Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: Citadel
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1118 Budapest, Citadella sétány
Built in 1851 at the order of François-Joseph, it crowns the top of mount Gellért. The Hungarian revolt of 1848-1849 having “shook” the Austrians, who saw in this defensive works a means to control the city.… Read the rest here →
Name: Monument to the Liberation
Category: Archaeological and historical sites
Location: 1118 Budapest, Citadella sétány
A colossal monument like the ones you find in several central European countries, built in 1947 in memory of the liberation of the city by the soldiers of the Red Army.… Read the rest here →
Name: Jubilee Park
Category: Nature and gardens
Location: 1118 Budapest, Citadella Sétány
This park (Jubileumi park) was inaugurated for the fortieth anniversary of the Revolution of October. On the Southern side of mount Gellert, it is a place to go walking which has plenty of interest, well set out, with its shady pathways, its flower beds and lawns.… Read the rest here →
Name: Hilton Hotel
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1014 Budapest, Hess András tér 1-3.
This modern establishment which is out of place in an area with a preservation order, was built on the site of a former convent.… Read the rest here →
Name: Music History Museum
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1014 Budapest, Táncsics Mihály utca 7.
This museum exhibits different musical instruments and workshops for old instruments makers. The section devoted to Béla Bartók holds some original scores as well as the medals, statuettes, drawings, photos produced in homage to the great composer.… Read the rest here →