The Park Behind the monument of the Heroes’ Square one of the largest green areas of Budapest can be found. It’s worth mentioning not just becuse of its hundred years…
Category: Sights
The Fishermen’s Bastion On the top of the old fortress walls, the Fishermen’s Bastion was only constructed between 1895-1902. It is named after the fishermen’s guild because according to customs…
The Heroes square is one of the most visited sights of the Hungarian capital. It is situated in front of the City Park, at the end of the Andrássy Avenue,…
GIGANTIC STATUES AND GHOSTS OF COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP Memento Park Open EVERY day from 10 am to dusk TICKETS: HUF 1500, students: HUF 1000 Budapest XXII district (South Buda), corner…
The Opera House The Opera House was opened in 1884 among great splendour in the presence of King Franz Joseph. The building was planned and constructed by Miklós Ybl, who…
Boulevards Budapest - getting around From the Pest end of the Margit-híd runs a semicircular avenue, built after Parisian pattern. This is called the “Nagykörút” meaning Grand Boulevard. It reaches…
The Palace of Arts (MÜPA) The long awaited new cultural institution of Budapest and Hungary, the Palace of Arts, was finally opened in 2005. It houses three different institutions:…
The Budapest Parliament and its treasures Built between 1885 and 1904 the Budapest Parliament soon became the symbol of the Hungarian capital. Not just becuse its sheer size –…
The view of the Danube bank at Budapest offers one of the most beautiful panoramas of the world, looking either form the promenade on the Pest side, or from the…
The second oldest zoo in Europe The Budapest Zoo is located in the City Park, close to Heroes’ Square and can be reached by the yellow line of the underground.…