Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Formerly the Blue Danube Hostel, this place offers a series of rooms in self-contained flats in two locations side by side on very central VII Kazinczy…
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Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
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Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
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Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
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