Insight Guides Hungary (Travel Guide eBook)


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Insight Guides Hungary Travel made easy. Ask local experts. Inspirational travel guide with fascinating historical insights and stunning imagery. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to Hungary is all you need to plan your perfect trip, with insider information on must-see, top attractions like Budapest, the Danube Valley and Debrecen, and cultural gems like the opulent Fertod Palace, the outstanding Hortobagy National Park and the magnificent city of Pecs. Features of this travel guide to Hungary: - Inspirational colour photography: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, and be inspired by stunning imagery - Historical and cultural insights: immerse yourself in Hungary's rich history and culture, and learn all about Ferenc Móra, Lajos Kossuth and Hungarian folk culture. - Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy - Editor's Choice: uncover the best of Hungary with our pick of the region's top destinations - Key tips and essential information: packed full of important travel information, from transport and tipping to etiquette and hours of operation - Covers: Budapest; Around Budapest; The Danube; Gates to the West; Around Lake Balaton; Northeast Hungary; The Great Plain; East Hungary; The Puszta; Southwest Hungary Looking for a specific guide to Budapest? Check out Insight Guides Explore Budapest for a detailed and entertaining look at all the city has to offer. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.




Insight Guides Explore Budapest


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Perfect for a weekend break in any season, Budapest is a destination that offers an abundance of attractions, cultural, historical and natural, whether it's snowing or the sun is shining. Insight Guide Explore Budapest is the ideal pocket companion for your trip: a full-colour guide containing 12 easy-to-follow routes around the city, from the vast views of the Buda Hills to the grandeur of the Palace District. Inside Explore Budapest: Discover the appeal of the Hungarian capital, from the historical Freedom Square and the lavishly decorated Opera House to the relaxing bath and spa facilities found throughout the city. Experience classic Budapest: Visit Buda castle, exploring the delights of Central Market Hall and stroll over the Chain Bridge to the other side of the city. Insight's trademark cultural coverage sets the routes in context, with introductions to Budapest's traditional cuisine, natural hot spring baths, extraordinary buildings and key historical dates. Our recommended places to eat and drink are highlighted in each route, with even more suggestions in the directory section, which also contains a wealth of useful practical information including a range of carefully selected accommodation to suit all budgets. Pull-out map with useful plotted routes. Evocative photography captures the beauty of this picturesque capital city. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guidebooks and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.




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Insight Guides Pocket Budapest (Travel Guide eBook)


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Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Now with free eBook, and a pull-out map. Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Budapest Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Parliament, the Royal Palace and the Szchenyi Baths, and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook Inspirational colour photography throughout Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.




DK Budapest


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Get closer to Budapest with DK Eyewitness A dip in the city's thermal baths. Architectural marvels on every street. Days spent in cool cafés and nights in raucous ruin pubs. There are so many reasons to visit Budapest. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK Eyewitness travel guide is the perfect companion. Our updated guide brings Budapest to life, transporting you there as no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations, which take you inside the city's buildings and neighborhoods. You'll discover: Our pick of Budapest's must-sees and top experiences Photography and detailed illustrations, taking you to the heart of Budapest The best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay Detailed maps and walks that make navigating the region easy Easy-to-follow itineraries Expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe Color-coded chapters to each part of Budapest A lightweight format, so you can take it with you wherever you go Want the best of Budapest in your pocket? Try Top 10 Budapest. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.




Insight Guide to Hungary


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The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian


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What is it to be Hungarian? What does it feel like? Most Hungarians are convinced that the rest of the world just doesn't get them. They are right. True, much of the world thinks highly of Hungarians--for reasons ranging from their heroism in the 1956 revolution to their genius as mathematicians, physicists, and financiers. But Hungarians do often seem to be living proof of the old joke that Magyars are in fact Martians: they may be situated in the very heart of Europe, but they are equipped with a confounding language, extraterrestrial (albeit endearing) accents, and an unearthly way of thinking. What most Hungarians learn from life about the Magyar mind is now available, for the first time, in this user-friendly guide to what being Hungarian is all about. The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian brings together twelve authors well-versed in the quintessential ingredients of being Hungarian--from the stereotypical Magyar man to the stereotypical Magyar woman, foods to folk customs, livestock to literature, film to philosophy, politics to porcelain, and scientists to sports. In fifty short, highly readable, often witty, sometimes politically incorrect, but always candid articles, the authors demonstrate that being credibly Hungarian--like being French, Polish or Japanese--is largely a matter of carrying around in your head a potpourri of conceptions and preconceptions acquired over the years from your elders, society, school, the streets, and mass media. Compacting this wealth of knowledge into an irresistible little book, The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian is an indispensable reference that will teach you how to be Hungarian, even if you already are.




Insight Guides Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania: Travel Guide eBook


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This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania’s people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania travel book has the style of an illustrated magazine to inspire you and give a taste of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania guidebook covers: Tallinn, Tartu and the South, West Coast of Estonia, Estonia Islands, East of Tallinn, Latvia, Rīga, Around Rīga, Kurzeme: The West Coast, Latgale, Zemgale, Vidzeme, Vilnius, Kaunas, Aukštaitija, Southern Lithuania, Žemaitija and the Coast. In this Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania travel guidebook, you will find: Unique essays – country history and culture, and modern-day life, people and politics Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania highlights – Tallinn Old Town, Palmse Manor, Museum of the History of Rīga and Navigation, The Curonian Spit, Gauja National Park, Saaremaa, Trakai, Amber Museum in Palanga Practical travel information – getting there and around, budgeting, eating out, shopping, public holidays, information for LGBTQ+ travellers and more When to go to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania - high season, low season, climate information and festivals Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Main attractions & curated places – narrative descriptions of where to go and what to see, covered geographically Tips and facts – interesting facts about Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania and useful insider tips High-quality maps of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania – must-see places cross-referenced to colourful maps for quick orientation Colour-coded chapters – each place chapter has its own colour assigned to aid easy navigation of this Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania travel guide Striking pictures – rich, inspirational colour photography on all pages, capturing attractions, nature, people and historical features Fully updated post-COVID-19 This Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania guidebook is just the tool you need to get under the skin of the destination and accompany you on your trip. This book will inspire you and answer all your questions while preparing a trip to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania or along the way.




Rick Steves Budapest


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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Budapest. Following this book's self-guided walks, you'll explore Europe's most underrated city. Soak with Hungarians in a thermal bath, sample paprika at the Great Market Hall, and take a romantic twilight cruise on the Danube. Wander through the opulence of Budapest's late-19th-century Golden Age. View relics of the bygone communist era at Memento Park. For a break, head into the countryside for Habsburg palaces and Hungarian folk villages. Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll learn which sights are worth your time and money and how to get around like a local. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.




Luxury and the Ruling Elite in Socialist Hungary


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After World War II, a new community of elite emerged in Hungary, in spite of the communist principles espoused by the government. In Luxury and the Ruling Elite in Socialist Hungary, György Majtényi allows us a peek inside their affluence. Majtényi exposes the lavish standard of living that the higher echelon enjoyed, complete with pools, Persian rugs, extravagant furniture, servants, and groundskeepers. They shopped in private stores stocked with expensive meats and tropical fruits just for them. They benefited from access to everything from books, telephone lines, and international travel to hunting grounds, soccer games, and even the choicest cemetery plots. But Majtényi also reveals the underbelly of such society, particularly how these privileges were used as a way of maintaining power, initiating or denying entry to party members, and strengthening the very hierarchies that communism promised to abolish. Taking readers on a fascinating and often surprising look inside the manor homes and vacation villas of wealthy post–World War II Hungarians, Majtényi offers fresh insight into the realities of patriarchy, loyalty, gender, and class within the communist regime.