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DESTINATIONS EUROPE BUDAPEST The opulent lobby of the Boscolo New York Palace Hotel Exploring this lively metropolis on the banks of the Danube MOVE OVER, PRAGUE. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS BUDAPEST HAS MOVED across travelers’ radar screens to become the shining star of Eastern Europe. Actually composed of two cities spanning the glorious river Danube—Buda, with its hilltop castle, and flat Pest, with its urban boulevards—Hungary’s fashionable capital was built on top of 100 thermal springs. The baths in Budapest are world famous, and your clients will love a day spent at the locals’ favorite bath complex, Széchenyi Baths, playing a game of chess while soaking in pools of warm mineral water. (The Art Nouveau Gellért Bath, with its colorful tiled mosaics, is also popular.) Rooted in Old World grandeur, Budapest flourishes with lively nightlife and an exciting restaurant scene. At 16 | TravelAgent September 29, 2008 BY MARY WINSTON NICKLIN the city’s cutting-edge restaurants, there’s a lot more than paprika-laden goulash on the menu these days. In addition to the white dessert wine Tokaj, oenophiles hail Hungarian wines as the next global grape hot spot. This could be the “Paris of Eastern Europe.” Budapest plays host to exuberant events like the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix (www.hungaroring.hu) every August, Budapest Spring and Autumn Festivals (www. fesztivalvaros.hu), the Summer Opera and Ballet Festival and the Island Festival (www. sziget.hu/festival_english), the largest concert in Central Europe. Keep in mind that it’s best to book hotels at least one month in advance for these dates. The Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal (www. corinthia.com) embodies the Belle Époque grandeur of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When it opened in 1896 for the Millennium Exhibition (commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of the Magyar conquest of the region), the hotel wowed visitors with its sheer size and Turkish-style spa. Today the 3,280-square-foot Royal Spa provides state-of-the-art facilities in the same classical setting. Tropical rain showers, Niagara bathtubs, mud baths and seaweed baths complement the traditional saunas, steam rooms, Jacuzzis and relaxation lounges. There are 12 treatment rooms for therapeutic massage and body treatments, enhanced with marinebased products from Algotherm. Insiders tell us that György Dávid is the most popular massage therapist; reserve a Deep Blue Massage http://www.corinthia.com http://www.hungaroring.hu http://www.fesztivalvaros.hu http://www.fesztivalvaros.hu http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english http://www.corinthia.com

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