Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: Kapisztrán tér
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1014 Budapest, Kapisztrán tér.
This square owes its name and dedicates a monument to the monk János Kapisztrán (1386-1456) who fought the Turks with János Hunyadi. Do not miss the remains of the Saint Madeleine Church and the visit to the Military History Museum.… Read the rest here →
Name: Saint Florian Chapel
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1027 Budapest, Fő utca 88.
This chapel is a charming small Baroque building built between 1759 and 1760 by the architect Mátyás Nepauer. The statues of Saint Nicolas and of Saint Blaise decorate the façade.… Read the rest here →
Name: Santa María Magdalena Church
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1014 Budapest, Kapisztrán tér 6.
A Gothic bell tower is the main part of the remains of the Church of Saint Madeleine. During the Ottoman occupation, this Church was the only Christian building allowed by the Turks.… Read the rest here →
Name: Bem József tér
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1027 Budapest, Bem József tér
This square was the centre for the meetings during the insurrection of October 1956. József Bem (1794-1850) is in fact a symbol for the Hungarians.… Read the rest here →
Name: Szentháromság Street
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság utca
At No. 7, you have to queue up in the tourist season before Ruszwurm Cukrászda (a cake shop founded in 1827) to buy one of its superb gateaux or to sit down in the small adjoining room.… Read the rest here →