Budapest – one of the world’s most beautiful cities - has succeeded in preserving its soul, although the city has been rapidly modernised in recent years. Today the Danube, the old Art Nouveau palace and the wide boulevards have been joined by gourmé restaurants and trendy bars. Those who are interested in history and likes to party comes here - and anyone who wants to relax in the city’s many steam baths.

You are either on route to – or have just arrived in – a city which is not only beautiful and full...

Budapest is famous for its baths, the hot water of which flows from a hundred streams. Scéchenyi...

The Jewish quarter on the Pest side is one of the largest in Europe, although the Jewish...

The palace on Buda Hill contains several museums, including the Ludwig Museum of Modern Art, the...

Budapest, together with Vienna, is an international capital of opera. The beautiful State Opera,...

On a clear day you should take the tram or bus to Buda Hills, via the cog railway. Here you will...

Here you will find one of Budapest’s most remarkable attractions. When the proletarian...

In the old days, Hungarian food was honest but heavy. These days, influences from all over the...

Café Kör has an out-of-the-way address in central Pest. The restaurant makes a plain impression,...

People go to Menza for the company rather than for the food, which is quite conventional. The...

Mokka is centrally located on the Pest side. The elegantly styled rooms contain West African murals...

Tom-George in the financial district has maintained its claim to the title of Budapest’s trendiest...

Difficult to find, but well worth the effort. Something as unusual as a gourmet restaurant with a...

One of the best restaurants on the Buda side is Arcade, with the same founder as the Café Kör. The...

Gerbaud should really come under the heading of “Do&See”. This is where the aristocracy went during...

Ruszvurm is on Castle Hills, the Buda side’s answer to Gerbaud. The interior is very “Fin de...

This century’s café culture is also found in Budapest, of course. Among other places, on the...

Budapest has all kinds of nightlife, from smoky beer halls to Bohemian artists’ clubs and expensive...

Liszt Ferenc tér is one of Budapest’s best bar streets, with about 20 establishments side by side....

Gundel is Budapest’s most internationally famous restaurant, and the tiny Art Nouveau champagne bar...

Spoon is a good choice if you want to enjoy a long drink and the view across the Danube. It is a...

A38 is a floating pleasure palace. As the ship contains several bars and dance floors, there is...

During the summer many of the backyards in Pest are transformed into outdoor clubs. The addresses...

Budapest is famous for its moderately priced antiques which you can find in places such as the Falk...

This Art Noveau palace is one of Europe’s finest hotels. It lies beside the Chain Bridge across the...

Andrássy Hotel is in a traditional style building in one of the elegant districts just west of City...

The Italian owned Domina Fiesta is located in a beautiful old building on the delightful Király...

Leo Panzió is one of Budapest’s best hotels in the low budget range. The hotel is a couple of...

Budapest’s airport, Ferihegy Airport, is 16 km south of the city. The airport minibus service is...

Budapest has an underground railway, buses and trams. A three-day tourist rover pass costs 3400...

It is better to ask your hotel or restaurant to telephone for a taxi than to hail one on the...Fö TaxiRádió Taxi

Post offices in Budapest are open Monday to Friday from 8 am until 6 pm. The post office at Nyugati...

Several pharmacies have 24-hour service numbers you can phone at any time, such as at Frankel Leo...and at Béke tér 11

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