ABOUT HUNGARY

Sights in Budapest

 
  Budapest is the capital of Hungary and its political, economic and cultural center.
  Almost one-fifth of the population, about two millions people live here. Budapest
  lies  on the right (Buda which is hilly) and the left (Pest which is flat)
  side of huge Danube  and the city is divided into 23 districts.
  While Buda was a royal residence, Pest was an industrial and commercial city in the
  Middle Ages and modern times.
  The unique location of Budapest offers a magnificient view.
  In Buda in the Castle district, the historical monuments, in Pest the splendid Art
  Nouveau-style buildings attract every year many tourist from all over the world.

     Pest Side:

  - The Inner City with the Pedestrian zone
      (Váci  utca)

 
   - The Eastern Railway Station (Keleti  
      Pályaudvar)

   - The Football Stadium "Puskás" (former           People's Stadium)
 

   - The Millennium Memorial at
      Heroes' Square  (Hősök tere) with the
      Museum of Fine Arts and  the Art Gallery

   - City Park with the Circus

   - Széchenyi Thermal Bath

   - The Amusement Park

   - Vajdahunyad castle displaying the
      architectural styles of Hungary

   -  Andrássy Street (Andrássy út), the wide and        elegant avenue with splendid buildings,                palaces and with the Opera House.

   -  Parliament at Kossuth Square

   -  Ethnographic Museum

   -  Hungarian National Bank

   -  Seat of Hungarian Television (former
       Stock Exchange Building)

    - Margaret Bridge

    - Margaret Island, a recreational area with           two Hotels


  

Buda Side

   - Medieval Turkish Bath on Fő Street
     which was the main street of Buda
     back in centuries

    - Clark Ádám Square with the Chain
       Bridge and the Tunnel

    - The Old Town with the Castle
       District

    - The Royal Palace with museums
      and  exhibitions

    - The Matthias Church and the
       Fishermen's Bastion

    -Gellért Hill with a panoramic view
     and the Citadel

    - The Liberty Memorial
 

  It is very popular to enjoy the illuminated

  city at evening by coach. Even a Danube

  cruise offers splendid sights along the

  embankments.

 

  IMPORTANT:

  Only licensed guides are allowed by law to show and interpret touristic sights in
  Hungary.