- Budapest: Geography
Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, it's the capital city of Hungary. It lies on the two sides of River Danube in the center of the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe.
- The history of Budapest
Budapest was a populated area in the prehistoric ages, owing to its favourable location. The Celts settled down first in the territory.
- Sights in Budapest
Nowadays Budapest is one of the most visited cities in the world. There are a lot of touristic sights, historical buildings, monuments in Budapest, and the city is also famous about its medicinal, thermal spas. Budapest is one of the main destinations of medicinal tourism.
- Public Transport in Budapest
The public transport in Budapest is very good also on world scale. It is the center of the public transport. The Eastern and Western Railway Stations reach the most railways of Europe.
- Cultural life in Budapest
There are 837 different monuments, which are maintain the most styles of European arts. There are 237 museums and galleries in he capital.
- Sport life in Budapest
Budapest has a lot of opportunities for sport, entertainment, recreation. All year round there are plenty of programs...
- Accommodations in Budapest
There are lot of hotels and apartments in Budapest, which provide services on the highest level for the guests...
Budapest news
05-05-2008
A Komodo Dragon arrived at Budapest Zoo
A new animal, a Komodo Dragon arrived at Budapest Zoo in April 24 from Chester Zoo in England. These animals are the world's heaviest living lizards. Fully-grown the animals are three metres long and their weight is around 70 kg. The new arrival in Budapest is just 15 months old and 1 metre long. Among the most dangerous and the rarest animals in the world, the creature has been named dragon due to its great size and deep-forked, yellow tongue.
24-04-2008
New 5 star hotel to open in Budapest
The first 5-star hotel, the Buddha-Bar Hotel Klotild Palace Budapest of the Mellow Mood Group will be opened in early 2009. It will be located in the Klotild Palace at the foot of the Elizabeth Bridge. The 5 star luxury hotel with a unique design will be situated in the main street of Budapest and will contain 102 rooms, including 30 suites, bar, a conference hall, business center, fitness salon and Buddha-Bar.
21-04-2008
Budapest Public Transport Museum re-opened
The Budapest Public Transport Museum situated in the town of Szentendre (Northern Budapest), reopened for the season with new attractions on April 5. The 16 years old museum introduces the past 120 years of Budapest public transport with 60 different vehicles including trams, buses, trolleys and trains. A renovated BKV-Ikarus 260T trolley as a new attraction, a 110 years old tram and a 120 years old HÉV are on display. The transport-inspired works of several little-known painters can also be viewed.
18-04-2008
Museum of Fine Arts area will be extended
Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum) in Budapest will be enlarged by 6,000 square meters of underground space over two stories. The museum will be built underneath the Heroes' Square (Hősök tere), based on the design of architect Tamás Karácsony. The project will include a restaurant, coffee shops, an area of 1,200 square meters specially designed for featured exhibitions, and a museum shop. The new complex will be complete by 2010. During the construction works the museum will remain open.
17-04-2008
Horse race planned at Heroes Square in Budapest
A horse race is to be staged at Heroes Square as part of a festival that organisers hope will become an annual event. The "National Gallop" (Nemzeti Vágta) will be the centrepiece of a cultural and national image festival organised by advertising figure Péter Geszti. He expects about 100 riders for the race from all over Hungary. The festival will give towns and regions from across Hungary an opportunity to present their communities in tents on Andrássy út.
10-04-2008
MÁV offers discounts on train travel to Western Europe
It's possible to head west of Hungary very cheaply with train ticket discounts offered by the MÁV (Hungarian State Railway). Though the advertisements and website are only in Hungarian, with a little know-how, it's possible to take advantage of the company's "Go West" discount program, which offers one-way train tickets to Western European destinations from €13 (Ft 3,400). MÁV doesn't indicate an end date to this sale, and a representative at the train station said the sale will likely last through the summer.
07-04-2008
Robotic parking garage opens in downtown Budapest
An automated parking garage has opened in Budapest's fifth district on Reáltanoda utca. The garage structure can hold 200 cars and its operators expect over 80% of spots to be taken by pass-holders. The parking garage utilizes modern parking tray technology, which means that drivers do not have to find an empty spot in the building, their cars are simply moved from ground-level boxes to empty spaces by machines. The garage is open 24 hours a day.
03-04-2008
Bike "parking lots" planned for Budapest
Local government of Budapest is planning to equip the metro area and HÉV stations with "parking lots" for bicycles. Following the example of the "park and ride" (P+R) parking lots put in place for automobiles, the "B+R parking lots" would make it possible to reach metro or HÉV lines by bicycle and continue the journey via public transport. According to Hungarian Bicycle Club chairman János László, the bike parking spaces could end up being as popular in Budapest as in some other large cities in Europe, where virtually every metro station is equipped with organized facilities for storing bicycles.
31-03-2008
Art district planned for Bartók Béla street in Budapest
The local government of Újbuda (eleventh district in Budapest), wants to transform the area of Móricz Zsigmond körtér and Szent Gellért tér into an art district filled with cafés, restaurants, galleries and antique shops. Once Metro 4 is completed, they would also restrict motorized traffic in the area. The heart of the new district would be the Hadik barracks and the statue of author Gárdonyi Géza. Gárdonyi square will be covered with ornamental stone, while the Bartók 32 gallery will be turned into a community centre and the Csonka Museum will be opened for "public functions".
28-03-2008
Budapest Ferihegy to enter Schengen Zone
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport will be fully integrated into the Schengen border system by March 30, airport operator Budapest Airport has announced. The Schengen system allows passengers from EU countries to travel freely without having their documents checked. However, the travel documents of passengers arriving from outside the EU will continue to be strictly monitored. Luggage and safety checks will remain unchanged for all passengers. Terminal 2A will now be dedicated to Schengen Zone passengers, while non-Schengen traffic will use Terminal 2B.
19-03-2008
Rooms for business women in the Ramada Plaza Hotel
The Ramada Plaza Budapest (former Corinthia Aquincum Hotel Budapest) is waiting the business women guests with special rooms from March. The "Business Woman" rooms offer special services; as part of the bathroom amenities an ionization hair-dryer and make-up cleaner are at guests disposal, the living-room offers fashion magazines, volatile oil vaporizer, free internet access and extra chocolate amenity. There will be CD-DVD player in the room and the Aphrodite Spa Health and Wellness Centre of the Ramada Plaza Budapest are at the women guests disposal as well.
13-03-2008
New hotel will open in Budapest
A new hotel will open in Budapest around in November, and its name will be Hotel Rosslyn. The hotel is located opposite to the biggest shopping center of Budapest. Services of the hotel: 70 rooms, cafe, spa, a business center, 200 persons capacity conference room.