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. With its monuments, tree-lined squares and antique shops along Falk Miksa Street, this area is p..

Dunakanyar is the word Hungarians use to label the magnificent Danube bend between Esztergom and the Slovak border, where it “turns” southwards towards Budapest. Skirting the right bank out of Budapest, the road crosses Obuda then passes the Roman ru..

The main works of Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka are displayed in this former school. Born in 1853, Csontváry, formerly an assistant pharmacist, has only recently been acknowledged. Picasso, who viewed his work at a Paris exhibition, is said to have remar..

The most exotic of Budapest's numerous public baths The outdoor one is a good example of Secession style, while the indoor one, built on the site of the hotel's former greenhouse, is in the Art décor style with its glass, its balconies, its pink colu..

It was King Béla IV who decided to build a fortress here in order to protect Buda from the Mongols, however the castle owes its opulence to the Habsburgs. Outside the palace note the huge turul ; the equestrian statue of Eugene of Savoy ; King Mat..

Attributed to Imre Steindl, this gigantic neo-gothic monument which makes you think, with its dome, its pinnacles, arrows, arcades and galleries, about the one in London or about the Dome in Milan. You can visit part of it and especially admire the ..

A colossal Neo-classic building fronted by a portico with eight Corinthian columns with a Greek inspiration. In the basement, the department of Egyptian antiquities gathers together pieces illustrating the different eras in ancient Egypt. On the gr..

Lake Balaton stretches out for over 77km over a surface of 598km 2 . Its two banks are very different. The north bank is the most interesting, with a number of lakeside resorts and vineyards which cling to the volcanic slopes and produce very ple..

Both the interior and the external pool of these baths are extravagantly Rococo in style. Even in the middle of winter, when the pools are surrounded by snow and ice, you can enjoy a swim or have a game of chess in the outside baths, where the water ..

Known as the “City”, Belváros is the historic centre of Pest, along with Lipótváros . It is a lively district with banks, administrative buildings, shops, cafés and restaurants, and a number of popular pedestrianised shopping streets. Because of the..

The shores of this lake are a protected nature reserve and a paradise for birds and ornithologists alike. Note also the neighbouring lakeside houses linked by wooden footbridges on stilts. Boat trips are operated on the lake now that it is entirely n..

The Bükk range (a national park) is part of the northern mountain chain which is an extension of the Mátra, stretching from Gyöngyös to Miskolc on the Slovak border. Its highest peak, Istállós-ko, only rises to 959m. The range is flanked by the Sajó ..

The Mátra mountain range, to the east of the Danube in Upper Hungary, rarely exceeds 1 000m in altitude, apart from at its highest peak, the Kékesteto (1 014m). A central road, running from Parád and Galyateto to Gyöngyös, crosses the range, making..

Located between Elizabeth Bridge and Liberty Bridge ( Várbalang ), Gellért Hill (235m) is one of the most characteristic features of the right bank of the Danube. In the 19C, the hill’s slopes were covered in vines, later wiped out by phylloxera. Acc..

This park in the south of Hungary is marked out by seven huge arrows on a hill, representing the Magyar tribes who founded Hungary. The work, the Seven Hungarian Arrows, is by László Morvay. The memorial is part of a national park dedicated to nature..

Along with the Chain Bridge, this is one of the most original in the city. This structure, with its 331m span, is a fine example of metal architecture. Christened Franz-Josef Bridge, it was opened in 1896 by the Emperor himself. It took on its curren..

Széchenyi Bridge, or the Chain Bridge, is the oldest in the city. Built between 1839 and 1849 under the aegis of Count István Széchenyi, it is now considered the symbol of the city. Two British engineers, William Thierney Clark and Adam Clark, were..

An impressive network of underground passageways and blockhouses stretches under the foundations of St John’s cathedral, of which only the ruins now remain. Learn how this network helped detect Turkish attempts to blow up the castle through the diggi..

The Vörös torony (Red Tower), a 15C medieval keep, is the oldest part of this fortress. The castle was rebuilt in Renaissance style in the early 16C. The castle’s atmosphere is evident as soon as you enter the tower. The great hall or Nagy Palota..

Visegrád’s extraordinary appeal lies in the views from its citadel overlooking the river 350m below. The river, running from neighbouring Slovakia, flows in a meander between the mountains of Börzsöny and Pilis, before heading towards the Hungarian..