Budapest is a paradise for explorers. Keep your senses primed and you ll discover something wonderful an architectural gem, distant strains of Liszt, a killer cherry studel at every turn. Steve Fallon, Lonely Planet Writer>Our PromiseYou can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is.Inside This Book 169 restaurants reviewed43 cafes and cake shops11 steamy thermal baths4 city walking tours1 enormous hilltop palaceComprehensive map sectionFeature coverage of top sightsRange of planning toolsIn-depth background on Budapest s history, architecture and more
Sure glad I had the Rick Steves Budapest book too. I used this LP book for the Buda walk and it was terrible. No information about what things you were seeing and missed several big sights along the way (fisherman's bastion for example). Doesn't compare to the detailed and comprehensive walks that the RS book has.
I read this in preparation for an upcoming trip to Budapest. It definitely has lots of information that helped me build an itinerary, but the usefulness of the info was a bit hit or miss, and I found something things to be out of date.
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Dopo anni di guide e viaggi mi fido molto di Lonely Planet. Le edizioni più recenti delle guide sono corredate di foto e inserti a colori che aiutano meglio a farsi un'idea del posto. Anche questa guida di Budapest risulta notevole e ricca di informazioni. Piacevole da leggere e pratica da sfogliare.
Information is for the most part pretty accurate. Only issues that seemed to pop up were concerning open/close times of some places. I still want to know where in the heck you buy the tickets for the trams though.
Good basic information. The small maps of city sections were rather confusing; hard to figure out just how they fit together since the sections were not discussed in any geographical order. Liked the shopping and eating suggestions as well as the top sights info.
Good guide as a starting point for things to do in Budapest. The pull out map wasn't so easy to use but pick up a handful of freebie maps at the tourist information office and you're sorted