Top 5 Tourist Attractions In Budapest
Budapest is one of Eastern Europe's most rewarding cities, with the romantic Danube splitting Bud from Pest, hearty cuisine and sweeping boulevards you're spoilt for choice. To save those pennies while wandering between tempting coffee houses, here are ten free things to do in Hungary's beautiful capital.
The main tourist attractions of Budapestare its Parliament, the Holy Crown, Saint Stephen’s Basilica, New York Café, Fishermen’s Bastion, Castle Hills, Buda Castle and many more besides. The SaintMargaretIsland, which is situated in the middle of the river Danube, is also a famous location for tourists attractions. Apart from these attractions, the spa culture of Budapest which originated in the 15th century is famous worldwide; Rudas Baths illustrates this heritage.
Opera House
The Budapest Opera House is another popular tourist attraction in Hungary, because it is one of the most magnificent Noe-Renaissance structures in Europe. The Opera House opened in 1884 and it has been home to the Budapest Opera Ball since 1886.
Climb Gellért Hill
Gellért Hill stretches 235-metres into the sky and offers spectacular views of the whole city, whether you visit during the day or at night. Start your journey from Gellért Hotel (Gellért Szálló) it will take about 10–15 minutes to reach the top depending on your pace. At the peak you’ll find the Citadella and the Liberty Statue.
Heroes’s Square
Heroes’s Square with the museums, Millennium Monument, Vajdahunyad Castle , City Park of Budapest. How can you reach Heroes’s Square from ApartmentIlike? Take tramline No. 2 at Kossuth Square and get off the tram at Vigadó square. After having a cup of coffee at Café Gerbaud, get on the underground railway to Heroes’s Square. It is continental Europe's oldest underground railway.
Fisherman’s Bastion
The white stoned bastion is situated beside the fisherman’s town; this is why it is named “Fisherman’s Bastion”. It is famous due to the mixture of non-gothic and neo-Romanesque culture. It is the highest place inBudapest, where panoramic views of the city can be seen. tourist attractions such as Margaret Island, Parliament, Saint Stephen’s Basilica, concert hall are all visible from this prime position.
City Park
The park is dominated by the Vajdahunyad Castle - originally built for the 1896 millennium celebrations which represents every style of Hungarian architecture. In summer, there is a lake for boating, which in winter is turned into a huge and very popular skate rink. It also houses the Museum of Agriculture, the Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden, the Széchenyi Bath and a statue of George Washington. This was established to thank America for taking in so many Hungarian immigrants in the early twentieth century.
The main tourist attractions of Budapestare its Parliament, the Holy Crown, Saint Stephen’s Basilica, New York Café, Fishermen’s Bastion, Castle Hills, Buda Castle and many more besides. The SaintMargaretIsland, which is situated in the middle of the river Danube, is also a famous location for tourists attractions. Apart from these attractions, the spa culture of Budapest which originated in the 15th century is famous worldwide; Rudas Baths illustrates this heritage.
Opera House
The Budapest Opera House is another popular tourist attraction in Hungary, because it is one of the most magnificent Noe-Renaissance structures in Europe. The Opera House opened in 1884 and it has been home to the Budapest Opera Ball since 1886.
Climb Gellért Hill
Gellért Hill stretches 235-metres into the sky and offers spectacular views of the whole city, whether you visit during the day or at night. Start your journey from Gellért Hotel (Gellért Szálló) it will take about 10–15 minutes to reach the top depending on your pace. At the peak you’ll find the Citadella and the Liberty Statue.
Heroes’s Square
Heroes’s Square with the museums, Millennium Monument, Vajdahunyad Castle , City Park of Budapest. How can you reach Heroes’s Square from ApartmentIlike? Take tramline No. 2 at Kossuth Square and get off the tram at Vigadó square. After having a cup of coffee at Café Gerbaud, get on the underground railway to Heroes’s Square. It is continental Europe's oldest underground railway.
Fisherman’s Bastion
The white stoned bastion is situated beside the fisherman’s town; this is why it is named “Fisherman’s Bastion”. It is famous due to the mixture of non-gothic and neo-Romanesque culture. It is the highest place inBudapest, where panoramic views of the city can be seen. tourist attractions such as Margaret Island, Parliament, Saint Stephen’s Basilica, concert hall are all visible from this prime position.
City Park
The park is dominated by the Vajdahunyad Castle - originally built for the 1896 millennium celebrations which represents every style of Hungarian architecture. In summer, there is a lake for boating, which in winter is turned into a huge and very popular skate rink. It also houses the Museum of Agriculture, the Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden, the Széchenyi Bath and a statue of George Washington. This was established to thank America for taking in so many Hungarian immigrants in the early twentieth century.
