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Cheap City Breaks in Budapest

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Budapest Sights

Hungary's evocative capital of Budapest is one of the standout tourist cities of the former Eastern bloc. Not quite as hyped as Prague � and yet offering a wealth of interesting sights, great-value shopping, hundreds of thermal spas, and wonderful vistas from virtually everywhere in the vicinity of the River Danube � Budapest is an easily affordable travel option, and a fascinating place to observe a city still transforming from a Communist past to a modern European future.

First among the must-see sights is Parliament, (see photo, right) on the Pest banks of the Danube. When it opened in 1902 it was the largest in the world, and it bears an uncanny resemblance to London's (although it's a lot more kitsch). Another worthwhile (and surreally ghoulish) stop is the Basilica of St. Stephen, Budapest's largest church, which contains the holiest relic of Christian Hungary: the mummified right hand of St. Stephen (a coin in the slot will light it up!).

Buda's Castle District is the biggest draw for tourists. Amid its cobbled streets and small Baroque houses are the former Royal Palace, the neo-Gothic extravaganza that is M�ty�s templom (a historical mish-mash of a church dating from the 13th Century and spectacularly restored in that style) and national institutions such as the Sz�ch�nyi Library and the National Gallery. Perhaps the best reason to head up the hill is to go to the Fisherman's Bastion � a vantage point with seven turrets that offers stupendous views of Budapest and its environs.

At night there are plenty of options for drinking, dining and dancing. The price of booze will come as a welcome surprise to most visitors, as will admission prices to clubs and the liberating feeling of much less regulation than in western Europe or the States. While Hungarian food tends towards the heavy side and portions are usually huge, there are plenty of decent clubs for dancing off the extra calories in refreshingly unpretentious surroundings.

Be it the mystifying language, the historical grandeur and beauty, superb soaks in thermal pools, the inexpensive cost of living, or simply a shot of the local firewater, Palinka, you're sure to find a taste of something on a visit to Budapest that will make it both hard to leave and ensure you�re keen to return.

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