Other tourist information
Shopping
The traditional Hungarian presents:
Local handicrafts, ceramics, embroidery, national costumed doll, hand-painted Herendi- and Zsolnay china, Halas lace, Hungarian paprika, goose-liver, Pick salami, apricot brandy, Tokaj and other famous wines.
Opening hours
Shops are usually opened from10:00am to 18:00 pm, except the bigger shopping centres, that have a longer opening till late evening. You can find a lots of small non-stop groceries all around Budapest
Banks usually open at 8:00 am and close at 17:00pm
Post offices usually open at 8:00 am and close at 19:00pm
Emergency numbers
International emergency centre: 112
Police: 107
Ambulance: 104
Fire service: 105
National Holidays and work-out days
1 st January New Year's Day
15 th March - National Holiday
Easter
1 st May - National Holiday
Whitsun
20 th August - National Holiday - St. Stephen
23. October - National Holiday
1 st November - Halloween's Day
25-26. December - Christmas
Telephone
The International phone code of Budapest is: +36- 1. In the city there are a lots of public phones, from which about 65% works with phone card. Phone cards can be purchased in post offices or at news stands.
Electricity : 230 V |
