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Andrassy Avenue, the iconic boulevard of Budapest Often called as the Champs Elysées of Budapest, Andrássy Avenue counts to be…

Aquincum – the roman Budapest Roman legions arrived to the present territory of Hungary about 10 AC, and settled western…

Heroes’ Square Budapest Heroes’ Square (or „Hősök tere” in Hungarian) is one of the most-visited attractions in Budapest, which was…

The Royal Palace of Budapest Budapest’s cityscape from the Danube bank is part of UNESCO’s world heritage. A distinguishing feature of…

The story of Budapest mineral waters is very interesting and their curative effect is an even bigger treasure than the…

What is called ‘Hungaricum’? In the beginning of the 21th century a movement was organized that aimed to systematize and…

One of the most beautiful and mysthical symbol of Hungarians is the Turul bird. The Turul is probably a large…

Trevi Fountain of Budapest This monumental fountain – designed in 1904 by one of Hungary’s most acclaimed sculptors, Alajos Stróbl…

Gül Baba – called alse the ‘father of roses’- was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish, poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman…

Dagály Beach and Swimming Pool was opened in 1948 in a scenic environment at northern Budapest, on the banks of…

Trinity Square forms the heart of Buda’s Castle District. At its center stands a large plague column, but the highlight…

Hungarians are a nation born on horseback. More than 1,000 years ago, Magyar tribes made their way across the central…

In the 1820’s the owner of the ground where the Hungária Bath later stood, a silk trader, named András Gamperl,…

This medieval programme is organized all year long, and performed by the Saint George Knightly Order in the open air theatre…

The  small, but utterly captivating Museum of Music History (the Institute for Musicology) tells the story of music in Hungary from…

The architectural plan for the public bath in Dandar street Budapest was prepared by Ferenc K. Császár. The Bath was…

Danube Bend Danube Bend – listed on the tentative list on UNESCO World Heritage – is full of history and…

Csillaghegyi Open-air Baths is the oldest open-air bath in Budapest surrounded by a beautiful park. It started operation as early…

Paskal Bath is the youngest open-air bath of Budapest. The establishment of an open-air bath at this site was made available…

Pünkösdfürdő Bath was built in 1935 by the plans of Alfred Hajós, the first Olympic champion of Hungary in the history of…

The Castle Bazaar and Baroque gardens are likely to be one of the iconic sights of the capital city Budapest. The…

When we think of the changing of the guards, we automatically think of London but in Budapest you experience a…

Popular and widespread belief, that the Millenium Monument on the Heroe’s Square of  Budapest was built for the Millenium Celebrations…

The exhibitions in the Budapest History Museum in the Royal Palace of Buda Castle focus on the turbulent history of…

Built as an army barrack in the 1830s for the Austrian Army staying in Buda, the Military History Museum in…

The site of today’s museum was built in 1896 as the “Transportation Hall” for the Milleneum Exhibition. Three years later…

On 25th November 1802, Count Ferenc Széchényi- father of the ‘greatest Hungarian’, Istvan Széchenyi – decided to ‘donate, deliver, and…

[The Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1896 was built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog in an…

Art Nouveau as a style always provokes a reaction, and it is impossible to remain indifferent. The style is considered…

The Museum of Ethnography’s permanent exhibition offers visitors a glimpse of the material culture of the Hungarian peasantry as it…

The National Gallery was created in 1957 with the aim to have a separate museum dedicated to the history of…

Budapest Zoo was founded in 1866, as the 12th zoo of the world as a private institution.  Almost from the beginning…

It’s true, the American illusionist was Hungarian, born in Budapest in 1874, the son of a rabbi and part of…

The workshops and knowledge of two great figures in the history of the Hungarian confectionery industry – Matyas Szamos and…

These world-famous challenges are for those who dare to break out of locked rooms using only logic puzzles and by…

Challengeland, an acrobatic adventure park, which is about a ten-minute walk away from Normafa, end terminal of Budapest’s Cogwheel rail….

At the time of its completion in 1885, Andrássy Avenue with its sycamore alley, netly arranged villas and elegant tenement…

The most beautiful concert hall in Budapest, located along the Danube Promenade in Pest, was completed in 1864, replacing an…

A building can be so much more than just bricks and mortar. In Budapest, 60 Andrassy Boulevard is just known…

The large Neoclassical building on Heroe’s Square – designed by architects Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herczog- originally built for the Millenium…

From balneologists and heraldic experts to psycholinguistic specialists, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 1825 is the workplace of the greatest…

The building – opened on 15th March 2002 – lies on the bank of the Danube. Finding the appropriate location for…

For fans of wellness, the Royal Spa in Corinthia Hotel has a unique appeal. First open in 1886, the bath…

Budapest’s cityscape from the Danube bank is part of UNESCO’s world heritage. A distinguishing feature of this view is Castle Hill…

A funny Hungarian greeting is “Pálinkás jó reggelt!” which means “Good morning with pálinka!”. But please, do not you think Hungarians…

The story has started in 1857, when the son of a Bavarian baker left his home to try his luck…

Most people had childhood dreams of visiting a chocolate factory one day. Szamos is open to anyone, who would like to…

Lángos is a Hungarian food speciality, sinilarly to pizza, a deep fried flatbread, made of of water or milk and flour, yeast,…

Classically in this ‘stacked’ pancake there are 16 layers of crepes with fillings of chocolate, walnut, and apricot jam. The…

Margaret Island’s the thermal waters were brought to the surface in 1886. The island was opened to the public in 1869…

This decadent Hungarian trifle recipe is known as ‘somloi galuska’ , and is made with three different-flavored sponge cakes, pastry…

Some say to mix wine with water is a capital offence. But mix wine with soda water is a Hungaricum,…

Palóc Goulash or Palóc Soup is similar like Hungarian goulash, but h consists of more ingredients, for example French beans…

There is a difference between strudels depending on where they come from.  Hungarian strudel  can be filled with hundreds of…

The popularity of Jókai Style Bean Soup is undiminished and it is one of the top three preferred Hungarian dishes…

One of the great fad desserts of the 19th century, the Dobostorta, Dobos torta or ‘torte Dobosh’ was invented by…

„Lecsó, Lečo, Letscho or Leczo is a savory Hungarian vegetable stew.  The Hungarian recipe calls for yellow Hungarian peppers, which…

In Hungary there is a product that is beloved by almost everyone, no matter if we talk about an adult…

The Citadel in Budapest is a 19th century fortification on top of Gellert Hill. The fortress was turned into a…

Completed in 1907, Budapest’s Academy of Music, called Liszt’s Academy is one of the world’s music institute – other one…

[The Dohány Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe and second largest synagogue in the world. Constructed in the 1850s,…

The  Statue of Liberty , the lovely lady with the palm frond, was erected on the top of the Gellért…

The Palatinus Open-Air Bath, located o­n the Margit island, in a nature conservation area, was opened as a beach o­n…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CjKXFQXGOw In the 4th century AD the city of Sopianae, now called Pécs gave home to an extended Old Christian…

When in Rome…. tells the old saying, and when in Budapest? Eat Hungarian, When you are looking for something traditional…

Budakeszi Vadaspark is a 300 ha large protected forest in the Buda hills, which is your best bet to visit a…

Central Europe’s only bear sanctuary is located a short journey northeast of Budapest in the town of Veresegyház. The Bear…

In the 1980s, the leaders of Formula 1 came up with the idea of building a circuit beyond the Iron…

The monastery church, built sometime between 1220 and 1235, is a stunning monument of Hungarian medieval architecture. Inspired by French…

The subterranean natural treasures, namely the caves of the Aggtelek Karst and the Slovak Karst were inscribed on the UNESCO…

One of the biggest indoor water theme parks in Europe offers unforgettable entertainment to visitors of every age throughout the…

After Uprise of 1956 János Kádár became prime minister of the “Revolutionary Worker-Peasant Government” and General Secretary of the Hungarian Communist…

The history of the baths goes back to the Roman times, the water from the nearby thermal springs were already…

The giant ferris wheel located in Erzsebet square in the downtown of Budapest is opento the public usually  from middle of…

The Buda Hills has a variety of outdoor activities, including horseback riding. A good place to mount up in Budapest…

From 1952 to 1970, political discrimination deeply influenced golf in Hungary and it was a “sport non-grata”. After a long…

The range of hills embracing the Lake Ferto look down on salt water soaked saline grassland which surrounds a large…

Veli Bej Bath is the oldest Turkish bath in Budapest, which dates back to the 16th century. It was built…

I have always wondered it was the gorgeous taste of Tokaj wine that first made it famous, or indeed its…

Margaret Island is a 225-acre spit of silt that bubbled up eons ago on the Danube River in the middle…

The new wellness section in Rudas bath Budapest was opened in 2014. The main attraction of the section is the…

Most of the visitors of the Memento Park museum would like to know something about the statue which once stood at the southwestern entrance of Budapest, Captain Ostapenko’s sculpture. As it was the landmark in the outskirts of the city at which the traveler leaving Budapest cast a last glance, and the arrival at the capital was also marked by the figure with the flag, so the name of Ostapenko became more and more known and merged with its immediate environment, already marking the place itself. The statue became a dominating figure of the cityscape, and a reference in everyday language, for example as a starting point of hitchhiking to Lake Balaton: “Let us meet at the Ostapenko!” And a common response for an unrealistic proposal was: “When Ostapenko will change step!” But who was Ostapenko?

I know  it is told, the first Labour’s Day  was inspired by an incident in Chicago, so actually the origins…

May Day in Budapest used to be a major holiday of the Communist Party. Large procession of factory workers in…

20th August  is the greatest national holiday for Hungarians, which commemorates the foundation of the Hungarian state.  Also called as…

There is no other nation in the world, who would keep in such a high reverence, have such a high respect for, love with such a mystical adoration their national relic, as the Hungarians do with their crown, the Hungarian Holy Crown. There is no other nation to be found, whose national relic’s source, origin and age are so much unanswered, surrounded with such a mystery, and went through such fantastic adventures as did the crown of the Hungarians.

The Holy Right Hand is housed in the St. Stephen Basilica in Budapest, and once a year, on 20th August is carried…

Offering a new experience for film lovers, the Korda Filmpark is the first movie-themed visitors center in Central-Eastern Europe, located…

The pretty small town of Szentendre is a great one day trip from Budapest. Right by the town locates the…

A quote by the architect on the project of Memento Park Budapest: “This park is about dictatorship. And at the same time, because it can be talked about, described, built, this park is about democracy. After all, only democracy is able to give the opportunity to let us think freely about dictatorship.”

Szentendre lies at the gate of one of Hungary’s most beautiful regions, the Danube bend, which is on the tentative…

The Gödöllö Palace  is one of the most important, and largest monuments of Hungarian palace architecture. Its builder, Count Antal Grassalkovich…

Etyek is one of Hungary’s newer wine regions, although the fame of wines grown on the slopes of the Buda…

‘All Saint’s Day’ is a traditional day of honoring the memory of the deceased. It’s a custom to light candles…

The Monday following Whitsun or Pentecost (Pünkösd) is a public holiday in Hungary (and in many European countries). Pentecost is…

Have you ever swimmed in a pool, while snowflakes were falling out of the sky? When you are in Budapest…

The 1956 Memorial Day in Hungary always falls on23rd  October 23 each year commemorating the revolt of the Hungarian people…

On the 15th of March, Hungary celebrates the anniversary of the revolution of 1848 against the Habsburg Empire. The revolution…

Hungarians are said to be an equestrian nation, and in fact this is not just a myth.  The ancestors of Hungarians…

Chivalry is the generic term for the knightly system of the Middle Ages and for virtues and qualities it inspired…

Budapest nightlife scene is even more vibran,t than you could imagine.  The city’s already legendary ruin pubs as the hippest venues to be…

The Széchenyi Bath is largest the  thermal spring bath complex not only in Budapest, in but whole Europe as well….

In 1896 Hungary celebrated the millennial anniversary of the Settlement of Magyars in the country, in the framework of which…

Bibliotheca Corviniana was one of the most renowned, and second largest libraries of the Renessaince world. The library was established by…

Count Gyula Andrássy of Csíkszentkirály and Krasznahorka – after whom Andrássy avenue Budapest was named – served as prime minister…

The beautiful building of Rudas bath made a name in the world of Hollywood movies as well, in 1988  the…

The Stalin Monument in Budapest was completed in December 1951 as a “gift” to Joseph Stalin from the Hungarian People…

The so-called “Lads of Pest”  – youngsters mostly in their teens or early twenties  who took up arms to fight against…

Chimney cake is the sweet rock and roll pastry for Hungarians. Pretzel for the salty, Chimney cake for the sweet….

We were waiting for the opening of the first McDonald’s in Budapest like Christmas Day. In the legendary movie, Time…

In Hungary, this Christmas treat is made with a yeast dough. Popular fillings for the roll are walnuts, as suggested…

For over a hundred years, Hungarian families have been decorating the Christmas tree with a decorative candy called Szaloncukor (szalon…

Király Bath is the only thermal bath of Budapest, which was not built over a hot spring. Moreover, the only…

The beginnings – Conquest of the Carpathian basin The written history of Hungary started with the Romans, though there are…

It was in the beginning of the eighteenth century that the present style of Hungarian folk art took shape, incorporating both European Renaissance and Baroque elements, depending on the area, as well as Persian Sassanide, and Turkish influences. This, in tandem with the long held decorative styles of native peasant motifs that have always been a mainstay of peasant culture throughout Central and Eastern Europe, has made Hungarian embroidery what it is today.

The „matyó” folkwear is world famous. Some says, the „matyó” people are the descendants of King Matthias’ s Hungarian bodyguards, but…

Clubbing in Budapest while soaking in the natural warm spring waters in one of the most famous baths in Hungary? Yes!

In Hungary, New Year’s Eve is called Szilveszter, named for the Eve of Saint Szilveszter. There are numerous traditions and superstitions connected to rounding out one year and welcoming the next, including straw doll burials, loud street parties and big bowls of lentil soup. Let’ see, how Hungarian celebrate the New Year.

The most popular Christmas custom is the Nativity Play (Betlehemezés), which was known throughout the entire Hungarian linguistic region until…

In Hungary Christmas Eve is a very important Holiday, and called ‘Holy Evening’. People spend the evening with their family and…

Easter is a religious Christian feast celebrated across the world. The holy occasion commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection and the commencement…

The Busówalking (Busójárás), or as it is called in Croatia, the “Pohod busara” is a worldwide unique Carnival event – even…

The Danube Promenade or Dunacorso is walking path on the Pest side of Budapest, which  extends from the Chainbridge to the Elizabeth bridge. This location…

At the top of the Castle hil of Budapestl, rising over 300 feet at an almost 40-degree incline, is Buda Castle…

The Ecseri Flea Market – the biggest and main second-hand market in Budapest – is an exiting and bustling place,…

In 1870 Nikolaus Riggenbach the designer of Europe”s first cogwheel railway visited Budapest. His concept was to connect Sváb Hill,…

The Great Market Hall in Budapest is something you cannot miss, it is the center of local life in a…

A „children’s railway” is actually an extracurricular educational institution, where kids can learn professions connected to the rail. The phenomenon…

The Chair Lift („Libegő” literally „flutter”) is the one of the most interesting sights of the hills of Buda. The…

The Danube  river cruise is one of the highlights of many Budapest holidays without a doubt. Explore Budapest with its full…

“One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” – well, that wasn’t exactly…

The coffee houses have a long history in Budapest. Coffee culture began during the time of the Turkish occupation in the…

Take a look at Hungary’s Michelin Starred restaurants. If you have a special event coming up you should visit one…

Numerous folkdances exist in the several regions of Hungary, but everybody knows also in abroad is The „tango of the…

The City Park Ice Rink is a public ice rink located in the City Park of the Hungarian capital Budapest,…

When it comes on minced meat in the kitchen people usually think about spaghetti bolognese. But minced meat used in…

Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, home to many buildings of architectural importance. One of these is…

Holloko is the first settlement of the world listed as village on UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, as living rural…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyBkhBXjVbU Fisherman’s soup holds a similarly prominent place among the national dishes and, like goulash,usually it is cooked in a…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAME7jdboGs „Goulash” or „gulyás” is  a real Hungaricum,  handled as the national meal of Hungary, and one of the symbols…

[Today there are 15 bridges span over the river Danube at Budapest, but only four of them are worldfamous, the…

The Komondor is considered one of Hungarian national treasures. In medieval times komondor puppies were often presented by the Hungarian…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02XwEYFIDGI St Stephen’s Basilica of Budapest is one of the most beautiful and significant churches and touristic attractions of Hungary….

Gellert Bath opened in 1918 offering medicinal water treatments using the same deep underground springs the Knights of St John…

Although the Vajdahunyad Castle in the City Park of Budapest may look like a historical building telling eerie tales, dating…

The Hortobágy National Park – The Puszta has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List  on the 1st of December…

Pannonhalma – listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site on the 1000nd anniversary of its foundation in 1996 – illustrates in…

The Parliament building, a magnificent example of Neo-Gothic architecture (although displaying Renaissance and Baroque characters too), is just over 100…

Looks like part of a real old fortress, but Fishermen’s Bastion in Budapest is only 120 years old, and since…

[Matthias Church is a church located in Budapest, Hungary, at the heart of Buda’s Castle District provides visitors with one…

The recipe is more, then simple: search for an old building in the downtown of Pest (east side of Budapest),…

Visiting Budapest is not complete without bathing in one of its world-famous thermal spas. Enjoy the worlds greatest thermal water system and learn the history of Budapest’s legendary thermal springs and baths on private Budapest sighseeing tours.

Hungarian Paprika is a spice made from the finely ground fruit of what we know as the pepper plant (Capsicum…

Just a hundred years ago, Hungary was one of the most important wine producers in Europe and every royal court clinked glasses filled with precious gold Tokaji (“toe-kye”) wine. Hungary is now bouncing back putting the country on the wine map again.

’Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to Hungarians’ said Ryan Gossling in Hungarian. In an interview with Hungarian Duna…