Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: Víziváros
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1011 Budapest, Fő utca
This part of Buda, which translates as “the town of water”, has one of the oldest thermal baths in the city, dating from the Turkish occupation in the 16C: the Király Gyógfürdo (Király Baths), situated in Fo Utca, the main street.… Read the rest here →
Name: Vajdahunyad Castle
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1146 Budapest, Vajdahunyad vára
Built in 1896, Vajdahunyad is a perfect example of the Hungarian fusion of architectural styles (Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque), and is partly inspired by Honedoara castle in Romania.… Read the rest here →
Name: Western Railway Station
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1062 Budapest, Nyugati pályaudvar
This station, a masterful blend of glass and steel which is perfectly integrated into the brick structure, was built between 1874 and 1877 by the Eiffel company, which was also responsible for Paris’s most famous landmark.… Read the rest here →
Name: Széchenyi Baths
Category: Baths, Nature and gardens
Location: 1146 Budapest, Állatkerti krt. 11.
Phone: + 36 1 363-3210
Internet: http://www.szechenyifurdo.hu
Széchenyi Bath (Széchenyi Fürdő) owes its popularity to its size and the wide selection of services it offers. The bath, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Neo-Baroque style, features many indoor pools, an outdoor pool open in winter, too, thermal and wellness areas, curative treatments and fitness opportunities.… Read the rest here →
Name: Úri Street
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1014 Budapest, Úri utca
The longest street in the quarter of the castle. You must walk along it to admire the façades of most of its Baroque houses. All these beautiful homes which appear one after another grant the street a certain residential look.… Read the rest here →