Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION: VÁC
By train
There are regular services from Nyugati Station to Vác - the
zonázó
trains are the
faster ones. From the train station, at the northern end of Széchenyi utca, it's a 10min walk
down to Március 15 tér.
By bus
Buses go from Ujpest Városkapu bus station in Budapest every half-hour and take
55min. They arrive at Szent István tér, a few minutes closer to the main square than the train
station.
Byferry
The boat leaves Budapest's Vigadó tér at 9am (May-Aug Tues-Sun, Sept Sat only;
1500Ft;
mahartpassnave.hu
)
and takes two hours to make the journey upriver (the return is
at 6.30pm and takes 1hr 30min back down to Budapest). Disembarking at the landing stage
for ferries from Budapest, you can see the prison and triumphal arch to the north; head south
along the promenade and the town centre is on the left.
Tourist office
The helpful Tourinform, at Március 15 tér 17 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun
10am-noon; 27 316 160,
tourinformvac.hu
), has all the information you need.
EATING AND DRINKING
Barlang
Marcius 15 tér 27 315 584.
Down some steps in the very centre of the square, the
Barlang
is a friendly, neon-lit cellar restaurant with red leather seating, serving a cracking
range of pizzas. In summer it opens up its large outdoor terrace up above.
Daily 11am-10pm.
Choco Café
Marcius 15 tér 20.
Here at this cosy cafe, you can mull over a long menu of
chocolate drinks in every conceivable flavour, such as almond, cinnamon, and orange and
nutmeg.
Mon-Thurs & Sun 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10pm.
DesszertSzalon
Köztársaságút21 203903367.
Alsoknownas
MihályiLászlóCukrászda
- László is the award-winning confectioner who produces a toothsome selection of the
most perfectly formed cakes in this tiny, salon-like place. Outdoor terrace in summer.
Daily
10am-7pm.
RemetePince
Fürdőlépcső3 27302199.
Locatedoutbythetown'slido,thisisthetown's
best restaurant, an elegant but not too pricey brick-vaulted cellar with candle-topped tables
and wrought-iron chairs, while the flower-bedecked terrace is lovely in warmer weather. The
food, meanwhile, ranges from roast goose with braised red cabbage (2900Ft) to grilled pike-
perch with king prawns (3400Ft).
Daily noon-10pm.
Gödöllő
The small town of
Gödöllő
boasts a former Habsburg summer palace and a famous artists'
colony, but being 30km northeast of Budapest rather than on the Danube Bend, it gets far
fewer tourists than Szentendre, despite a reliable HÉV service from Örs Vezér tere (the ter-
