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fiogf49gjkf0d THERE ARE A RANGE OF UNUSUAL THINGS TO BUY AS SOUVENIRS IN
HUNGARY. PAPRIKA PEPPER, ANTIQUES, BOOKS WHICH ARE INEXPENSIVE
AND EXPERTLY ILLUSTRATED APPEAR IN ENGLISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN.
CARPETS AND RUGS, HOMESPUN AND HANDKNOTTED. CERAMICS, OF WHICH
THE HEREND CHINA IS MOST FAMOUS. ELIXIRS ARE ALSO REPUTED TO BE
GOOD AND CAN BE PURCHASED IN THE GERBERIA ENTERPRISE SHOPS ONLY.
ALSO WELL KNOWN ARE SOME OF THE WINES OF HUNGARY & SOME LIQUEURS.
THERE IS ALSO FINELY CRAFTED LEATHER IN THE FORM OF GLOVES,
WALLETS AND SHOES. THE INTERTOURIST AND UTASTOURIST SHOPS SELL
MOSTS OF THE HANDCRAFTED GOODS.
IN BUDAPEST THE BEST PLACES TO SHOP ARE, KIGYO UTCA BETWEEN VACI,
UTCA AND FELSZABADULAS TER OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LIBERATION SQUARE.
NUMBERS ONE TO THREE OF KIS KORUT (LITTLE BOULEVARD) IS A LARGE
COVERED MARKET, THERE ARE STALLS SELLING THE FAMOUS HUNGARIAN
PAPRIKA, PEPPER AND MANY OTHER FOOD ITEMS. RAKOCZI UTCA IS THE
MAIN EAST WEST AVENUE IN BUDAPEST,THIS IS A MAJOR SHOPPING STREET
WHERE ANYTHING FROM SHOES TO ANTIQUES CAN BE FOUND.
IN SOUTHERN HUNGARY KALOCSA IS THE THE MAIN TOWN AROUND WHICH
THE HUNGARIAN PEPPER CROP IS GROWN. THERE ARE ALSO MANY LOCAL
LOCAL ARTS AND HANDICRAFTS HERE, NAMELY EMBROIDERY AND POTTERY
WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED IN THE KALOCSA FOLK ART COOPERATIVE HOUSE
IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GROUP OF PEASANT STYLE HOUSES IN TOMPA
MIHALY UTCA STREET.
ON THE GREAT PLAINS AND THE PUSZTA EIGHTY FIVE KM SOUTH EAST OF
BUDAPEST IS KISKUNGALAS FAMOUS FOR ITS APRICOT BRANDY, NEEDLEWORK
AND LACEMAKING.
IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS IN THE VILLAGE OF TOKAY MANY GOOD WINES
ARE PRODUCED TOGETHER WITH LIQUEURS WHICH ARE GIFT PACKAGED AND
AND THEREFORE MAKE AN IDEAL PRESENT.
BECAUSE OF HUNGARY'S NEW OPEN, LIBERAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND THE
PRIVATISATION PROCESS, MORE AND MORE BIG INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
ARE OPENING SHOPS NOT ONLY IN BUDAPEST BUT ALSO IN COUNTRY TOWNS.
FOOD STORES AND SHOPPING CENTRES ARE OPEN MONDAYS TO
FRIDAYS FROM 0700 - 1900 & SATURDAYS FROM 0700 - 1400.
THE LARGEST SHOPPING CENTERS ARE OPEN ON SUNDAYS AS WELL AS
SMALL PRIVATE SHOPS, MANY OF WHICH OPERATE NONSTOP.
DEPARTMENT STORES ARE OPEN MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS FROM 1000 - 1800
SATURDAYS 0900 - 1300. STORES IN THE MAIN SHOPPING STREETS MAY
BE OPEN FOR LONGER HOURS. ON SUNDAYS MANUFACTURED GOODS, IN A
LIMITED RANGE, CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT IN THE SHOPPING CENTRES OR
MARKETS.
THE FOLLOWING TYPICAL HUNGARIAN GOODS AND FOLK ART OBJECTS
ARE GOOD GIFTS AND TOURIST SOUVENIRS:
FOLK ART OBJECTS:
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KALOCSA EMBROIDERIES (COLOURED AND WHITE)
MATYO EMBROIDERIES AND BLOUSES
BLACK CERAMICS, WOODCARVINGS
GLAZED WARE
TOBY (MISKA) JUGS
SARKOZ HOMESPUNS
BLUE-DYED FABRICS
APPLIED ART OBJECTS:
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ZSOLNAY, HEREND AND HOLLOHAZA PORCELAIN
(IN THE SPECIALISED SHOPS), LEAD CRYSTAL, DECORATIVE WARE
FOOD PRODUCTS:
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GOOSE LIVER, PICK AND HERZ SALAMI, KALOCSA
SZEGED PAPRIKA AND CHERRY LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES.
DRINKS:
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TOKAJI ASZU AND OTHER TOKAJI WINES
CHERRY AND APRICOT BRANDY
HUNGARIA AND TORLEY SPARKLING WINES
ZWACK UNICUM
CULTURAL PRODUCTS:
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BOOKS, ART ALBUMS, CDS, VIDEO AND AUDIO CASSETTES
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