Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: The castle district
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1014 Budapest, Szent György tér
After strolling around the castle walls and enjoying the views or visiting a museum, why not enjoy the delights of wandering through the old part, where you can stop here and there to look at a shop window, a façade, a monument, to capture it on your video or in a photo.… Read the rest here →
Name: Mathias Church
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1014 Budapest, Szentháromság tér
The church that can be seen today is the work of Frigyes Schulek. From the outside, you can see the Mathias tower which rises up towards the sky, the Romanesque Béla tower, the main portal with a tympanum showing the Virgin Mary with child and Mary’s door, which dates back to Louis I, the Great.… Read the rest here →
Name: Lipótváros
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: V. Budapest, Falk Miksa
The Lipótváros district is named after Leopold II, King of Hungary from 1790 to 1792, and is part, along with Belváros, of the historic centre of Pest.… Read the rest here →
Name: Táncsics Mihály Street
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1014 Budapest, Táncsics Mihály utca
This street, lined with fine houses with colourful façades in the Baroque or Neo-classical style, bears the name of a journalist. Mihály Táncsics (1799-1884) was a hero of the struggle for national independence and a fierce supporter of the emancipation of the serfs.… Read the rest here →
Name: Gellert Baths
Category: Baths, Nature and gardens
Location: 1118 Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4-6.
Phone: + 36 1 466-6166
Internet: http://www.gellertbath.com
In Gellért Bath (Gellért Fürdő), which operates since the beginning of the 20th century, you can find more indoor pools along with a large outdoor one and thermal pools for men and women alike.… Read the rest here →