Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: Aquincum
Category: Archaeological and historical sites
Location: 1031 Budapest, Szentendrei út 139.
Aquincum, founded in the 1C, enjoyed its heyday in the 2C and 3C. The ruins clearly show the plan of the city: roads intersecting at right angles, a sewerage system and a variety of buildings (public baths, large covered market, craft workshops, merchants’ shops and private houses).… Read the rest here →
Name: Applied Arts Museum
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1091 Budapest, Üllő út 33-37.
Inaugurated in 1896, this building is another one that is inescapable. The architect Ödön Lechner with this work wanted to illustrate the Secession style, a Hungarian branch of Art nouveau in which the oriental inspiration is evident.… Read the rest here →
Name: Andrássy út
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1061 Budapest, Andrássy út.
After a trip to Paris in 1858 Count Gyula Andrássy had the idea to cut out a large thoroughfare linking the Small Boulevard to the Bois-de-Ville.… Read the rest here →
Name: Rudas baths
Category: Baths, Nature and gardens
Location: 1013 Budapest, Döbrentei tér 9.
Phone: + 36 1 356-1010
Internet: http://www.rudasfurdo.hu
A bath for men
Or not really? Rudas Bath (Rudas Fürdő) is also a place of traditions with a history going back 500 years.… Read the rest here →
Name: Király Baths
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1027 Budapest, Fő utca 84.
Finished by Mustapha Sokoli in 1566, these baths are one of the oldest establishments, dating back to the Turkish occupation. They are recognisable by their domes, the largest topped by the Turkish Crescent.… Read the rest here →