Fodor's Pocket Budapest, 3rd Edition: The All-in-One Guide to the Best of the City Packed with Places to Eat, Sleep, S hop and Explore (Fodor's Pocket Guide to Budapest) [Paperback]

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Series: Fodor's Pocket Guide to Budapest | Publication Date: May 8, 2001

"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." - Washington Post

Fodor's Pocket Guides are designed for people who just want the highlights. They contain full, rich descriptions of major cities around the globe including the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights - all in a new trim, petit package.

All the basics you need to help you decide what to see and do in the time you have.

Smart contacts and detailed practical information, including the scoop on public transportation, local holidays, what to pack, and more.

The very best dining and lodging in every price range.

Great recommendations for shopping nightlife, outdoor activities, and essential side trips.

Detailed maps with sights, restaurants, nightspots, and hotels clearly marked.

Easy-to-use new interior design with blue ink and fun graphics.

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"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." - Washington Post

Fodor's Pocket Guides are designed for people who just want the highlights. They contain full, rich descriptions of major cities around the globe including the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights - all in a new trim, petit package.

All the basics you need to help you decide what to see and do in the time you have.

Smart contacts and detailed practical information, including the scoop on public transportation, local holidays, what to pack, and more.

The very best dining and lodging in every price range.

Great recommendations for shopping nightlife, outdoor activities, and essential side trips.

Detailed maps with sights, restaurants, nightspots, and hotels clearly marked.

Easy-to-use new interior design with blue ink and fun graphics.

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Introducing Budapest

Situated on both banks of the Danube, Budapest unites the colorful hills of Buda and the wide, businesslike boulevards of Pest. Though it was the site of a Roman outpost during the 1st century, the city was not officially created until 1873, when the towns of Obuda, Pest, and Buda were joined. Since then, Budapest has been the cultural, political, intellectual, and commercial heart of Hungary; for the 20% of the nation's population who live in the capital, anywhere else is simply vid?k ("the country").

Budapest has suffered many ravages in the course of its long history. It was totally destroyed by the Mongols in 1241, captured by the Turks in 1541, and nearly destroyed again by Soviet troops in 1945. But this bustling industrial and cultural center survived as the capital of the People's Republic of Hungary after the war -- and then, as the 1980s drew to a close, it became one of the Eastern Bloc's few thriving bastions of capitalism. Today, judging by the city's flourishing caf?s and restaurants, markets and bars, the stagnation enforced by the Communists seems a thing of the very distant past.

Much of the charm of a visit to Budapest lies in unexpected glimpses into shadowy courtyards and in long vistas down sunlit cobbled streets. Although some 30,000 buildings were destroyed during World War II and in 1956, the past lingers on in the often crumbling architectural details of the antique structures that remain.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 3rd edition (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679007334
• ISBN-13: 978-0679007333
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,551,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)