My Top 10 sights in Budapest with the help of the Eyewitness Guide from Dorling Kindersley
For short European city-breaks, one of my favourite guide books has to be the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Top 10 series – read on for my …
Hungary
The Festetics Palace and the marzipan museum at Keszthely – in Hungary
During our family holiday at Lake Balaton in Hungary, we took a day trip to Keszthely, an elegant resort on the shores of the Lake …
Thermal springs and rubber rings at Hévíz – in Hungary
It was a somewhat surreal experience floating around in warm water of the the thermal lake at Hévíz in Hungary. I was surrounded by drifts …
Art’otel, Budapest Review – a hotel for art lovers
Art’otel Budapest, on the banks of the River Danube, is a hotel that wears two faces. From the front you’ll enter a flat, modern stone …
Memento park – Icons of Budapest’s communist past
What do you do with all your iconic communist statues when they’re no longer welcome in the squares and parks of central Budapest? At Memento …
Sour cherry soup at Salföld in Hungary
On our recent holiday near Lake Balaton in Hungary, we ventured away from the lake a little to the picturesque village of Salföld, where I …