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Budapest, giving home to nearly two million souls, is a cultural, artistic and sports centre, as well as Hungary’s most visited tourist destination. | |
Budapest was born in 1873 from the unification of Pest, Buda, and Óbuda. This fact makes this thousand-year-old city technically one of the youngest capitals of Europe… | Budapest’s territory is a vast 525 km2. The capital lies in Pest County, 81 settlements of which are part of Budapest’s agglomeration. It is 25 kilometres in length and 29 kilometres wide… |
The official currency in Hungary is the Hungarian Forint (HUF). Many places accept Euros as well as major credit cards… | It is better to exchange money in Budapest than getting Hungarian Forints abroad, as the banks in Hungary offer better exchange rates… |
 Official holidaysBeside international and church holidays such as New Year’s Day, Easter, Labour Day, Pentecost, All Saints’ Day and Christmas, every European nation has its own national holidays… |
