Challengeland Adventure Park, Budapest
Challengeland, an acrobatic adventure park, which is about a ten-minute walk away from Normafa, end terminal of Budapest’s Cogwheel rail. Upon arrival all guests get carabiners, helmets and a crash course, and right after the mission starts; to get from one tree to the other. Challengeland offers several zip-lines, from short and low, indented for […]
The second metroline of the world – the Millenium Underground of Budapest
At the time of its completion in 1885, Andrássy Avenue with its sycamore alley, netly arranged villas and elegant tenement houses, separate pathway for riders, and shiny wooden cubic coverage was considered a masterpiece of city planning and building, and to preserve its unique character even public transport was prohibited. But in 1896 the Millenium Celebrations […]
Pesti Vigado – Redoute of Budapest
The most beautiful concert hall in Budapest, located along the Danube Promenade in Pest, was completed in 1864, replacing an earlier concert hall (designed by Mihály Pollack) destroyed in the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848-1849. The first Redoute was opened in January 1833 with a grand ball, yet, for all merriments, it was also a […]
The House of Terror, Budapest
A building can be so much more than just bricks and mortar. In Budapest, 60 Andrassy Boulevard is just known as the House of Terror. For more than a decade it represented the cruel heart of those who would stop at nothing to rule this land. The House of Terror was once the secret police headquarters […]
Hall of Arts, Budapest
The large Neoclassical building on Heroe’s Square – designed by architects Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herczog- originally built for the Millenium Celebrations, was completed in 1896. Its portico is in the Greek revival style. In the tympanon above the entrance one can see King Saint Stephen’s and his court’s mosaic. The stuccos and outside decorations were delivered by the […]
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
From balneologists and heraldic experts to psycholinguistic specialists, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 1825 is the workplace of the greatest brains of the country.Though the foundation happened in 1825, the present building was erected later on. The founder Count István Széchenyi, “the greatest Hungarian”, gave the institute, formerly known as the Hungarian Scholarly Society, two things: one […]
The new National Theatre of Budapest
The building – opened on 15th March 2002 – lies on the bank of the Danube. Finding the appropriate location for a new national theatre was the topic of heated debates for decades. In the 1990s the planned location of the new National Theater was Erzsébet square in the center of the city. Construction started and […]
Royal Spa Corinthia
For fans of wellness, the Royal Spa in Corinthia Hotel has a unique appeal. First open in 1886, the bath was beautifully restored to its original splendor. Within the framework of its classical style, the interior was carefully redesigned, and ensures today a 1000 m2 space for wellbeing. Man finds here a 15 m long […]
Buda Castle – the most sieged castle of Europe
Budapest’s cityscape from the Danube bank is part of UNESCO’s world heritage. A distinguishing feature of this view is Castle Hill and the castle itself, a system of fortifications from mediaeval times which encloses the Palace of the Buda Castle and the historical residential quarter. Mongolians, Turks, Austrians, Germans fought here, and most of the population still […]
„Pálinkás jó reggelt!” – „Good morning with pálinka!”
A funny Hungarian greeting is “Pálinkás jó reggelt!” which means “Good morning with pálinka!”. But please, do not you think Hungarians start the day with a shotdrink. Pálinka is one of Hungary’s finest alcoholic beverages, cooked already from the middle ages. The first records of this Hungarian spirit date back to the fourteenth century, and refer […]
Story of the Hungarian Brillat-Savarin, a legendary family and restaurant – the Gundel
The story has started in 1857, when the son of a Bavarian baker left his home to try his luck in Budapest, better to say Pest at that time. Johann Adam Michael Gundel was 13 years old, and there was exactly 30 marks (currency in Germany before the EUR) in his pocket. He came to […]
Szamos Chocolate Museum and Coffee, Budapest
Most people had childhood dreams of visiting a chocolate factory one day. Szamos is open to anyone, who would like to learn or be involved in the exciting world of chocolate manufacturing. The traditional cakes, marzipans, and smaller confectioneries of Szamos are well known and loved throughout the country, and the family has been operating the […]
Hungarian’s pizza, the is ‘lángos’?
Lángos is a Hungarian food speciality, sinilarly to pizza, a deep fried flatbread, made of of water or milk and flour, yeast, sugar and salt. The milk and sugar are not ingredients for pizza. Traditionally lángos was baked in the front of the brick oven, close to the flames. This is the basis for its name; “láng” means “flame” […]
