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The Hungarian capital is a tale of two cities – Buda and Pest. Once separate entities, they were united in the 19th century as bridge links grew across the River Danube.
Along with Vienna, Budapest was the twin capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until World War I, and it radiates faded grandeur and Eastern European glamour still today. Come in winter – perhaps for Yuletide – and you’ll feel like you’re walking through the set of an