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Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. -- The New York Times
Easily the best city guides available today. -- PLAYBOY
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...considered to be the world's best travel resource to over 30 destinations around the world, make it easier to plan a splendid vacation. -- North American Press Syndication
Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. -- US News & World Report
Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. -- The New York Times
Easily the best city guides available today. -- PLAYBOY
Encyclopedic in scope, it's meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. -- Travel & Leisure
The Best Guidebooks Ever -- SKY MAGAZINE
The best travel guides ever. -- Sky Magazine -Delta In flight Magazine
The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. -- Chicago Tribune
Want to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. --People Magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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A. Feeney
on June 1, 2013
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As always, these Eyewitness travel books are perfect eye candy and they provide all kinds of beautifully-illustrated details to look for in the city architecture. Their Budapest volume is no exception, full of cultural and historical detail.
However, I was very disappointed to see that although it was supposedly updated in December 2012, most of the maps and directions still use the names that were changed in May 2011. There are still references to Moskva tér (now Széll Kálmán tér) Roosevelt tér (now Széchenyi István tér) on some of the maps and guides, although the big pull-out maps and part of the text have the new names.
Rick Steves' Budapest is a better choice for updated information, although it lacks the gorgeous visual allure. I'm still planning on taking both books, but since now I'm concerned about the overall quality of the maps and directions in the Eyewitness Budapest, I'll use it only as an index of attractions.
However, I was very disappointed to see that although it was supposedly updated in December 2012, most of the maps and directions still use the names that were changed in May 2011. There are still references to Moskva tér (now Széll Kálmán tér) Roosevelt tér (now Széchenyi István tér) on some of the maps and guides, although the big pull-out maps and part of the text have the new names.
Rick Steves' Budapest is a better choice for updated information, although it lacks the gorgeous visual allure. I'm still planning on taking both books, but since now I'm concerned about the overall quality of the maps and directions in the Eyewitness Budapest, I'll use it only as an index of attractions.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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J.K. Tapio
on October 31, 2011
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I found this travel guide very helpful and practical during our one week-long stay in Budapest. As with all the other guides in this series I have seen and used (that is, the corresponding guidebooks on Paris, Berlin and Vienna), there is everything you need to know to plan a successful visit: abundant and easy-to use information on a good selection of sights of all kinds, including museums, monuments, churches, public buildings, famous streets, and so on; a hotel and a restaurant guide; plus all kinds of useful info on, for example, what and where to eat and drink, how to travel from/to the airport, where to shop, etc. For my purposes, I found this information (or the parts of it that I read and used) both accurate and useful.
I was suspicious about the recommended restaurants section, as I had some really bad experiences when relying on the corresponding section of the DK Eyewitness Paris guidebook. But this should be no serious issue, as I found that there were no problems whatsoever in finding great food in Budapest (Paris, it seems, is mostly spoiled in this respect by the vast hordes of tourists that visit the city annually, attracted by that city's quasi-mythical status and reputation as the world's tourist attraction no. 1). Some of the restaurants we visited were mentioned in the guide, others were not (you should also note that the restaurants of Budapest are well represented on the Internet, so it might be a good idea to do some Googling before your trip to find some worthwile restaurants NOT mentioned in the guide).
Visually, this is an engaging book to read, as are indeed all the other DK Eyewitness travel guides that I have read (see above).Read more ›
I was suspicious about the recommended restaurants section, as I had some really bad experiences when relying on the corresponding section of the DK Eyewitness Paris guidebook. But this should be no serious issue, as I found that there were no problems whatsoever in finding great food in Budapest (Paris, it seems, is mostly spoiled in this respect by the vast hordes of tourists that visit the city annually, attracted by that city's quasi-mythical status and reputation as the world's tourist attraction no. 1). Some of the restaurants we visited were mentioned in the guide, others were not (you should also note that the restaurants of Budapest are well represented on the Internet, so it might be a good idea to do some Googling before your trip to find some worthwile restaurants NOT mentioned in the guide).
Visually, this is an engaging book to read, as are indeed all the other DK Eyewitness travel guides that I have read (see above).Read more ›
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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on February 13, 2012
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While in Prague, I purchased this guide from a vendor possessing a very limited number of Budapest travel books. Thus, I had reservations about how useful it would prove with regard to content. The DK Eyewitness Travel series is huge (this is my first outing with the series), and this is one of those guides that is written based on the typical formula for sightseeing media. With that being said, it is well worth perusing for a rudimentary understanding of what Budapest offers travelers.
The book comes with all one would expect: a short history and timeline of the city of Budapest; a description of the most popular attractions broken down by region within the city; an index with dozens of hotels, restaurants, and bars with a short description and estimated cost; a list of useful words and phrases; a survival guide to discuss local culture, currency, warnings, and pointers; diagrams, charts, pictures, maps within the sightseeing pages, and a pull-out map for easy use when navigating the city's streets with or without utilizing public transportation options outlined on the pull-out map.
This Budapest guide could improve upon the sections dedicated to travelers trying to find the most interesting activities for the least amount of money. The inclusion of three self-guided walking tours is quite welcome. The enormous number of photographs help decide what activities appeal to one's tastes. However, the section of the book dedicated to sightseeing only states whether or not an activity costs money or is free. This fact makes it difficult to decide whether it's a better use of one's money to spend time in the museum district or take a tour of a specific historic building. The Parliament building, for instance, costs non-EU travelers somewhere around $15.Read more ›
The book comes with all one would expect: a short history and timeline of the city of Budapest; a description of the most popular attractions broken down by region within the city; an index with dozens of hotels, restaurants, and bars with a short description and estimated cost; a list of useful words and phrases; a survival guide to discuss local culture, currency, warnings, and pointers; diagrams, charts, pictures, maps within the sightseeing pages, and a pull-out map for easy use when navigating the city's streets with or without utilizing public transportation options outlined on the pull-out map.
This Budapest guide could improve upon the sections dedicated to travelers trying to find the most interesting activities for the least amount of money. The inclusion of three self-guided walking tours is quite welcome. The enormous number of photographs help decide what activities appeal to one's tastes. However, the section of the book dedicated to sightseeing only states whether or not an activity costs money or is free. This fact makes it difficult to decide whether it's a better use of one's money to spend time in the museum district or take a tour of a specific historic building. The Parliament building, for instance, costs non-EU travelers somewhere around $15.Read more ›
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Wayne
on June 1, 2012
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This is a decent guide but doesn't really provide enough detail on key attractions to help reader decide whether to spend time/make the effort to check them out. Also, I didn't like how addresses of landmarks/attractions were not listed on pages where they should have been. Nice photos, maps, and general info on culture/customs, but for sheer practicality, get the Rick Steve's guides instead.
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on October 26, 2011
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There is nothing bad to say about the Eyewitness books. It was the single best investment I made for my trip to Budapest.
The maps alone are worth it. However each section is broken up to show us very interesting small out of the way sights you might never know of otherwise. Letting you know the approximate time everything is open as well as if a fee is involved is also valuable.
When we went across the border for a day, we took our passports, a change of clothes, our money..this book as well as our book for Rome - it was one of the few things we couldn't imagine being without.
I will from here on out be buying the eyewitness series whenever I travel.
The maps alone are worth it. However each section is broken up to show us very interesting small out of the way sights you might never know of otherwise. Letting you know the approximate time everything is open as well as if a fee is involved is also valuable.
When we went across the border for a day, we took our passports, a change of clothes, our money..this book as well as our book for Rome - it was one of the few things we couldn't imagine being without.
I will from here on out be buying the eyewitness series whenever I travel.
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