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TOP 30 Things to Do in BUDAPEST Hungary 2024 | Travel Guide

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Discover the magic of Budapest with this curated guide to its top attractions, from the grandeur of the Parliament Building and Buda Castle to the relaxing thermal baths and vibrant market halls. Explore historical treasures, architectural wonders, and culinary delights in Hungary's captivating capital.

  • Parliament Building

    One of the largest and most luxurious Parliament buildings in the world, inaugurated for Hungary's 1,000-year anniversary and still serves as the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary today.

  • Buda Castle

    First established in 1265, Buda Castle has been destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout Hungary's history and now houses several important museums, including the Castle Museum and the Hungarian National Gallery.

  • Chain Bridge

    The first permanent bridge to link Buda and Pest, built by Scotsman Adam Clark, and is widely regarded as one of the great engineering wonders of its time and a symbol of advancement.

  • Fisherman's Bastion

    A beautiful viewing platform built in 1905 in the Neo-Gothic style, offering a marvelous view of the city of Budapest and named after the fishermen's guild who were responsible for defending this part of the castle wall.

  • Széchenyi Baths

    One of Budapest's most relaxing sites with more than 400 Mineral Springs.

  • City Park

    A perfect place to relax, featuring attractions such as the VA hunat Castle, the Museum of Fine Arts, the seini baths and the Budapest Zoo.

  • New York Café

    Considered one of the most magnificent cafes in the world when it opened in 1894, it soon became a popular center of literary life in Budapest and is now a great place for breakfast and fancy Coffee Creations.

  • Central Market Hall

    The biggest Market Hall in all of Budapest, where you can find lots of sausages, paprika, souvenirs and a great place to get breakfast.

  • Gerbeaud Café

    Probably the best and fanciest Cafe and Cake Shop in Budapest, founded in 1858.

  • Basilica of St Stephen

    The most sacred Catholic Church in all of Hungary, finished in 1905, containing the mummified hand of King Saint Steven.

  • Gelarto Rosa

    An ice cream shop with one of the nicest ice cream designs.

  • Heroes’ Square

    The most important square of all of Hungary, designed as the central location for the massive 1,000 year celebration of Hungary in 1896.

  • Matthias Church

    A gorgeous neogothic church which was destroyed and rebuilt many times and served as the location for the coronation of the Austrian Emperor.

  • Gellért Hill

    A place where you can see the castle of Budapest on the left side The Chain Bridge in the middle and the ferris wheel socaled Budapest eye and the St Stevens's Cathedral on the right

  • Liberty Monument

    A monument proclaiming Freedom with this palm tree branch in her hand, originally erected to honor the Soviet soldiers and rededicated to the memory of those all who sacrificed their lives for the independence freedom and prosperity of Hungary.

  • Memento Park

    A park filled with communist era sculptures from Budapest in the Socialist realism style, serving as a powerful reminder of what life was like under the brutal communist totalitarianism.

  • Hungarian State Opera House

    A magnificent Neo-Renaissance building, decorated on the outside with statues of famous composers, considered one of the most beautiful Opera Houses in the world with one of the best Acoustics in all of Europe.

  • Hungarian National Museum

    Houses the nation's most important collection of historical relics, tracing the history of the capin Basin from the Stone Age and the history of the maer people in Hungary from the 9th century.

  • Havana Salsa Bar & Restaurant

    A Cuban and pan Latin American restaurant in the middle of Budapest, offering traditional Cuban dishes and drinks.