Ok , I still haven’t told ou where I was going to. The zoo of course. Since there are a lot of things closed on a monday but the zoos never close on monday. Visiting the zoo is a real monday activity. Why should you visit the zoo in Budapest? Well I think the zoo […]

The heart of Budapest is Váci Street between Vörösmarty Square and Elizabeth Bridge. The street gained its status in the mid-19 th century when the original small buildings and shops were replaced by neo-Classical and Eclectic apartments, department-store, international trade-centre and hotel located here, making Váci Street another Symbol of Budapest. Remember: Váci út and […]

The Castle in the City Park was built for the Hungarian Millenium in 1896 (just like so many other things in Budapest :). It was designed by Ignac Alpar and it consist of 3 “blocks” in diferent styles (romanesque, gothic and renaissance). It’s name comes from the most significant part, the tower, which is a […]

Walk the Danube corso. This is the most touristic place (along with the parallel ‘Váci utca’) of Budapest, so I’m sure you won’t miss it. Amongst the scenic view of Buda Castle Hill, there are more things to find here, like the bronze sculpture of the little princess sitting on the fence. A great opportunity […]

The Széchenyi Thermal Bath is o­ne of the biggest spas in Europe. It was also the first thermal bath of Pest. In 1881 on Vilmos Zsigmondy’s initiative they started deep borings, and found thermal water in the city park. After a 1st temporary bath in 1913 on Gyozo Czigler’s plans the city built the Szechenyi […]

The Great Synagogue of Dohany street was built between 1854-1859 by the Neolog Jewish community of Pest according to the plans of the Viennese architect Frigyes Feszl and Ludwig Förster. In 1996 they finished it’s reconstruction, so nowdays it shows it’s original splendor. It’s really a great synagogue, in size as well, since it’s capacity […]

If you have an interst in the history of the Iron Curtain and want to see some true relics with your own eyes, the statue park should be appealing! It is a heavily advertised tourist attraction and is made 0out to be something perhaps it is not. My only suggestions are that you go early […]

Start out from the beautiful square in from of the Basilica, then do the tour inside (no need for a guide, just walk arond and watch the details! :), and do_not miss the visit to the cupola!!! If you are facing the entrance, you will find the stairs on the right hand side of the […]

Since Budapest is devided by Duna River and many of its great buildings lie on both banks of the river, the good idea to see them all is to take a boat or a ship tour. One, which I can recommend, is that running by “Danube Legend”. They offer two trips: “Duna Bella”, one hour […]

Budapest’s great Parliament building, completed in 1902, was built to the eclectic design of Imre Steindl. It mixes a predominant neo-Gothic style with a neo-Renaissance dome. Standing proudly on the Danube bank, visible from almost any riverside vantage point, it has been from the outset one of Budapest’s symbols, though until 1989 a democratically elected […]