BUDAPEST HIGHLIGHTS
The most important sights and attractions of Budapest including the Crown Jewels in the Parliament, the Chain Bridge or Buda Castle.
Discover the vibrant city and its historic monuments, thermal spas or famous streets and squares.
Highlights of Budapest
Academy of Music, Budapest
Completed in 1907, Budapest’s Academy of Music, called Liszt’s Academy is one of the world’s music institute – other one is Moscow Consevatory -, which
Great Synagogue of Budapest
[The Dohány Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe and second largest synagogue in the world. Constructed in the 1850s, it’s style has influenced that
The Lady with the Palm – Liberty Statue of Budapest
The Statue of Liberty , the lovely lady with the palm frond, was erected on the top of the Gellért Hill in 1947. The „Lady”
Budapest Eye
The giant ferris wheel located in Erzsebet square in the downtown of Budapest is opento the public usually from middle of April. It offers fantastic views
The green heart of Budapest, Margareth Island
Margaret Island is a 225-acre spit of silt that bubbled up eons ago on the Danube River in the middle of what is now Budapest,
History of Hungary’s Holy Crown
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.
Holy Right Hand of King Saint Stephen in the Basilica of Budapest
The Holy Right Hand is housed in the St. Stephen Basilica in Budapest, and once a year, on 20th August is carried in the Holy Right Hand
Memento Park Budapest
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.”
Swimming in snowfall – the Saint Luke’s bath of Budapest
Have you ever swimmed in a pool, while snowflakes were falling out of the sky? When you are in Budapest at wintertime, do not miss
The largest thermal bath of Europe – Széchenyi bath Budapest
The Széchenyi Bath is largest the thermal spring bath complex not only in Budapest, in but whole Europe as well. It’s also the first thermal
The ‘green column bath’ of Budapest – Rudas Thermal baths
The beautiful building of Rudas bath made a name in the world of Hollywood movies as well, in 1988 the bath was used as a
The children of glory – lads of Pest in 1956
The so-called “Lads of Pest” – youngsters mostly in their teens or early twenties who took up arms to fight against Soviet occupation – are a