Lonely Planet Publications 413 Index 1956 Uprising 32 1848-49 War of Independence 27-8 A Abaliget 302 Abbey Church 208-9 accommodation 365-7, see also activities 48-52, see also individual activities Ady, Endre 43 Aggtelek 342-4 Aggtelek Hills 342-4 Aggtelek National Park 342 air travel 378-80, 383 air tickets 378-9 airline offices 378-9 travel to/from Hungary 379-80 within Hungary 383 Andrew II 24, 220 Andrew III 24 animals 46, see also individual animals Antall, József 20, 33-4 Aquincum 74, 78-9 Arany, János 43 Archbishop s Palace 248 architecture 40-1 Árpád dynasty 23-4 Árpád Museum 128 arts 40-4 architecture 40-1 cinema 44 dance 42 folk art 41 literature 44 music 42 painting 40-1 ATMs 373 B Babits, Mihály 43, 281 Badacsony 198-201, 199 Baja 258-60, 259 Balassagyarmat 313-15, 314 Balatonfüred 210-13, 211 Bartók, Béla 42 Báthory, Erzsébet 178, 179 Báthory, István 359 Batthyány, Count Lajos 27-8 Battle of Mohács 25-6 Béda-Karapancsa 286 Békéscsaba 270-3, 272 Béla I 280 Béla III 24, 147 Béla IV 24, 141, 145, 203 Bélapátfalva 337 Belváros (Inner Town) 76-90, 86-7 bicycle travel, see cycling bird-watching 50-2 Hungarian Ornithological & Nature Conservation Society 195 Kis-Balaton 195 Bishop s Palace, Szombathely 174 boat travel to/from Budapest 383 within Hungary 384 boating Nagykanizsa 308 Bodrog River 348 Boldogkőváralja 344-5 books 13-15, see also literature border crossings 380 Botanical Garden 96 búcsúk 290, 313 Buda 69-75, 80-1 Buda Castle Labyrinth 70 Buda Hills 74-5 Budapest 63-130, 64, 77-88, 100, 124 accommodation 103-8 activities 96-100 Aquincum 74, 78-9 ATMs 68 attractions 69-96 Belváros (Inner Town) 76-90, 86-7 Buda 69-74, 80-1 Buda Hills 74-5 Budapest area 127-30 canoeing & kayaking 99 Castle Hill 69-71, 83, 5 caving 99 children, travel with 101-2 cycling 98 dangers 68-9 discount cards 67 drinking 115-16 emergency services 67 entertainment 116-20 fax services 68 festivals 102-3 food 109-15 gay travellers 116-17 Gellért Hill 71-2 hiking 99 history 64 horse riding 99-100 Internet access 67 itineraries 66 Józsefváros & Ferencváros 93-4, 88-9 lesbian travellers 116-17 maps 65 Margaret Island 75-6, 250 medical services 67 metro, rail & tram routes 124 newspapers 366 Northern Inner Town 90-7 Óbuda 73-4, 78-9 Pest 76-97, 80-1, 84-5, 249 postal services 68 shopping 120-2 spas 97-8, 250 special events 102-3 swimming 98-9 Tabán 71 telephone services 68 tourist information 68 tours 102 travel to/from 122-3 travel within 123-7 Víziváros (Watertown) 72-3, 83 walking tour 100-1
414 Index (B-C) Index (D-G) 415 Budapest International Marathon 103 Budapest International Wine & Champagne Festival 103 Budapest Puppet Theatre 119 Budapest Spring Festival 103, 371 Buddhist Stupa 322 Buffalo Reserve 195 Bugac 246-7 Bükk Hills 327-42 bus travel 380-1, 384-5 Budapest bus stations 385 bus passes 380 bus timetable symbols 384 domestic tickets & fares 384-5 luggage 385 timetables 384-5 travel to/from Hungary 380-1 travel within Hungary 384 business hours 367, see also inside front cover Busójárás festival 285, 371 C Calvinist College, Pápa 219 Calvinist College, Sárospatak 349-50 camera obscura, Eger 330 canoeing & kayaking 49 car thieves 369 car travel 385-6 carving 41, 216, 222, 235, 245, 313, 318, 325, 284 Castle Hill, Budapest 69-71, 83, 5 Castle Hill Museums, Siklós 289 Castle Hill, Veszprém 215-16 castles Boldogkő Castle 344 Diósgyőr Castle 339, 255 Eger Castle 329 Füzér Castle 353 Gyula Castle 276 Hollókő Castle 318 Jurisics Castle 181, 183, 255 Kisvárda Castle 364 Nádasdy Castle 179-80 Rákóczi Castle 348 Salgó Castle 321-2 Siklós Castle 287-9 Somoskő Castle 321-2 Sümeg Castle 203-4 Taródi Castle 169 Vázsonykő Castle 206 Visegrád Citadel 143 Zrínyi Castle 305-6 cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals caves & caving Abaliget Cave 302 Anna Cave 341 Baradla Cave 342-3 Buda Castle Labyrinth 70 Buda Hills 75 Istállóskő Cave 335 István Cave 341 Lake Cave 202 Lóczy Cave 212 Pálvölgy Cave 99 Szemlő-hegy Cave 99 Centre of Rural Tourism 366 Charles Robert, King 24, 141 children, travel with 368 Budapest 101-2 Children s Railway, Budapest 75 Church of the Ascension 204-5 churches & cathedrals Abbey Church 208-9 Basilica of St Peter 297, 5 basilica, Eger 329 basilica, Győr 157 Bélháromkút Abbey Church 337 Benedictine Abbey Church 177 Blagoveštenska Church 135 Calvinist church 360, 256 Capuchin church 72 Castle Church 349 Cathedral of St Michael 215 Cave Chapel 71 Church of the Ascension 204-5 Esztergom Basilica 145-6 Budapest 75 Szécsény 316 Great Church 234 Kalocsa Cathedral 247-8 Matthias Church 70 Minorite church, Eger 330 Minorite church, Nyírbátor 360 Mosque Church 296 Óbuda Parish Church 73 Pannonhalma Abbey 161 St Anne s Church 73 St Bartholomew s Church 323 St Stephen s Basilica 91-2 St Stephen s Cathedral 221-2 Serbian Orthodox Church 129 Szombathely Cathedral 174 Vác Cathedral 139 Village Church 317-18 cinema 44 Citadella, Budapest 71-2 City Park, Budapest 96 classical music 42 climate 12-13 climate charts 368 national weather forecast service 368 Cog Railway, Budapest 75 Communism 31-2 consulates 370-1 consulates in Hungary 370-1 Hungarian consulates 370 Coral Aquarium 189 Corvinus, Matthias 25, 141, 152, 206 costs 13 courses 368 language 101-2, 368-9 credit cards 373 Crown of St Stephen 91 Csaroda 362 Cseke-tó, Cserhát Hills 313-22 Csongrád 269-70, 270 Csontváry, Tivadar Kosztka 40, 297-8 customs regulations 369 cycling 50, 383 Budapest 98 Bükk Hills 327 Fertőd 170 Pannonhalma 161 Szilvásvárad 336 D dance 42 Győr Ballet 159 Danube Bend 131-49, 132 travel to/from 132-3 Danube Folklore Carnival 103 Danube-Dráva National Park 283-4 Danube-Ipoly National Park 141, 144 Danube River 4, 131 Deák, Ferenc 27, 28 Debrecen 233-8, 234, 256 accommodation 235-6 activities 235 attractions 234-5 drinking 237 entertainment 237 festivals 235 food 236-7 Internet access 233 Internet resources 234 medical services 233 shopping 237 special events 235 tourist offices 233-4 travel to/from 237-8 travel within 238 Debrecen Jazz Days 371 Dezső Laczkó Museum 216 disabled travellers 369 Hungarian Federation of Disabled Persons Associations 369 discount cards Balaton card 189 Budapest card 67 hostel cards 369 Hungary Card 370 Kőszeg ticket 182 Pécs ticket 296 Sopron ticket 164 student, youth & teacher cards 370 Dominican convent 75 Dorffmeister, István 40, 174, 183 Dorottya Kanizsai Museum 286 Dózsa, György 25 drinks 54-5, see also wine beer 55-9 brandy & liqueur 55-9 Dual Monarchy 28-9 E education 35-6 Eger 327-33, 328 accommodation 331-2 activities 331 attractions 329-30 drinking 332-3 entertainment 333 festivals 331 food 332-3 Internet access & resources 329 medical services 329 shopping 333 special events 331 tourist offices 329 tours 331 travel to/from 333 travel within 333 wine 56-9 Eger Castle 329 Egerszalók 334 Egry, József 200 electricity 366 Elizabeth Bridge, Budapest 72 embassies 370 embassies in Hungary 370-2 Hungarian embassies 370 embroidery 41, 235, 245, 268, 313, 334 emergencies 369, see also inside front cover environment 45-7 environmental issues 47 Erdőhát Region361-3 Erkel, Ferenc 28, 42, 276-8 Esterházy, Bishop Károly 219 Esterházy, Miklós 169 Esterházy Palace 169-70, 219, 6 Esterházy, Péter 43 Esztergom 144-9, 146 accommodation 148 activities 148 drinking 149 entertainment 149 food 148-9 Internet access & resources 145 tours 145 travel to/from 149 Esztergom Basilica 145-6 euros 374 F Fekete-völgy 141 Ferenc Móra Museum 263, 254 Ferencváros 93-4, 88-9 Fertőd 169-70 Festetics, Count György 27, 193, 197 Festetics Palace 193, 251 festivals 102, 371, see also individual firewatch tower, Sopron 164, 252 firewatch tower, Szécsény 316 firewatch tower, Veszprém 215 Fishermen s Bastion 70 fishing 52 folk art 41 carving 41, 216, 222, 235, 245, 313, 318, 325, 284 cottage weaving 41 embroidery 41, 235, 245, 268, 313, 334 furniture 41, 245, 248, 268, 271, 284, 318 pottery 41, 267, 268, 284, 313, 318, 319 folk music 42 food 53-4, 59, 60-2, 371 Forgách Manor & museums 315-16 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix 103, 371 Szécsény 316 Franz Liszt Memorial Museum 95 Funfair Park, Budapest 96 Füzér 353 G galleries, see museums & galleries Garden of Ruins, Szombathely 174 gay travellers 372 Gellért Hill 71-2, Gemenc Forest 259-60, 283-4 geography 45-6 Georgikon Farm Museum 193-4 Gergely Csiky Theatre, Géza, Prince 23, 145, 160, 214, 220 Gizella, Princess 215-6 Gödöllő 129 Golden Bull 24, 220 Golden Eagle Pharmacy Museum 70 Gönc 345 Göncz, Árpád 34 government 20, see also history gyógyvíz 326
416 Index (G-I) Index (J-M) 417 Gyöngyös 322-5, 323 Győr 155-60, 156 accommodation 158-9 activities 158 attractions 155-8 drinking 159 entertainment 159-60 festivals 158 food 159 Internet access & resources 155 tourist offices 155 travel to/from 160 travel within 160 Győr Ballet 159 Gyula 275-8, 276 Gyurcsány, Ferenc 20, 34 H Habsburg dynasty 26-8, 141, 214 Hajdúszoboszló 240-3, 241 Hajós 258 Harkány 290-2, 288 hay fever 207 Haydn Festival 170, 371 Haydn Festival of the Budapest Strings 170 Haydn, Franz Joseph 169, 170 health 391-3 hepatitis A 392 Herend 218 Herend Porcelain 218 Heroes Gate, Kőszeg 182, 252 Heroes Square, Budapest 95 Hévíz 197-8, 197, 8 hiking 49 Boldogkőváralja 345 Börzsöny Hills 141 Bükk Hills 327 Cserhát Hills 313 Danube-Ipoly National Park 144 Füzér 353 Hollóháza 353 Kőszeg 183 Lővér Hills 169 Mátra Hills 322 Mátrafüred 325 Mátraháza 326 Pilis Hills 144 Salgótarján 322 Sümeg 205 Tihany 209 Visegrád 143 Zemplén Hills 344 Hild, József 40 history 21-34 1956 Uprising 32 1848-49 War of Independence 27-8 Árpád dynasty 23-4 Communism 31-2 Dual Monarchy 28-9 EU 34 Habsburg dynasty 26-8 Republic of Councils 29 Roman Empire 21 Trianon Treaty, 29-30, 29 Turkish Occupation 25-6 WWI 29 WWII 30-1 hitching 387 HIV AIDS 393 Hódmezővásárhely 267-9, 267 holidays 372 Hollóháza 353 Hollókő 317-19, 318, 7 Hollókő Castle 318 Hollókő Easter Festival 371 Holocaust Memorial 93 Holocaust Memorial Center 94 Horn, Gyula 33, 34 Horse Museum 336 horse riding 48-100 Máta 239 Nyíregyháza 357 Parád & Parádfürdő 327 Sárvár 180 Sümeg 205 Szilvásvárad 336 Tihany 209 horse shows Kiskunság National Park 247, 8 Ópusztaszer 267 horses Lipizzaners 336 Nonius 247 Horthy, Miklós 30, 138 Hortobágy 238-41, 239 hot springs, Egerszalók 334 House of Hungarian Wines 70 House of Terror 95 Hungarian Dance Festival 371 Hungarian Franciscan Memorial Library 323 Hungarian National Museum 94 Hungarian Open-Air Ethnographical Museum 135-6 Hungarian State Opera House 95, 119 hunting 283-5 Hunyadi, János 25 I Imre Nagy 327 Independence Bridge 71, 250 Independence Monument 72 insurance 372 auto claims & accidents 385 cars 385 health 372, 391 travel 372 International Danube Folklore Festival 371 international transfers 373 Internet access 372, see also individual Internet resources 15, see also Ipolytarnóc Preserve 317 Írottkő Nature Park 183 Iseum 174 itineraries 11, 16-19 Budapest 66 Great Plain & Northern Uplands 17, 17 Lake Balaton & Transdanubia 16, 16 Northeast & Northern Uplands 18, 18 spas & wine 19, 19 J Ják 177 Jászberény 229-30, 230 Jászberény summer festival 371 Jókai, Mór 43, 211 Joseph II 27 Joseph, Franz 28 József, Attila 43 Józsefváros 93-4, 88-9 Jurisics, Miklós 181, 183 K Kádár, Janos 32, 147 Kálmán, Imre 42 Kalocsa 247-57, 248 accommodation 257 attractions 247-57 drinking 257 entertainment 257 festivals 257 food 257 Internet access 247 special events 257 tourist office 247 travel to/from 257 Kalocsa Cathedral 247-8 Kaposvár 303-5, 303 Károlyi, Count Mihály 29 kayaking, see canoeing & kayaking Kecskemét 243-6, 243, 6 Kékestető 326 Kertész, Imre 44 Keszthely 193-6, 194 Kis-Balaton 195 Kiskunság National Park 246-7 horse show 247 Kisvárda 364 Kodály, Zoltán 42 Kölcsey, Ferenc 27 Konrád, György 43 Körös-Maros National Park 273 Kossuth, Lajos 27, 28 Kőszeg 181-4, 182, 253 Kun, Béla 29, 147 kuvasz dog 239 L Ladislas, King 23 Lajos Kossuth 348 Lake Balaton 186 Lake Balaton Region 186-223, 187, 8, 251 activities 188 discount cards 189 travel to/from 188 travel within 188-9 Lake Cave 202 lake cruises timetable 188 Lake Fertő 162 Lake Velence 222 Lake Tisza 231 language 394-403, see also names, Hungarian alternative place names 404 food vocabulary 60-2 courses 101, 368-9 Lechner, Ödön 40, 244 legal matters 372 Lehel Horn 229 lesbian travellers 372 Lillafüred 341-2, 341 Lipizzaner Stud Farm 336 Lipizzaners 336 Liszt Academy of Music 93 Liszt, Franz 28, 42 literature 43-4 Louis I 24 Louis II 25 Lővér Hills 169, 167 Ludwig Museum (Museum of Contemporary Art) 94 Lyceum 329 Lyme disease 392 M Madách, Imre 43 Madonna 39 magazines 38 Magyars 22-3 Makovecz, Imre 41, 307, 331, 350 mangalica pig 239 maps 373 street names 65 Márai, Sándor 43 Margaret Island 75-6, 250 Mária Valéria Bridge, Máriagyűd 290, 288 Máriapócs 361 markets 59, 249 Máta 239 Mátraalja Region 322 Mátra Hills 322-7 Mátrafüred 325 Mátraháza 326 Matyó people 41, 311, 334 Maulbertsch, Franz Anton 40, 174, 204, 219 Mecsek Hills 302 Medgyessy, Péter 20, 34 medical services 392, see also health Medieval Jewish Prayer House 69 Mezőkövesd 334-5 Mikszáth, Kálmán 43 Mill Lake 202 Millenary Monument 95 Millennium Park, Budapest 73 Mindszenty, Cardinal József 31, 147 Miskolc 337-40, 338 Miskolctapolca 340-1, 341 local & international calls 375 mobile phones 376 Mohács 285-7, 289, 285 Mohács Historical Memorial Site 286 money 13, 373-4, see also front inside cover moneychangers 374 monuments, see statues & monuments Móricz, Zsigmond 43 motorcycle travel 385-7, see also car travel insurance 385-6 road rules 386-7 motorways 386 Mt Írottkő 181 Mt Istállóskő 336 Mt Karancs 322 Mt Kékes 326 mountain biking, see cycling mummies, Vác 139 Municipal Great Circus 120 Munkácsy, Mihály 40 Museum of Applied Arts 94 Museum of Fine Arts 96 Museum of Military History 69-70 museums & galleries, see also openair museums András Jósa Museum 357, 6 Aquincum Museum 74s Árpád Museum 128 Balaton Museum 194 Benedictine Abbey Museum 209 Blue Dyeing Museum 219-20 Budapest Gallery Exhibition House 73-4 Budapest History Museum 71 Calvinist Church History Museum 219 Castle Hill Museums, Siklós 289 Castle Museum, Esztergom 146-7 Christian Museum 147-8 Coach Museum 327
418 Index (M-P) Index (P-S) 419 museums & galleries continued Csontváry Museum 297-8 Danube Museum 148 Déri Museum 235 Dezső Laczkó Museum 216 Dorottya Kanizsai Museum 286 Ethnography Museum 91 Ferenc Hopp Museum of East Asian Art 95 Ferenc Móra Museum 263, 254 Forgách Manor & museums 315-16 Franz Liszt Memorial Museum 95 Garden of Ruins, Szombathely 174 Georgikon Farm Museum 193-4 Golden Eagle Pharmacy Museum 70 György Ráth Museum 95 Helikon Palace Museum 193 Holocaust Memorial Center 94 Horse Museum 336 House of Terror 95 Hungarian Folk Craft Museum 245 Hungarian Museum of Naive Artists 244 Hungarian National Gallery 70-1, 254 Hungarian National Museum 94 Imre Patkó Collection 157-8 Imre Varga Exhibition House 74 Iseum 174 István Csók Gallery 222 Janus Pannonius Archaeology Museum 297 Jewish Museum 93 Jókai Memorial Museum 211 József Egry Museum 200 King Stephen Museum 222 Kiscell Museum 74 Lookout Gallery 76 Ludwig Museum (Museum of Contemporary Art) 94 Margit Kovács Ceramic Collection 135 Matrica Museum 128 Memento Mori 139 Mihály Munkácsy Museum 271 Mindszenty Memorial Museum 147 Modern Hungarian Art Gallery 298 Municipal Gallery 74 Museum of Applied Arts 94 Museum of Fine Arts 96 Museum of Military History 69-70 Napoleon House 157 Palace of Art 96, 254 Palóc Museum 313 Porcelain Museum 353 Rippl-Rónai Memorial Museum 304 Savaria Museum 174-5 Smidt Museum 174 Somogy County Museum 303-4 Storno Collection 165 Széchenyi Memorial Museum 171 Szombathely Gallery 174 Tokaj Museum 345 Transport Museum 96 Vasarely Museum 74, 298 Wine Museum 292-3 Zettl-Langer Private Collection 165 Zsolnay Porcelain Museum 298 music 42 N Nádas, Péter 43 Nádasdy Castle 179-80 Nádasdy, Ferenc II 178 Nádasdy, Tamás 178 Nagy, Imre 31, 32-4, 91 Nagycenk 170-2 Nagygéc 363 Nagykálló 359 Nagykanizsa 308-10, 309 Nagyvázsony 206-7 names, Hungarian 35 narrow-gauge trains 390 Gyöngyös 324 Szilvásvárad 335 National Dance Theatre 119 national parks & protected areas 46 Aggtelek National Park 342 Danube-Dráva National Park 283-4 Danube-Ipoly National Park 141, 144 Ipolytarnóc Preserve 317 Írottkő Nature Park 183 Kiskunság National Park 246-7 Körös-Maros National Park 273 rules & regulations 47 National Theatre 119 newspapers 38, 366 Nine-Hole Bridge 239 Nógrád 141 Nonius horse 247 Nyers, Rezső 32, 33 Nyírbátor 359-61, 360 Nyíregyháza 355-9, 356 accommodation 357-8 activities 357 attractions 356-7 drinking 358 entertainment 358 food 358 Internet access 356 medical services 356 tourist offices 356 travel to/from 358-9 travel within 359 Nyírség Region 355-61 O Óbuda 73-4, 78-9 open-air museums Hungarian Open-Air Ethnographical Museum 135-6 Open-Air Ethnographical Museum 185 Open-Air Folk Museum, Nagyvázsony 206 Open-Air Folk Museum, Tihany 209 open-air museum, Balassagyarmat 313 Sóstó Museum Village 357 Vas Museum Village 175 Opera Ball 103 Ópusztaszer 266-7 Orbán, Viktor 20, 34 Őriszentpéter 185 Ormánság Region 293-4 Ormánság Villages 294 Őrség Region 185 P painting 40-1 Palace of Art 96, 254 palaces Archbishop s Palace 248 Bishop s Palace, Sümeg 205, 251 Bishop s Palace, Szombathely 174 Esterházy Mansion 153 Esterházy Palace 169-70, 219, 6 Festetics Palace 193, 251 Forgách Manor 315-16 Royal Mansion 129-30 Royal Palace, Budapest 70-5 Royal Palace, Visegrád 142-3 Savoy Mansion 128 Palkonya 293 Palóc people 313 Pannonhalma 160-2 Pannonhalma-Sokoróalja Region 162 Pápa 218-20, 219 paprika 54 Paprika Museum 257 Pick & Paprika Museum 264 Parád & Parádfürdő 327 Parád Crystal Factory 326 Parádsasvár 326-7 Park of Turkish-Hungarian Friendship 307 Parliament, Budapest 91, 250 Pasha Hassan Jakovali Mosque 298 passports 378 Pécs 294-302, 295 accommodation 299-300 activities 299 attractions 296-99 discount cards 296 drinking 301 entertainment 301 festivals 299 food 300-1 Internet access & resources 296 medical services 296 shopping 301 special events 299 tourist offices 296 travel to/from 301-2 travel within 302 Pécs National Theatre 301 people 20, 35, 36-7, 48 Pest 76-97, 80-1, 84-5, 249 Petőfi Theatre, Sopron 168 Petőfi Theatre, Vesprém 216 Petőfi, Sándor 28, 43, 321 pick pocketing 69, 369 phonecards 376 planning 12-15, see also itineraries, discount cards health 391 plants 46 poliomyelitis 392 Pollack, Mihály 40, 281 pollution 47 population 37-8 postal services 374-5, see also postal rates 375 sending & receiving mail 37 pottery 41, 267, 268, 284, 313, 318, 319 Pozsgay, Imre 33 prostitution 192 public transport 387 R rabies 392 racka sheep 239 Ráckeve 128-9 radio 38, 366 Rajk, László 31 Rákóczi II, Ferenc 26-7, 321 Rákosi, Mátyás 31, 327 recommended restaurants 59 Recsk 327 Recsk Forced-Labour Death Camp 327 Reformed College, Debrecen 235 Regéc 345 religion 39-40 Republic of Councils 29 restaurant bills 369 restaurants 59 Rétköz Region 364 Rippl-Rónai, József 40, 298, 304 river cruises road conditions 386 road distances within Hungary 386 road rules 386 Roma 37, 42, 358 Roman Civilian Amphitheatre 74 Roman Military Amphitheatre 74 Royal Palace, Budapest 70-5 Royal Palace, Visegrád 142-3 S safety 68-9 hitching 387 sailing 52 St Stephen s Basilica 91-2 St Stephen s Cathedral 221-2 Salgótarján 319-21, 320 Sally of Szigetvár 307 Sándor Kisfaludy 205 Sándor Kőrösi Csoma Memorial Park 322 Sárköz Region 284-5 Sárospatak 348-51, 349 Sárvár 177-81, 178 accommodation 180-1 activities 180 attractions 179-80 food 181 tourist offices 179 travel to/from 181 Sátoraljaújhely 351-3, 351 Savaria Museum 174-5 Savoy Mansion 128 scams 69, 369 Schöffer, Nicholas 257 Sellye 294 Serbian Orthodox Church 129 shopping 375, see also individual Siege of Eger 330 Siege of Jurisics Castle 181 Sigismund, King 24-5 Siklós 287-9, 290, 288 Siklós Castle 287-9 Siófok 189-93, 190 accommodation 190-1 activities 190 attractions 189-90 drinking 192 entertainment 192 food 191 Internet resources 189 tourist offices 189 travel to/from 192-3 travel within 193 Sirok 327 skiing Kékestető 326 Mátra Hills 322-7 Smidt Museum 174 Solomon s Tower 143 Sopron 162-9, 163, 5 accommodation 166 activities 165 attractions 164-5 discount cards 164 drinking 168 entertainment 168 festivals 165-6 food 166-8 Internet resources 164 special events 165-6 tourist offices 164 travel to/from 168 travel within 168 spas 48 Békéscsaba 271 Budapest 97-8, 250 Gyula 277 Hévíz 197-8 Hortobágy 241 Jászberény 229
Lonely Planet Publications 420 Index (S-T ) Index (T-Z) 421 spas continued Kisvárda 364 Lővér Hills 169 Miskolctapolca 340 Nyíregyháza 357 Sárvár 180 Szeged 264 Szekszárd 281-2 Szigetvár 307 Szolnok 227-8 Tapolca 202 Zalakaros 308-9 special events 102, 371, see also festivals, sport 38 stately houses, see palaces Statue Park 127-8, 254 statues & monuments Ferenc Deák statue 90 Forest of Bells Monument 241 Independence Monument 72 King Stephen & Queen Gizella statues 215 Lovers Lock Gate 357 Millenary Monument 95 Queen Elizabeth statue 72 St Gellért statue 72 St Stephen statue 70 Trinity Column 164 Triumphal Arch 139 Vésztő-Mágor National Historical Monument 273 Wallenberg statue 92 Stephen I 23-22, 137, 145, 155, 160, 215-6, 220 street names 65 suicide 37 Sultan Suleiman Mosque 306 Sümeg 203-6, 204 Sümeg Castle 203-4 swimming 49, see also spas Budapest 97-9 Kőszeg 183 Miskolctapolca 340 Mohács 289 Nagykanizsa 308 Pécs 299 Vác 140 synagogues Great Synagogue, Budapest 93 Great Synagogue, Pápa 220 New Synagogue, Sopron 165 New Synagogue, Szeged 263-4 Old Synagogue 165 Orthodox Synagogue 93 Rumbach Sebestyén utca Synagogue 93 synagogue, Pécs 297 synagogue, Szombathely 174 Szalafő 185 Szálasi, Ferenc 30 Szapolyai, John 25, 26 Szarvas 273-5, 274 Szarvas Arboretum 274 Szatmárcseke 363 Százhalombatta 128 Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Budapest 72 Széchenyi, Count István 27, 28, 171, 193, 210 Szécsény 315-17, 316 Szeged 260-6, 262 accommodation 264-5 activities 264 attractions 261-4 drinking 265 entertainment 265-6 festivals 264 flooding 263 food 265 Internet access & resources 261 medical services 261 tourist offices 261 travel to/from 266 travel within 266 Szeged Open-Air Festival 371 Székesfehérvár 220-3, 221 Szekszárd 280-3, 282 Szentendre 133-7, 134, 256 accommodation 136 activities 136 attractions 134-6 drinking 136-7 entertainment 137 food 136-7 Internet access 133 Internet resources 134 medical services 133 shopping 137 tourist offices 133 travel to/from 137 travel within 137 Sziget Music Festival 103 Szigetvár 305-8, 306 Szilvásvárad 335-7, 335 Szolnok 226-9, 227 Szombathely 172-7, 173, 252 accommodation 175 activities 175 drinking 176 entertainment 176 food 175-6 Internet access 173 Internet resources 174 tourist offices 173, 174 travel to/from 176-7 travel within 177 Szombathely Cathedral 174 Szombathely Gallery 174 T Tabán 71 Tákos 362 táncház 42 Tapolca 201-3, 202 Tarpa 362-4 Tata 151-5, 152 accommodation 154 activities 153 attractions 153 drinking 154 entertainment 154 food 154 Internet resources 152 tourist offices 152 travel to/from 154-5 travel within 155 taxes & refunds 374 taxis 69, 387 telephone services 375-6 Theresa, Empress Maria 27, 169 thermal baths, see spas Thermal Lake (Gyógy-tó) 197-8 tickborne encephalitis 392 Tihany 207-10, 208, 255 time 376 world times zones map 422-3 tipping 374 Tisza River 263 Tiszafüred 230-3, 232 Tiszahát Region 361-3 Tokaj 345-8, 346, 7 Tokaj-Hegyalja Region 345 Tomb of Gül Baba 73 Tot, Amerigo 40 tourist information 376 Hungarian National Tourist Office 376-7 international offices 377 tours 387-8 boat tours 384 town hall 244 train travel 381-3, 388-90, see also narrow-gauge trains Budapest train stations 381, 249 domestic tickets & fares 388 GySEV 390 luggage 388 Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV) 381 passes 390 place names 404 rail network 389 rail passes 38 steam trains 390 tickets & fares 381 timetables 388 travel to/from Hungary 382-3 travel within Hungary 388 transport 378-90 Transport Museum 96 travellers cheques 374 Trianon Treaty 29-30, 162, 29 Túristvándi 363 Turkish Occupation 25-6 turul, the 23 TV 38 typhoid 392 U Uprising, The 1956 32 useful telephone numbers 376, see also inside front cover V Vác 137-41, 138 accommodation 140 activities 140 attractions 139 Börzsöny Hills 141 drinking 140 entertainment 140 food 140 Internet access 138 tourist offices 139 travel to/from 140-1 vaccinations 391 Valley of the Beautiful Women 331 Varga, Imre 74 Vas Museum Village 175 Vasarely, Victor 40, 74, 298 Vásárosnamény 362 Vaszary 303 Vázsonykő Castle 206 vegetarian travellers 59-62 Veszprém 214-18, 214 accommodation 216-17 attractions 215-16 drinking 217 entertainment 217 festivals 216 food 217 Internet access & resources 215 tourist offices 215 tours 216 travel to/from 217-18 travel within 218 Vésztő 273 Vienna Gate, Budapest 69 Villány 292-3, 72, 53 Villánykövesd 293 vintage & grape harvest festivals 371 visas 377, see also passports Visegrád 141-4, 142 Víziváros (Watertown) 72-3, 83 Vladislav I 25 Vladislav II 25, 152 W walking, see hiking Wallenberg, Raoul 92 War of Independence, 1848-49 27-8 water tower, Budapest 76 weights & measures 366, see also inside front cover Wesselényi, Miklós 27 windsurfing 52 wine 55-7, 56, 62 see also wine tasting food 58 Mátraalja Region 322 Pannonhalma-Sokoróalja Region 162 Tokaj-Hegyalja Region 345 vintages 57 wine tasting, 253 Gyöngyös 324 Hajós 258 House of Hungarian Wines 70 Kőszeg 183, 253 Siklós 289, 290 Sopron 168 Szekszárd 281-2 Tapolca 202 Tokaj 346, 7 Valley of the Beautiful Women 331 Villány 293, 7, 253 Villánykövesd 293 Zemplén Hills 344-53 women travellers 377 women s health 393 WWI 29 WWII 30-1 Y Ybl, Miklós 40, 171, 326-7 Z Zalakaros 308-9 Zemplén Hills 344-53 zoos City Zoo, Budapest 96 Pécs zoo 299 Puszta Zoo 239 Zrínyi Castle 305-6 Zrínyi, Miklós 307 Lonely Planet Publications. 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