Sparty on! Budapest’s famous thermal bath parties
Clubbing in Budapest while soaking in the natural warm spring waters in one of the most famous baths in Hungary? Yes!
New Year’s Eve in Budapest, Hungary
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.
Christmas in Hungary
In Hungary Christmas Eve is a very important Holiday, and called ‘Holy Evening’. People spend the evening with their family and decorate the Christmas Tree. Sometimes only the adults decorate the tree (without the children there), so when children come in and see the tree, it’s a great surprise, and they are told, that angels brought the […]
Danube Promenade Budapest
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 was always popular for promenading, especially in the 19th century. The buildings here first were destroyed during the Big FLood in 1838, and ten years later in the Revolution and Freddom Fight of 1848-49, which […]
Funny Funicular of Budapest
At the top of the Castle hil of Budapestl, rising over 300 feet at an almost 40-degree incline, is Buda Castle — with no easy way to get up there. Though in medieval times it was not an object at all, later on the city needed some vehicle to approach the Buda Castle. And that became […]
Fleamarket, rummage, antique shops and galleries – treasure hunting in Budapest
The Ecseri Flea Market – the biggest and main second-hand market in Budapest – is an exiting and bustling place, offering a cavalcade of old and new items. You find here the newest fashion, the oldest tables and many strange and funny , sometimes bizarre and fanciful objects as well. The atmosphere of this huge […]
Cogwheel Railway Budapest
In 1870 Nikolaus Riggenbach the designer of Europe”s first cogwheel railway visited Budapest. His concept was to connect Sváb Hill, a district developing into a holiday resort in the 1850s, to the rest of the capital city of Hungary. The representative of the Basel-based company, the Internationale Gesellschaft für Bergbahnen applied for permission to construct […]
Great Market Hall Budapest
The Great Market Hall in Budapest is something you cannot miss, it is the center of local life in a city, the markets. Hungarian Cuisine is full of ingredients and spices that you cannot leave the country without seeing them. The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall is the largest and oldest indoor market […]
The world’s most expensive toy – Children’s Railway of Budapest
A „children’s railway” is actually an extracurricular educational institution, where kids can learn professions connected to the rail. The phenomenon originated in the Soviet Union, and during the communist times was greatly developed in the Soviet Block, as in Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. The world’s first children’s railway was opened in 1932 in Moscow’s […]
Flying chairs above Budapest. The Libegő (Flutter)
The Chair Lift („Libegő” literally „flutter”) is the one of the most interesting sights of the hills of Buda. The two-way chairlift system transports passengers between Zugliget and the Elizabeth lookout tower on János Hill (the highest peak in the city) since 1970. The 1040 metre-long route spans the 262-metre height differential between the two […]
Cruising on the blue Danube
The Danube river cruise is one of the highlights of many Budapest holidays without a doubt. Explore Budapest with its full glory, from the deck of a wonderful river cruise on the majestic Danube. The city aay and night offers an awe inspiring experience, when the boat floats along the magnificent Parliament Building, or the wonderful Castle […]
Budapest Jazznights
“One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” – well, that wasn’t exactly our motto when we started this article, but you can’t go wrong with Lou Reed, can you? If you feel like funkin’ up your weekdays, or the lack of jazz in your life disturbs you, […]
‘After the war let’s meet at New York!’ – The legendary coffeehouses of Budapest
The coffee houses have a long history in Budapest. Coffee culture began during the time of the Turkish occupation in the 16th century, and flourished under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While many think of Paris and Vienna as the café capitals of the world, Budapest rivals them both with its cafes filled with talented writers, poets, and […]
