Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Politics, Economy, People, Religion, Culture Chapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Highlights, Tourist offices, Tour operators, Red tape, Hungarian embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Electricity, Money, banking and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Thermal baths, Sport and activities, Media, Communications, Maps, Business, Time, Public toilets, Cultural dos and don'ts, Giving something back PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Budapest Chapter 4 Around Budapest and the Danube Bend Chapter 5 Northern Uplands Chapter 6 Northern Great Plain Chapter 7 Southern Great Plain Chapter 8 Southern Transdanubia Chapter 9 Central and Western Transdanubia Chapter 10 Lake Balaton Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Further reading Index

About the Author

Adrian Phillips is Managing Director at Bradt Travel Guides and an award-winning travel writer/broadcaster who is married to a Hungarian and travels regularly to the country. Jo Scotchmer is a public-relations director; she has contributed to a number of national magazines as a freelance journalist.

Reviews

'Bradt's award-winning Hungary is the most comprehensive guide on the market ..... Entertaining and engaging this is a book for reading - not just for reference.' RCI magazine