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FURTHER AFIELD

Budapest is a sprawling city and several sights Cemetery, where a host of famous
on its periphery are well worth a visit. North Hungarians are buried. To the south of the
from the centre of Buda are the ruins of city is the Nagytétény Palace, one of the
Aquincum, a town founded by the Romans in most beautiful Baroque palaces in all of
approximately AD 100. To the west, the city is Hungary. The setting for Socialist-era statues,
skirted by wooded hills, which offer walks Memento Park – Statue Park, is not far from
around beautiful nature reserves and exciting the palace. All the sights can be reached
cave visits. Out to the east of Pest is Kerepesi easily using public transport.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Theatres Parks and Recreation Areas Churches
0 Holocaust Memorial Center 2 Szemlő-hegy and 3 Újlak Parish Church
q Müpa Budapest Pál-völgy Caves 7 Józsefváros Parish Church
y National Theatre 5 Ferenc Puskás Stadium e Kőbánya Parish Church
a Gizi Bajor Actors’ Museum o Cistercian Church of St Imre
j Aquincum pp166–7 8 ELTE Füvészkert Botanical
Garden
Historic Buildings and w Railway History Park
Monuments p Budapest Congress Center Key
1 Raoul Wallenberg s Eagle Hill Nature City centre
Monument Reserve
4 Geological and Geophysical Motorway
Institute of Hungary h Buda Hills Main road
9 Ludovika Academy Cemeteries Railway
u Wekerle Estate
i Technical University 6 Kerepesi Cemetery
d Memento Park – Statue Park r Municipal Cemetery pp162–3
f Törley Mausoleum t Jewish Cemetery 0 kilometres 5
g Nagytétény Palace Museum 0 miles 3

Vác Hatvan
Esztergom Újpest M3
Danube (Duna) M3 Gödöllõ
11
Óbuda 2 M0
Újpalota
Angyalföld
Árpádföld
10
Zugliget Zugló
Nyugati pu. Sashalom
Fogaskerekû Keleti pu. 3 Mátyásföld
Déli-pu. Józsefvárosi
pu. Rákos-patak
31
Sasad
4 Óhegy
Budaörs Jászberény
1
Kelenföld
Gyõr
M7 4
Albertfalva Kispest
Budapest
Pesterzsébet Ferenc Liszt
7 Airport
Budafok
Csepel Ráckevei
Danube (Duna) 510
Budatétény M5
6 Pestszentimre Cegléd
M0
Pécs Kecskemét
A castle in the town of Esztergom, located on the Danube north of Budapest For keys to symbols see back flap
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