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Admire opulent Golden Age architecture, soak in a thermal bath, and wander the winding streets of old villages: with Rick Steves on your side, Budapest can be yours! Inside Rick Steves Budapest you'll find:Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring BudapestRick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favoritesTop sights and hidden gems, from the ornate Parliament building and the Szchnyi Baths to local unicum distilleries (Hungary's favorite spirit!) How to connect with local culture: Catch a world-class opera performance, dive into a bowl of goulash, or sample paprika at the Great Market HallBeat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insightThe best places the eat, sleep, and relaxSelf-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and historic museumsDetailed neighborhood maps for exploring on the goUseful resources including a packing list, a Hungarian phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended readingOver 500 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you downComplete, up-to-date information on every neighborhood in Budapest, as well as day trips to Godollo Palace, Lzr Lovaspark, Holko, the Danube Bend, Szentendre, Visegrd, Esztergom, and moreMake the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Budapest.
About the Author
Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is America's most respected authority on European travel. Rick took his first trip to Europe in 1969, visiting piano factories with his father, a piano importer. As an 18-year-old, Rick began traveling on his own, funding his trips by teaching piano lessons. In 1976, he started his business, Rick Steves' Europe, which has grown from a one-man operation to a company with a staff of 100 full-time, well-travelled employees at his headquarters in Washington state. There he produces more than 50 guidebooks on European travel, America's most popular travel series on public television, a weekly hour-long national public radio show, a weekly syndicated column, and free travel information available through his travel center and ricksteves.com. Rick Steves' Europe also runs a successful European tour program. Rick Steves lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington. His office window overlooks his old junior high school.
