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Hungary : Budapest - October 2007
Country Code: Dial for HungaryBudapest is simultaneously sophisticated and gritty – and thoroughly lived in. The Danube splits the town, with hilly Buda on one side and bustling Pest on the other. While most people make the castle or the Danube their first port of call, it’s worth exploring Budapest’s more residential neighborhoods. Carolyn Bánfalvi tells us more
Getting around
Ferihegy International Airport
Bus: The No 93 bus leaves Terminal 1 and takes about 20 minutes, leaving every half hour from 4.55am to 8.50pm. Tickets cost €1 /HUF 230. A travel card gives you unlimited use of Budapest’s buses, trams, metro and cog-railway. A one-day card costs €5/HUF 1,350, a one-week card costs €15/HUF 3,600.
Taxi: A taxi from the airport to the city will take about 30 minutes and there’s a fixed price of €17/ HUF 4,200. Go to the Zona Taxi window at arrivals.
Tourist information: Located at 7 Március 15 tér (tel. , www.budapestinfo.hu).
Belváros
Home of the Danube promenade and Váci Utca pedestrian area.
Sleep soundly – (6 Só Utca, tel. , zarahotels. com, rooms from €85/HUF 22,000) is a stylish newcomer. Mercure Budapest City Center (20 Váci Utca, tel. , taverna.hu, rooms from €130/HUF 33,000) was recently refurbished.
Culture vultures – Tour the enormous Parliament (1-3 Kossuth Lajos Tér) building or visit the palatial Museum of Ethnography (12 Kossuth Tér).
Must eat – The Gerlóczy Kávéház (1 Gerlóczy Utca, tel. ) feels Parisian and has a fantastic cheese selection. Centrál Kávéház (9 Károlyi Mihály Utca, tel. ) is arguably Budapest’s finest coffee house.
Shop til you drop – For all comestibles, visit the Nagy Vásárcsarnok (Central Market, 1-3 Vámház Körút). Retrock Deluxe (1 Henszlmann Imre Utca) stocks one-offs from promising local designers.
Buda Hills
Ride the number 4 or 6 tram and take in the hustle and bustle of Budapest’s main thoroughfare.
Must eat – Owned by one of Budapest’s premier winemakers, Bock Bisztró (43-49 Erzsébet Körút, tel. ) melds Mediterranean and Hungarian cuisine. The legendary New York Café (9-11 Erzsébet Körút, tel. ) has been beautifully restored.
Shop til you drop – (32 Teréz Körút) stocks antique toys. Ajka Kristály (18 Szent István Körút) has fine hand-blown crystal and stemware.
Király utca.
Recently regenerated, Király Utca is the place to shop for designer furnishings.
Must eat – (48 Kertész Utca, tel. ) are plastered with brown paper and marker drawings, and the menu offers creative takes on traditional Hungarian dishes. Haxen Király Étterem (100 Király Utca, tel. ) does German food and serves huge portions.
Must drink – Hidden behind unmarked doors in a former garage, fashionable bar Kuplung (46 Király Utca) remains a well-kept secret.
Shop til you drop – (19-21 Király Utca) offers Asian-inspired accessories and colourful dishes. The tiny Haeftling (11 Király Utca) sells clothes from reclaimed material.
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