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Responsible Tourism There are recycling centres To ease the city’s air pollution,
Environmental awareness in every district of the city for Budapest has become more
has been slowly gathering paper, glass and card board, and pedestrian-friendly, with
strength in Hungary. As far many bottles can be return ed greater areas of downtown
back as the 1980s there to shops on a deposit basis. Pest, in particular, blocked
were protests against the There are several organic to traffic. Parks are being
hydroelectric scheme on food outlets in the city. The established in place of former
the Slovakian border which largest organic market is the industrial buildings, and cycling
diverted the Danube. Today, Bio-piac, which takes place on is also increasing in popularity
however, environmental issues Saturday morn ings from 6:30am as the network of cycle lanes
are a low priority for most to noon on Csörsz utca, not far continues to expand.
households struggling to from Déli station. Another A useful organization which
meet daily costs. Never theless, option is the Bioritmus Csarnok, has a website packed with
some attention is paid to located inside Cédrus Piac green facilities in Budapest is
green matters. market Hall on Fehér út. Green Map.
DIRECTORY
Tourist Offices Open 10am–10pm. United States Gay and Lesbian
Abroad 3910 Shoemakers Street Travellers
City Centre Liszt NW, Washington D.C.
Hungarian National Ferenc tér 20008. Gay Guide Network
Tourist Office (UK) 1061 Budapest, Liszt Tel 202 362 6730. ∑ gayguide.net
46 Eaton Place, Ferenc tér 11. ∑ huembwas.org
London SW1X 8AL, Open 10am–8pm. Travelling on
United Kingdom. City Centre Sütő u. Foreign Embassies a Budget
Tel 0207 823 1055. 1052 Budapest, and Consulates
∑ gotohungary.co.uk Budapest Lets
Sütő u. 2. in Budapest
Hungarian National Open 8am–10pm. ∑ budapestlets.com
Tourist Office (US) Canada Top Hostels
447 Broadway, Travel Agents Ganz utca. 12–14. ∑ mellowmood.hu
Fifth Floor, Manhattan, Abroad Map 1 B2.
New York, NY 10013. Tel (06 1) 392 33 60. Responsible
Tel 212 695 12 21. Great Escapes ∑ canadainter Tourism
∑ gotohungary.com Cutter House 1560 Parkway, national.gc.ca
Solent Business Park, Green Map
Travel Safety Fareham, Hampshire, South Africa ∑ zoldterkep.hu
Advice PO15 7AG, United Gárdonyi Géza út 17.
Kingdom. Tel (06 1) 392 09 99. Useful Websites
Australia Tel 0845 330 2084.
Department of Foreign ∑ greatescapes.co.uk Tel 200 72 77. Budapest Tourism
Affairs and Trade. United Kingdom Office/Tourinform
∑ dfat.gov.au Kirker Holidays Füge utca 5–7. ∑ budapestinfo.hu
∑ smartraveller.gov.au 4 Waterloo Court, 10 Map 1 A1.
Theed St, London SE1 8ST, Hungarian Ministry
United Kingdom United Kingdom. Tel (06 1) 266 28 88. of Foreign Affairs
Foreign and Tel 020 7593 1899. ∑ gov.uk/government/ ∑ mfa.gov.hu
Commonwealth Office. ∑ kirkerholidays.com world/organisations/
∑ gov.uk/foreign- british-embassy-
travel-advice Page & Moy budapest
Compass House,
United States Rockingham Road, Market United States
Department of State. Harborough, Leicestershire Szabadság tér 12.
∑ travel.state.gov
LE16 7QD, United Kingdom. Map 2 E4.
Tourist Offices Tel 0116 217 8005. Tel (06 1) 475 44 00.
in Budapest ∑ pageandmoy.com ∑ hungary.usembassy.
gov
Budapestinfo Points Hungarian
Embassies Travellers with
Airport Terminal 2A Disabilities
Liszt Ferenc Budapest United Kingdom
Airport Terminal 2A. 35 Eaton Place, London Hungarian Disabled
Open 8am–11pm.
SW1X 8BY. Association
Airport Terminal 2B Tel 020 7201 3440. San Marco utca 76.
Liszt Ferenc Budapest ∑ hungary. Tel (06 1) 250 90 13.
Airport Terminal 2B. embassyhomepage.com ∑ meosz.hu

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