Your Guide to Hungary [antikvár]

FOREWORD It is a great pleasure to welcome the guidebook of Mr. Alan Ryalls on Hungary, as a promising new step in the development of tourism between Hungary and the English-speaking countries. It is highly praiseworthy that the reputable Alvin Redman Publishers found it necessary to add a guidebook on Hungary to its series of excellent guides. This indicates that interest in Hungary is increasing both in Britain and the other English-speaking territories. The "publication of this book is alsó of considerable significance as it coincides with the eve of the International Year of Tourism sponsored by the United Nations. One of the main slogans of this Year is "Tourism, Passport to Peace!", and tourism in Hungary is alsó developing in this spirit. It is my firm conviction that tourism is the most suitable means of furthering meetings between the citizens of various nations and thus enable them to exchange their ideas. This form of relations between people may further understanding, friendship, and the cause of peace in the best manner! Having studied his book I can safely state that the author has served this cause in an exemplary manner, primarily because he travelled through Hungary with an open mind. His book not only contains the usual facts in traditional guides. Any tourist who travels through Hungary with the book of Mr. Ryalls in his hand gains useful information in every season of the year on the most interesting sights, resorts, monuments, folk art and folk music. In addition,