The very
downtown
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The Váci
utca is the heart
of the downtown. It is an elegant shopping street with several
restaurants, bank offices, cafés, souvenir- and bookshops.
The majority of the buildings were constructed at the turn of the 20th
century but there are minor details that add to the special atmosphere.
There are small hidden passages, cast iron balconies, art nouveau style
decoration and Zsolnay ceramic tyles that make each building different
and worth noting.
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At
the north end
of the Vörösmarty
sqare
with the famous Gerbeaud
café can be
found. Street musicians, portrait drawers and folklore fairs make the
sqaure vivid.
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Paralell with the Váci street runs the Danube
Promenade, from where one can
have a beautiful view of the
Buda castle and the
Gellért Hill.
Walking along the Danube
one will pass by the Redout, built in romantic style and at the foot of
the Chainbridge, the representative palace of the Hungarian Academy of
Science worth mentioning.
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The
Váci utca area is the "very downtown" of Budapest, in
Váci utca there are usually more tourists than locals. Along
the Danube promenade and close to Vörösmarty
tér the most prominent hotels of the city can be found.
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