Europe's biggest puddle is how I have seen it described, and it is pretty accurate.

The southern shore, in particular, is far from tranquil and peaceful and teems with cheap and tacky bars. Think of a series of mini-Blackpools and you get the idea.

Its bathing is passable, especially for kids, as the water only slowly deepens on the south shore.

There are decent places in the vicinity, but if you're expecting a Lake District-style idyll, you'll be disappointed.

If travelling from Budapest, choose your train carefully, as the 70-mile trip can take almost three hours on the slower ones.

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Szentendre is an idyllic small town situated on the Danube River about 19km away from the main city. In Szentendre, you can escape the chaos of the city and experience a timeless, laid-back old town that has hardly been affected by the modernity of Budapest.

It takes around 45 minutes to get there on the the suburban train (HÉV) from I. Batthyány tér to Szentendre

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From the Pest riverside you can take a boat that will take you to Szentendre, the pictureque town upriver, and further on still to Visegrad. Here you can climb a mountain, visit the old castle and get a spectacular view of the northern Hungarian hills, and can even see over the border into Slovakia.

Belgrad Rakpart, Pest

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