Travel

Going to Hungary as a tourist? Great decision. It’s one of Europe’s hidden treasures.

If you are planning your first trip to Hungary, plan ahead. There’s more to do and see than you’ll have time, so be strategic.

Buy a couple travel guides. Make sure they are by different publishers lest you read the same information twice. Each author will have a different perspective.

Same country, different lifestyle.

Budapest, for example, is obviously different than a village, but even the villages will have have distinctions. Some will have an eye for tourists, and others will be more agricultural. In the bigger cities, you’ll find finer dining, but in the smaller communities, you’ll enjoy more authentic cooking.

Buy a phrasebook, country and city maps to each place you’ll visit, and do your homework on the web. Wikipedia will be a great source to get a feel for things, as will any of the books below. Call or email ahead to ensure places are open. Just because a book says it is does not mean it didn’t close since publication. COVID may have changed how things are done as well.

The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian: 50 Facts and Facets of Nationhood
by Istvan Bori

Lonely Planet Hungary (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet and Steve Fallon

Hungary Travel: 3 Day Guide to Budapest, A 72-hour Definitive Guide on What to See, Eat and Enjoy in Budapest
by 3 Day City Guides

Rick Steves’ Budapest
by Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt

Hungary – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Brian McLean

Budapest, Hungary City Travel Guide 2014: Attractions, Restaurants, and More… (One City In A Day)
by Gina Douglas Tarnacki

Lonely Planet Central Europe (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet and Ryan Ver Berkmoes

Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet and Tom Masters

Budapest Travel Guide: The Top 10 Highlights in Budapest (Globetrotter Guide Books)
by Marc Cook

Lonely Planet Budapest (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet and Steve Fallon

A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube (New York Review Books)

HUNGARY Country Studies: A brief, comprehensive study of Hungary
by CIA and State Department (also see About Hungary)

Lonely Planet Eastern Europe (Travel Guide)
by Lonely Planet and Tom Masters

Top 10 Budapest (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES)
by DK Publishing and Demetrio Carrasco

Between the Woods and the Water: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Middle Danube to the Iron Gates
by Patrick Leigh Fermor and Jan Morris​