discover budapest!
What sights to visit in Budapest if you only have the day? The essential sights can be visited in a few hours, but for a thorough exploration, we recommend that you spend at least 2-3 days in this wonderful city, if not even more…
Enjoy Budapest’s famous shopping street, take a stroll on the Danube embankment, cross the Danube on the Chain Bridge and crown your visit with a walk in the Royal Castle! | Visit Hungary’s most beautiful public building, the Hungarian Parliament, get acquainted with the state founder at the Basilica, then conquer Andrássy Avenue and Heroes’ Square! |
discover budapest! Key Sections
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Amusement Park
Right across from Széchenyi Thermal Bath is the Amusement Park, whose history dates back to the beginning of the 1800-s. The original park was called Vurstli. At the beginning of the 1900-s, the so-called English Park was built directly adjacent to it, and today’s Amusement Park was born from the merger of the two. |
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Andrássy Avenue
The avenue, named after former Prime Minister of Hungary Gyula Andrássy, is two and a half kilometres long and has three distinct parts. Its downtown section, a 1-kilometre part streching from Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Avenue all the way to the eight-sided Oktogon square, is lined with rows tall residential apartment houses and expensive shops in the housefronts. |
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Art Hall
The Art Hall is the largest exhibition space in Hungary. It is one of Heroes’ Square’s dominant Classicist buildings. It has no permanent collection of its own; the regular temporary exhibitions feature mostly contemporary artists and art groups. |
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Buda Castle District (From the Vienna Gate to the funicular)
The Castle Hill was first populated and surrounded by walls by the Hungarians after the Mongol attack of 1241-1242, which devastated most of Hungary. Protective walls were erected around the hill. By the 14th century, it had just over 8,000 inhabitants. |
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Buda Castle Funicular
The Buda Castle Funicular is a special pendulum-type funicular railway whose lower station is located at Clark Ádám tér, and the upper station is between the Sándor Palace and the Buda Castle. As a part of the view of the Danube embankments, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
