Frommer's Budapest Day By Day

Frommer's Budapest Day by Day gives you the perfect pocket guide book to experience and enjoy this culturally and historically rich city in the simplest, smartest and most time-efficient way, letting you decide where to go and what to see according to your timeframe.

With extensive insider knowledge and advice and honest reviews, this guide helps you to avoid time wasting and tourist traps; getting straight to the best of Hungary's capital with dozens of local and thematic tours alongside hundreds of photos and bulleted maps leading the way from sight to sight.

Pinpointing where to stay, eat and shop in each location, as well as where to find the city's best sights and hidden gems from Heroes Square to the Castle District, discovering Budapest's Jewsish quarter, boat trips on the River Danube, or a day out on Lake Balaton, this full-colour Day by Day guide covers everything you might want to see and more in this vibrant Hungarian city.

Frommer's Budapest  Day by Day includes:

• The Best Full-day Tours give mapped stop-by-stop instructions on the best sights to explore around the city, with different day-length tours to suit all travellers' timeframes, around the main sites of the Castle District, Andrassy ut, The Opera House, Heroes Square and all the best places to stop for coffee while you're wandering around, with the odd baths to rest weary muscles.
• The Best Special-Interest Tours gives unique experiences the city has on offer, with a section devoted to Kids, Coffee Houses, Baths, as well as tours of the Jewish quarter and the Castle District, tours for those interested in the city's Communist past, and its Revolutionary history, and Art Nouveau lovers.
• Details the Best Neighborhood Walks around the UNESCO Castle District, around the Royal district and the Jewish area.
• Features outdoor visits to Margaret Island, the. City Park with its Ice Rink, Zoo, Circus and Time Wheel, to Tabány and Gellért Hill.
• Lists the Best Shopping around markets and malls and little Hungarian stores.
• Recommends The Best Dining experiences from Magyar cuisine to sushi; the Best Nightlife, the Best Arts and Entertainment including Opera, and the Best Places to Stay
• Includes Day Trips to some of the best surrounding wine areas, to Lake Balaton, Eger, Pécs, and the Danube Bend.
• Invaluable up-to-date and need-to-know information is also provided in the "Savvy Traveller" chapter with contacts, websites and references for smarter travelling.
• Features dozens of full-colour maps inside, including fold out metro and road maps on the inside front cover as well as a detachable tear-resistant map in a waterproof resealing wallet at the back.

Avainsanat: Travel: Europe