Blue, tiled fountain outside Subotica's art nouveau town hall (photo © hidden europe).
Blue, tiled fountain outside Subotica's art nouveau town hall (photo © hidden europe).
From Budapest to the Adriatic
Leon Trotsky travelled south from Budapest in 1912 in order to report on the Balkan Wars for the newspaper Kievskaya Mysl. Trotsky nicely captured the essence of the journey with the observation in his diary that “although the railway line from Budapest to Belgrade proceeds mainly in a southerly direction, from the cultural standpoint one moves eastward.” Trotsky went on to remark on the kaleidoscope of cultures and languages that he saw as his train paused at wayside stations along the route. More than a century later, the ride south from Budapest to Belgrade and beyond is still remarkable for the same reasons.
MAP Double click on the map (or double tap on mobile) to zoom in. You can connect onto other routes in places shown in red. Change to a layer showing a more familiar road map view by clicking on the menu at the top right of the map. Get back to the original view by clicking on the house icon shown in the top left menu on the map.
Whether you are making a long grand tour or just planning a couple of weekend breaks, Europe by Rail is the perfect guide. The book describes over 50 key routes in detail. Together, they span mainland Europe and – brand new for this 16th edition – now also the British Isles. Find out more about the guidebook below.
