Budapest Travel Guide

  Budapest, Hungary
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  • Budapest, Hungary
      Budapest, Hungary
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      Chain Bridge, Budapest
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 Great architecture, river Danube, miraculous, especially at night time. 


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 Just the same things as in every big city 


In a nutshell

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 It's a good mixture of East and West, North and South of Europe 

 

Explore Budapest

Things to Do  

Buda Castle - Budavar

Buda Castle - Budavar, Budapest

 257 Reviews  I rode the 95-meter funicular from near Chain Bridge and ended up at the magnificentBuda Castle (Hungarian: Budai Vár, Turkish: Budin Kalesi) which is part of the Budapest World heritage Site of 1987. You have to go here when in Budapest because the views are just spectacular! A true Royal Palace,... 

Szechenyi Bath - Szechenyi furdo

Szechenyi Bath - Szechenyi furdo, Budapest

 58 Reviews  No trip to Budapest would be complete without a visit to one of the therapeutic thermal baths and spas. The Szechenyi with three large outdoor pools and numerous indoor thermal baths of varying temperature is probably the biggest of all the spas in Budapest. It's the only one on the Pest side as far... 

Fisherman Bastion - Halaszbastya

Fisherman Bastion - Halaszbastya, Budapest

 161 Reviews  Istvan was King of the Hungarians from 1000-1038. He established Christianity in Hungary and is generally recognized as the first king of Hungary. During his reign towns and cities were expected to build churches, foreign priests were invited to help with Christianizing. He further consolidated... 

Market Hall - Grand Market Hall - Nagyvasarcsarnok

Market Hall  - Grand Market Hall - Nagyvasarcsarnok, Budapest

 45 Reviews  Budapest's Central Market Hall is housed in a majestic building originally built in 1896 and completely restored in 1999. It's a great place to go if you're looking for souvenirs - the first floor is filled with booths that sell local produce (so how about bringing some paprika back home?), while... 

St. Stephen's Basilica - Szent Istvan Bazilika

St. Stephen's Basilica - Szent Istvan Bazilika, Budapest

 129 Reviews  The Basilica honors Saint Stephen, the first king of Hungary and the ruler most responsible for bringing Christendom to present day Hungary. The basilica was only finished in 1905 after substantial delays in the 54 year construction. More than anything else the biggest delay was due to the dome... 

Heroes' Square - Hosok tere

Heroes' Square - Hosok tere, Budapest

 129 Reviews  Heroes Square was built to honor some of the great men of Hungary's History following 1000 years in the Carpathian Basin. Also known as the Millenium Monument, this is at the end of Andrassy Ut, which is packed full of things to do and see. According to legend, the archangel Gabriel appeared to St... 

Parliament - Orszaghaz

Parliament - Orszaghaz, Budapest

 160 Reviews  On Friday, about sunset, I was right by the Hungarian Parliament Building. All of a sudden I noticed the military detachment was standing ramrod straight in formation and a few senior officers were there supervising the whole thing. The commander presented his detachment to the senior officers and... 

Gellert Hill - Gellert Hegy - Citadella

Gellert Hill - Gellert Hegy - Citadella, Budapest

 102 Reviews  Citadella is the Hungarian word for fortress, and in Budapest it is located at the top of the Gellért Hill. I think I just walked up to it - I really don't remember because I was just walking around Budapest and stumbled upon, having read about it in guidebooks anyway. I think to be able to really... 

Synagogue - Dohány Street Central Synagogue

Synagogue - Dohány Street Central Synagogue, Budapest

 66 Reviews  After visiting the synagogue and the memorial park we visited the Jewish Museum that stands there since 1931 on a two-story house in neoclassical style. It houses numerous religious relics and ritual objects but we were a bit tired and just checked the Holocaust room where you can see many black... 

Margharet Island - Margit-Sziget

Margharet Island - Margit-Sziget, Budapest

 58 Reviews  Margaret Island is about 2 miles long and is a great place to escape the city. The island contains some medieval church ruins as well as many parks. Many people come here to walk, swim, cycle, play sports, run, or just simply relax and enjoy the day. There are a few hotels on the island, which allow... 

Cruise on the Danube

Cruise on the Danube, Budapest

 29 Reviews  There are several companies offering Danube cruised, but after doing some research I decided to book with Legenda, and I was not disappointed! This tour features a documentary available in several languages that tells you the history of Budapest through captivating legends. As interesting as they... 

Mathias Church - Mátyás-templom

Mathias Church - Mátyás-templom, Budapest

 101 Reviews  Matthias church(Matyas templom) dominates castle hill, a beautiful church for sure that was built in 1255, the first parish church in Buda and it’s dedicated to King Matthias of course that ruled from 1458 to 1490. The ottoman turks turned the church into a mosque and destroyed most of the... 

House of Terror Museum - Terror Haza Muzeum

House of Terror Museum - Terror Haza Muzeum, Budapest

 29 Reviews  In my opinion, this was the most interesting museum in Budapest. It is housed in the building that served as headquarters to the Nazi party and then to the Communist party while the country was under Soviet rule. As you make your way through the museum, a collection of artefacts, documentaries and... 

Gellert Baths - Gellert Furdo

Gellert Baths - Gellert Furdo, Budapest

 59 Reviews  Gellert Baths is one of the most famous thermal baths in Budapest but we finally decided to visit Széchenyi baths. But we still wanted to visit Gellert Hotel as it is one of the oldest and most popular luxury spa hotels in Budapest. We would pass by anyway on our way up to Gellert Hill (the hotel... 

Hotels  

Four Seasons Gresham Palace

 12 Reviews and 527 Opinions  If you can afford it, the Gresham Palace, a 5 star luxury hotel owned by the Four Seasons group has... 

Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal

 6 Reviews and 1676 Opinions  Was booked in here as part of Insight tours, would recommend to the non-budget traveller 

Restaurants  

Fatal Restaurant

Fatal Restaurant, Budapest

 63 Reviews  This restaurant is recommended in several travel websites and books, and that is why we chose it. It is centrally located, in a lane off Vaci utca. After entering you go down to the basement level, and the main part of the restaurant is located in a long cavernous space with an arched ceiling.... 

Gerbeaud House

Gerbeaud House, Budapest

 49 Reviews  Gerbaud is a famous place in Budapest - great coffee , excellent cakes and chocolate. The place is very beautiful , the service is excellent and of course the food is very good. This place , of course , is not cheap as other places in Budapest but still it is worth the money just for the... 

Nightlife  

Budapest Nightclubs

Budapest Nightclubs, Budapest

 18 Reviews  This was a purely impulse find. It had been raining torrentially all evening and so I hadn't strayed too far from my hotel. Having been out for a meal and cruised a few bars I returned to the hotel about 11.30 pm to freshen up with the intention of finding one of the late night venues recommended by... 

Budapest at night

Budapest at night, Budapest

 64 Reviews  It was open in 1922. Supported the construction of the cinema's first loans of the banking system, and all along was interested in directing, demonstrating the potential for this business. One of the largest cinema, a separate building that serves as a cinema since its founding. Almost all major... 

Favorites  

Budapest churches

Budapest churches, Budapest

 67 Reviews  When you take a break from Budapest history and architecture you would enjoy meeting the international community at www.DanubeChurch.org on Sunday morning at 10:30. I enjoy the people I meet. Listen to the Bible teaching online and see why this is such a popular fellowship. How does one get there?... 

Budapest streets and views

Budapest streets and views, Budapest

 40 Reviews   This street is located in city Center. It's maybe not the most glorious or the beautiful in Budapest, but for me its a very special street because it was the final stop of my bus from the hotel. Most of my travels in the city started in this street. The street is full of shops, restaurants and even... 

Comments (1)

  • Feb 7, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    Rip off Artists at work...beware..DONT talk to anyone, not even if they are only asking for directions..I got TAKEN for £1000...stupid me !!

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