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Budapest

Hungary · Central Hungary · 105 m

Short description of Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary and takes the large majority of the country's visitors, two cities joined across the Danube with hilly Buda on one bank and flat Pest on the other. The riverfront, the castle district and Andrássy Avenue carry UNESCO World Heritage status together. Over a hundred thermal springs feed bathhouses that range from Ottoman domes to the yellow neo-baroque palace of Széchenyi. The parliament is the largest building in the country, the ruin bars fill old courtyards in the seventh district, and the Chain Bridge links the two halves. The two halves feel different enough that people pick a side.

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Recommended length of stay

Minimum3 days
Optimal4 days
Maximum7 days

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: May – June or September – October or December

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All highlights and sightsBeta

  1. Hungarian Parliament Building
  2. Buda Castle and the Castle District
  3. Széchenyi thermal baths
  4. Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church
  5. Chain Bridge and the Danube embankments
  6. Ruin bars of the seventh district
  7. Great Market Hall
  8. Gellért baths and Gellért Hill
  9. Andrássy Avenue and the State Opera
  10. Heroes' Square and City Park
  11. Saint Stephen's Basilica
  12. Dohány Street Synagogue
  13. Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial
  14. House of Terror museum
  15. Margaret Island
  16. Rudas and Király Ottoman baths
  17. Christmas markets on Vörösmarty Square (November - December)
  18. Danube evening cruise
  19. Hungarian National Museum

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