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With Parisian boulevards and illuminated bridges over the Danube, Budapest is one of the world's great romantic cities. This is the guide for the culture vulture, the naturalist, the gastronome and the water baby. Guzzle goulash in courtyard restaurants, wallow warmly in thermal baths and browse bustling market halls; join the authors on city-center strolls and leafy hill walks, before donning your glad rags for a night on the tiles. This guide features: · Hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars and clubs · All the culture, from museums to the opera · All the nature, from caves to walking trails · Thermal baths and bathing etiquette · Flea markets and market halls · Color city and transport maps
This thorough guide to Hungary shows there is much to explore beyond its popular capital Budapest A wide range of activities sightseeing and travel options are provided to aid independent travelers
Bratislava is the latest in the Bradt collection of city guides to many of eastern Europe's cultural gems. This Slovak capital, impressively set on the Danube boasting stunningly restored baroque and rococo buildings, begs to be explored on foot with the author's walking tour of the highlights. Full details of the practicalities of visiting are provided, including accommodations, eating out, transportation, and out-of-town excursions plus a full background spanning the city's culture and its checkered history. Features include: >History and culture, providing insight into the many restored architectural attractions of this splendid city >Restaurants, cafes, bars, and nightlife, plus souvenir shopping and museums >Day trips from Bratislava >City maps in full-color
This guide to Chile refreshingly focuses on the country's natural history and culture. It encompasses every aspect of this geographically diverse country, from the immense deserts and peaks in the north, via the fertile central valleys, to the dense rainforests and glaciers of the south. There is opportunity to discover the culture of Chile, including mummies from the 5th century BC found in the Atacama Desert and Inca ruins. Travellers can hike the Andes, savour fine and affordable wine, and venture off shore to sail and kayak. This guide details every aspect of travel, from accommodation and eating out to national parks and sailing, in this most easy of Latin American countries for independent travellers.
"Belgrade" contains all the information expected for the short-stay visitor, business person, and traveler on a tour, from walking tours of the city with tips on the best shopping and cafe pit-stops to essential words and phrases to help visitors enjoy the local specialties and enjoy all that the city offers.
This comprehensively revised second edition is the essential travel companion on trips to romantic Budapest, now firmly established as one of Europe’s must-see destinations. Popular with visitors on short breaks it’s also a meeting point for international business. Board a cog-wheel railway into Buda’s leafy hills; take a stroll through the cobbled Castle District or a soak in a thermal spa. Seek out the vibrant shops and restaurants of Pest, go boating in City Park or spend an evening at the opera.
The first guide in English to this former-Soviet Central Asian country covers everything travelers businesspeople and archaeologists need to know from information on Silk Road treasures to horse trekking to strategies for overcoming red tape
A down-to-earth guide for anyone traveling overseas with children, whether on a two-week family vacation or a long-stay posting in the developing world.
"You don't just visit Edinburgh; you fall in love with the place." The best-selling author of Eccentric Britain takes you away from the obvious tartanalia and into Auld Reekie's hidden corners to find spooky stories, weird buildings, mad judges and strange customs. Benedict le Vay also asks the pressing questions that others avoid: Is the Scottish Parliament a monumental cock-up? Was the Stewart dynasty really useless? Should you eat deep-fried Mars Bars...?
A highly readable, newly researched guide to Bulgaria to help travellers discover the best the country offers with knowledgeable advice on practicalities, finding special places off the beaten track and plenty of supplementary background notes.