culture
Similarly to other Central European capitals, Budapest offers wonderful cultural experiences to visitors and locals alike.
With an abundance of concert halls, churches, museums, cinemas and a bustling nightlife, the city is a popular destination all year round.
Quite a few annual Budapest festivals have gained international fame, attracting hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors. To mention just two, the Budapest Spring
culture Key Sections
Budapest museums and exhibitions, while featuring many fine examples of contemporary art, also unveil the history and culture of the Magyars, from master music composers... |  Theaters & Concert hallsHungarian classical and folk music are renowned all over the world. Hungarian composers such as Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Franz Liszt have helped shape Europe’s and the world’s music life ... |
 Exhibition halls & GalleriesThere are quite a few dedicated exhibition halls in Budapest with no collection of their own. Some museums from time to time also give home to temporary or traveling collections. |  Most Budapest bookshops and libraries have a foreign language section. There are plenty of books about Budapest, but there a sone Hungarian writers who gained international fame and honor... |
| People in Budapest are avid movie goers, and there is a great choice of movies: most Budapest malls have a movie complex with at least 10 screens, showing predominantly... |  Ticket officesThere are possibility to order and buy tickets for opera or classical concerts, light music concerts, theatre plays, sport events, exhibitions, fairs,festivals and serveral interessting other programmes. |
Below is a list of the most important churches in downtown Budapest. Most of them are open for visitation free of charge for tourists, with a few exceptions. When visiting churches in Budapest... |  Jewish BudapestBudapest’s Jewish population numbers cca. 110,000, the most significant such community in Europe. Jewish culture flourishes, as do investment from Israel. Regular annual cultural events attract... |
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