Hungary
- Geographic location:Hungary straddles central and eastern Europe and is bordered by seven countries including Slovakia, Romania and the Ukraine
- Capital:Budapest
- Language:Hungarian
- Travel documents required:Passport or identity card valid for people residing in the EU. Please consult the respective embassies in Hungary according to country of origin.
- Voltage used :220 volts at 50Hz
- Time zone:GMT+1
- Dialling code:(+36)
- Climate:No vacinations are required
- Vaccines:Spring and late September are probably the best times to visit Hungary as the temperatures are pleasant, while winter months here can be extremely cold and wet.
- Currency:Forint (HUF)
Our travellers’ opinions on Hungary
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Budapest Spa Escape
by SmithsterBudapest is full of them, and there’s nothing better than alter a day’s sight-seeing to head to the city's relaxing spas. The Gellert spa is probably one of the most famous where mainly residents come to distress and enjoy the thermal waters. And for just 3100HUF (or about £10) will get you entry with a half hour massage included. Doors first opened here in 1918 so the building itself is totally spectacular – see the stained glassed windows, mosaics and modernist art décor�
- Published 27/04/2009
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Budapest – Buda y Pest
by LeiaHace tiempo estuve en Budapest y seguí las instrucciones de un amigo mío que había estado en varias ocasiones allí. Budapest se encuentra dividida por el río Danubio en dos zonas: Buda y Pest con características muy distintas. En el lado de Buda, no te puedes perder el Barrio del Castillo, el Palacio Real, la Iglesia Matías o un paseo por calles como Úri o Táncsisc Mihál, observando los edificios a un lado y a otro de la calle. Cruzando hacia Pest, la Plaza Vörösmarty, la majestuosa Avenida Andrássy, La plaza de los Héroes, el Museo de Bellas Artes o los Baños Széchenyi�
- Published 14/04/2009

















