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Budapest & Hungary Lonely Planet Guide

The Budapest & Hungary Lonely Planet Guide is their most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the city and country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Take a cruise along the Danube, hang out at a ruin bar and take a dip in one of the many thermal baths; all with your trusted travel companion.

Inside:

• Lonely Planet’s Top Picks – a visually inspiring collection of the destination’s best experiences and where to have them
• Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests
• Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – whether it’s history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics
• Eating and drinking – get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try
• Destination specific chapter on Budapest’s thermal baths and spas
• Toolkit – all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel
• Colour maps and images throughout
• Language – essential phrases and language tips
• Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

This guide covers Budapest, the Danube Bend, Lake Balaton, Szeged, Pecs, Sopron, Southern Transdanubia, the Great Plain, Western Transdanubia, Eger, Northern Uplands, Szentendre, Visegrad, Villany, and more.

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Its capital, Budapest, is bisected by the Danube River. Its cityscape is studded with architectural landmarks from Buda’s medieval Castle Hill and grand neoclassical buildings along Pest’s Andrássy Avenue to the 19th-century Chain Bridge. Turkish and Roman influence on Hungarian culture includes the popularity of mineral spas, including at thermal Lake Hévíz

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.