MarvaoGuide
Travel Guide to Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe Travel Guide     
MarvaoGuide.com - Travel Guide to Central and Eastern Europe
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
You are here: Eastern Europe Travel arrow Hungary arrow Budapest  
 
Print E-mail

Budapest 

Budapest - TOP Attractions | Budapest, City of Baths | Budapest Attractions – Buda | Budapest Attractions - Pest | Danube River and Margaret Island | Budapest Attractions – Óbuda | Jewish Budapest | Budapest - Children activities | Shopping in Budapest | Budapest – Travel Information | Budapest Tourist Information | Practical Information | Embassies in Budapest | Budapest baths | Museums in Budapest | Budapest photos | Accommodation in Budapest | List of Attractions in Budapest | Budapest Hotels, Hostels |



 

Budapest and Danube River 

Located on the banks of the River Danube , Budapest is the capital of Hungary and the largest city in the country. Eight road bridges and two railway bridges cross the Danube within the precincts of the city. These bridges form an inalienable part of the city-scape. The bridges in the city-centre – the Margaret (Margit), Chain (Lánc), Elizabeth (Erzsébet), and the Liberty (Szabadság) Bridge– are determining elements of the city’s panorama. More...

Danube Panorama - Budapest
Danube Panorama - Budapest
 

Budapest - Buda and Castle District

Castle Hill  is a 1,5km long hill, overlooking the Danube, located in Budapest’s No1 District.

The Old Town occupies the larger part of Castle Hill – it is also referred to as the Buda Castle; the Royal Palace occupies the southern portion.

Because of its medieval origins, 17th and 18th centuries monuments, and its historical significance, the Old Town is Budapest’s primary tourist attraction. It has been on UNESCO’S World Heritage List since 1987.

The most important sights in the castle are the Matthias Church , the Fishermen’s Bastion  and the Royal Palace . Walking along the medieval streets of the Old Town one comes across numerous historic dwellings, public buildings as well as many museums. The Castle offers wonderful panoramas of the Danube, its bridges, and of the Pest side.

The Old Town can be comfortably approached on foot via a track under the Fishermen’s Bastion, via the funicular railway, or by bus. More...

Budapest - Pest Side

Andrássy Avenue  provides one of Budapest’s most popular venues for strollers. One of the Avenue’s greatest attractions is the Millennium Underground Railway, this was the second to be built world-wide, and the first on the continent. Andrássy Avenue was placed on the World Heritage List in 2002.

Image 

The Synagogue in Dohány Street is the largest one still functioning in Continental Europe. The use of two towers with onion-shaped domes, as an architectural feature in synagogues, was employed here for the first time in Hungary; it subsequently had a major influence on the evolution of synagogue architecture in the country regions.

Parliament House  is one of the capital’s, in fact the nation’s, most imposing buildings. Built between 1884 and 1902, the Neo-Gothic building is one of the symbols of the capital.

With its imposing 96m height, and 268m length, it is one of the definitive buildings along the banks of the Danube.

The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest is considered to be in the front rank of European museums. It deservedly takes a prominent place amongst the museums serving a similar function, by virtue of the diversity, and historic continuity, of its exhibits, and the multitude of masterpieces in its possession. More...

Image 


Budapest, City of Baths


Budapest is well known for its numerous medicinal baths , which constitute one of its main tourist attractions. Some of the thermal springs were already being used as early as the 2nd century by the Romans. A number of the medicinal baths built along the bank of the Danube by the Turks - the Király, Rudas, Császár  and Rác Baths - are still being used today. The city was officially declared an International Spa in 1934.In the vicinity of the baths in Budapest , one can find wells and arrays of drinking-water fountains, providing spring-water rich in minerals. More...

List of  Attractions in Budapest



Accommodation in Budapest

Book your Hotels, Hostels in Budapest

Partner sites

JayWay Travel

Eastern Europe Travel to Croatia, Prague, Krakow and Budapest. Specializing in accommodation, tours, packages, flights and travel info.

A Castle for rent in France - Holiday rentals in a castle in France, luxury apartments,cottages, gites for rent. For your vacations, rent a self catering castle, a cottage, an apartment, nearby Loire Valley castles, in France  

Rental Apartments in Budapest
Sunny Rentals specialise in providing property to rent and hotel accommodation in Budapest
 
Budapest Travel | Montenegro Travel | South Africa Vacations |
Budapest Hungary Hotels Tours Vacations Travel
Travel, holiday, vacations, tours, hotels, flights
Budapest Pictures Széchenyi Baths Great Synagogue Matthias Church Fishermen’s Bastion Budapest Jewish Budapest Budapest Baths Budapest Train Budapest Card Hungary Card Andrássy Avenue pályázatok utazás Budapest Travel Agencies

Menu
Eastern Europe Travel
Albania
Austria
Belarus
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Turkey
Ukraine
Backpacking
Travel vacations
Eastern Europe popular
TOP Destinations
Vienna
Prague
Budapest
Sofia
Ljubljana
Riga
Dubrovnik
Warsaw
Bratislava
Bran Castle
Kotor
Berat
Cesky Krumlov
Bardejov
Belgrade
Budva
Sarajevo
Košice
Tirana
Salzburg
Veliko Tarnovo
Tallinn
Mostar
Kiev
Bucharest
Vilnius
Krakow
Istanbul
Zagreb
Popular in Hungary
Custom Search
 
Advertisement
 
 
 

Copyright ©2008 MarvaoGuide.com All rights reserved. Contact: info@marvaoguide.com
MarvaoGuide – Your travel guide to Central and Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe Travel