Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: Flórián tér
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1033 Budapest, Flórián tér.
In the neighbourhood of this main crossroads of Óbuda where several main roads meet, from the excavations carried out at the time of the construction of the road that was dug up, have allowed the fragments of the thermal baths taken from of the military stronghold to be updated (caldarium or hot bath, frigidarium or cold bath).… Read the rest here →
Name: Villa of Hercules
Category: Archaeological and historical sites
Location: 1031 Budapest, Szentendrei út 139.
Somewhat swamped in the midst of a group of blocks of buildings, the villa of Hercules, a rich Patrician’s home, owes its name to its pavements made of mosaics depicting the myth of Hercules (3rd Century).… Read the rest here →
Name: Amphitheatre in the civil town
Category: Archaeological and historical sites
Location: 1031 Budapest, Chemin Szentendrei
Included amongst the remains of the civil town in the Roman era, this amphitheatre, which is smaller than the amphitheatre in the military fortress, could hold 8,000 spectators.… Read the rest here →
Name: Far East Museum
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 103.
Internet: http://www.hoppmuzeum.hu
Ferenc Hopp (1833-1919), an optician and great traveller within his state, donated to the state the objects brought back from many trips to Asia.… Read the rest here →
Name: Heroes’ Square
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1068 Budapest, Hősök tere
Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere) belongs to Budapest’s World Heritage Sites. The square, together with the monument built for the millennium of Hungary’s foundation is a mustsee.… Read the rest here →