Hungary

This is an updated guide to post-communist Hungary. It includes coverage of Budapest, with details on a diverse range of activities from coffee houses to Turkish baths and the city's nightlife. Accounts of the country's sights are included - the wine-producing towns and highland forests of the Northern Uplands, the historic ruins of the Danube Bend, and the lively resorts of Lake Balaton. Reviews of hotels, lodgings, and restaurants, in all price categories are provided, as well as advice with the language. Boxed features give insights into subjects such as "puszta" wildlife, Gypsy funerals and the "Blood Countess of Transylvania".