Illustrations: Two-colour with photographs, diagrams, site plans and a section of full-colour maps.

Designed for the traveller who wants to understand more fully what he or she sees. This guide to Budapest, perhaps the most beautiful of the Central European capitals, covers the city in loving and meticulous detail. The depth of information and wide range of this new edition make it the best guide for the independent cultural traveller: it transmits a real sense of the joy of discovery. With high-quality maps from Blue Guides’ award-winning cartography series, detailed plans, photos and illustrations, and full coverage of places to eat and drink, including a section on Hungarian wine.

Annabel Barber, Editorial Director of the Blue Guides, is a long-term Budapest resident.