Blue Guide Budapest: Third Edition

by Annabel Barber

Overview

Completely updated and extended new edition of this beautiful city on the Danube.

Designed for the traveler who wants to understand more fully what he or she sees. Blue Guides have been published continuously since 1918 and are the most comprehensive travel guides concentrating on history, architecture and art. This guide to Budapest, perhaps the most beautiful of the Central European capitals, covers the city in meticulous detail. The depth of information and quality of research make this book the best guide for the independent cultural traveller. With high-quality maps from Blue Guides’ award-winning cartography series, detailed plans, photos and illustrations, and full coverage of places to stay and eat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781905131792
Publisher:	Blue Guides Limited of London
Publication date:	06/26/2018
Series:	Travel Series
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Annabel Barber, co-author of Blue Guide Rome, is the Blue Guides editor-in-chief.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Historical sketch 9

Budapest architecture 21

Buda

District I Castle Hill 26

Before the Vienna Gate 28

The north end of Castle Hill 29

Matthias Church, Fishermen's Bastion 35

Central Castle Hill 40

The Royal Palace and its museums 42

District I Krisztinaváros and Tabán 54

Krisztinaváros 54

Tabán 58

District I Víziváros 64

Batthyány tér 65

Szilágyi Dezso tér to Corvin tér 67

Clark Ádám tér and the Várkert 69

District II Margit könút, Rózsadomb and Pasarét 72

Nagy Imre tér 72

The Király Baths and Bern tér 75

Along the line of the Buda city walls 76

Rózsadomb 81

Pasarét and Bauhaus Budapest 85

District III Óbuda 94

The Roman camp and Flórián tér 96

The Kiscell Museum 100

South of Árpád Bridge 102

North of Árpád Bridge 105

Aquincum 108

Districts XI and XXII: Újbuda and Budafok-Tétény 116

District XI Ujbuda 117

District XXII Budafok-Tétény 125

District XII The Buda Hills 128

Városmujor and Svábbegy 129

Zugliget, János-hegy and Normafa 131

Pest

District V Lipótváros 136

Parliament and Kossuth Lajos tér 136

Szabadság tér 148

Szent István tér 154

Neoclassical Lipótváros 159

Erzsébet tér and Vörösmarty tér 166

District V Belváros 170

Váci utca 170

On and around Szervila tér 172

Deák tér 174

Elisabeth Bridge and Március 15. tér 175

Petofi tér and the Duna Corso 180

South of Elisabeth Bridge 183

District VI Terézváros 190

Andrássy út 190

Várostigeti fasor 206

Nyugati Station 207

District VII Erzsébetváros 210

Deák tér and Király utca 210

The Great Synagogue and Jewish Museum 215

The Astoria corner and Dohány utca 218

The 'Party' District' 219

Beyond the Nagykörút 221

District VIII Józsefváros 226

Múzeum körút 226

The Hungarian National Museum 228

The Palace District 235

Beyond the Nagykorút 240

Kerepesi Cemetery 244

The Corvin District and Ludoviceum 254

District IX Fereneváros 260

On and around Kálvin tér 262

On and around Fovám tér 264

Ülloi út and Bakáts tér 265

Beyond the Nagykörút 268

The Holocaust Memorial Center 269

Districts X and XIX Kobánya and Kispest

Kobánya 272

Kispest 283

Margaret Island 288

District XIII Újlipótváros 296

On and around Jászai Mari tér 298

Pozsonyi út and Szent István Park 298

Szent István körút and Pannónia utca 301

Lehel tér 302

District XIV Zugló 304

Heroes' Square 304

Városligct: City Park 310

Remarkable buildings near the Városliget 317

The Railway Museum and Aeropark 322

Day Trips from Budapest

Szentendre 324

Gödöllo 330

Zsámbék 336

Practical Information

Planning your trip 342

Getting around 343

Accommodation 345

Food and drink 347

Shopping and markets 354

Thermal baths 356

Entertainment, festivals and events 359

Language 361

Additional information 363

Glossary of terms 366

Glossary of artists 373

Rulers of Hungary 396

Index 398

Select bibliography 418

Maps & Plans

Budapest overview 430-1

Budapest atlas 419-29

Underground and suburban railways 432

Plans

Aquincum 110

Coronation Mantle 233

Inner City Parish Church 179

Kerepesi Cemetery 248

Matthias Church 37

St Stephen' Basilica 158