Budapest
Two cities, one river, and the water underneath
An independent guide to Budapest — 26 landmarks, museums, parks, venues and neighborhoods, walked and written up first-hand.
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Plan It
All itinerariesDay-by-day itineraries
Where The City Lives
All neighborhoodsNeighborhoods
Before You Go
The essentials
How to get in from all three airports, how the subway and the ferries actually fit together, and the history that explains what you're standing in front of.
Reading
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1956, and What Came After
Twelve days in October when Hungary left the Soviet bloc, and the thirty-three years of silence that followed.
Budapest Airport to the City
One terminal, one direct bus, and several ways to pay four times as much for the same journey.
Eating in Budapest
Paprika, lard and slow cooking, plus a modern kitchen that has quietly become very good indeed.