-by-street maps, and vivid 3-D illustrated aerial views guide you through Budapest's six main districts. View Mayas Church, the Gellert Hotel and Baths Complex, Parliament, St. Stephen's Basilica, the Hungarian National Museum, and the State Opera House. A special section showcases the major works housed in the Hungarian National Gallery. Beyond Budapest, visit the remains of the Roman town Aquincum, and day or night excursions to the charming villages beyond the city. The guide also includes two guided walks, one to Obuda and the other around Margaret Island, in the middle of the Danube River. Other informative features spotlight Hungarian cuisine, local spirits, traditional folk crafts, and much more. DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Budapest is an impressive gateway to the treasures of this fascinating eastern European city.

You would like to discover the real Hungary: Budapest, the "Pearl of the Danube", the immense Lake Balaton, Heviz, the small thermal lake, the Great Hortobagy Plain, the enchanting summits of the Matra and the charming Mecsek hills...THE GREEN GUIDE, the perfect travel companion: a discerning and up-to-date source of information. Practical and comprehensive, it offers suggestions on what to see and what to do, background on history and cultural heritage. Ideal guides for the independent tourist, THE GREEN GUIDE explores destinations both near and far. Sights are rated - 3 stars "worth a journey", 2 stars "worth a detour" and 1 star "interesting". Maps and itineraries make planning easy, whether visiting the highlights or venturing off the beaten track. Travel with THE GREEN GUIDE for an exciting and memorable experience.