Top 10 Budapest (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) (Paperback)

by DK Publishing (Author) "The finest of the Habsburg triumvirate of Budapest, Vienna and Prague, the Hungarian capital is much grander in scale than the Austrian and Czech capitals..." (more)
Key Phrases: domed hall, cave church, national song, World War, State Opera House, Mátyás Church (more...)

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Product Description
Whether you're looking to indulge in the finest cuisine or eat well on a limited budget, stay in the most luxurious hotels or find great deals on hostels and B&Bs, Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides provide invaluable information from local experts, all of which will help you discover the best of everything at each destination. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DK Travel; Pap/Map edition (January 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756632358
• ISBN-13: 978-0756632359
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,417 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good concise guide, February 16, 2007

By	C. Yuan "law student" (NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Top 10 Budapest (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) (Paperback)

good concise guide for budapest. has fold-out maps and small enough to fit your pocket. nice colorful photos too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Top notch trip pre-planner and post-trip souvenir!, June 28, 2008

By	Paul Weiss (Dundas, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

With every passing European trip (I've now had the pleasure of touring London, Paris, the Dordogne valley, Switzerland and Sicily), I'm realizing that my travel skills are becoming sharper as is my ability to judge the merits of the dizzying array of choices of travel guides available for the travelling public.

My first choice continues to be the Eyewitness series in their TOP 10 format ... in this case, "Top 10 Budapest". I would suggest that it be complemented by the somewhat more comprehensive "Budapest".

The Top 10 format is entirely self-explanatory, a list of Top 10 sights that are must-sees for any first time tourist in a given city or country. Depending on the destination, the Top 10 lists become increasingly more detailed and may include, for example, top 10 churches, museums, children's attractions, festivals, events, restaurants, cafés, pubs, parks and so on. In the second half of each book, the information is effectively repeated but organized by neighbourhood, so the prospective tourist might make the most effective use of limited time touring a given area in a city or country without missing anything of interest.

The information is all linked to beautiful photographs and allows a potential traveler to make sensible choices in advance according to his or her personal tastes. Most telling is the fact that each Top 10 title makes no attempt to be comprehensive. It is absolutely, positively aimed at the first time tourist attempting to do a one shot overview of a city or country. If that is your objective, there is little question that the DK Eyewitness Top 10 series is the hands down winner against all the competition - Blue Guide, Green Guide, Rough Guide, National Geographic, Frommer or Michelin.

One suggestion for the Top 10 Budapest Guide in particular. The pull out map is a WONDERFUL idea but it should be a simple rectangle. The map provided has a wierd, obscure shape with some internal corners that are certain to tear in the stress of repeated opening and closing.

Highly recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book for wonderful City, July 3, 2008

By	S. Sandler (Israel) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

IF you come in the first time and you have only a few days in budapest this is a very good book to introduce the city .
the only remark that i have is about the font that it too small !!!

buy this book
Shai