Budapest
Just north of Egyetem tér and housed in the sumptuous neoclassical Károly Palace (Károlyi Palota), dating from 1840, this museum is devoted to Sándor…
Must-see attractions in Budapest
Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
In the Raul Wallenberg Memorial Garden on the Great Synagogue’s north side, the Holocaust (or Emanuel) Tree of Life Memorial, designed by Imre Varga in…
Budapest
Elizabeth Bridge enjoys a special place in the hearts of many Budapesters, as this gleaming white suspension bridge (1964) was the first newly designed…
Semmelweis Museum of Medical History
Budapest
This quirky (and sometimes grisly) museum traces the history of medicine from Graeco-Roman times through medical tools and photographs; inevitably in…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This museum tells the story of Hungary's textile industry and that of the textile factory founded by Jewish entrepreneur Ferenc Goldberger in 1784, which…
Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art
Budapest
Housed in the architecturally controversial Palace of Arts just north of Rákóczi Bridge, the Ludwig Museum holds Hungary’s most important collection of…
Margaret Island Water Tower & Open-Air Theatre
Budapest
Erected in 1911 in the north-central part of Margaret Island, the octagonal water tower rises 57m above the open-air theatre (szabadtéri színpad) to the…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
Once one of a half-dozen synagogues and prayer houses in the Jewish Quarter, the Orthodox Synagogue was built in 1913 in what was at the time a very…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
Built in the 2nd century for the Roman garrisons, this amphitheatre, about 800m south of Flórián tér. It's not especially impressive but will give you an…
Basilica of St Stephen Treasury
Budapest
The treasury of the Basilica of St Stephen contains ecclesiastical objects, including censers, chalices, ciboria and vestments, plus an unforgettable art…
Budapest
This chapel in the Basilica of St Stephen contains the Holy Right (also known as the Holy Dexter), the mummified right hand of King St Stephen and an…
Bedő House (House of Hungarian Art Nouveau)
Budapest
Just around the corner from Kossuth Lajos tér, the stunning art nouveau Bedő-ház apartment block was designed by Emil Vidor in 1903. It is now a shrine to…
Castle District
Just north of Dísz tér, on the site of Budapest’s first pharmacy (1681), this small, entertaining museum contains a mock-up of an alchemist’s laboratory,…
Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum
Castle District
Part of the Castle Hill caves network, this subterranean hospital was used extensively during the WWII siege of Budapest and during the 1956 Uprising. It…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
Next to the landmark Aquincum Hotel Budapest, the Óbuda Synagogue was built in 1821. For many years it housed Hungarian TV (MTV) sound studios because the…
National Institute for the Blind
Budapest
One of the most extravagant art nouveau buildings in Budapest is within easy walking distance of City Park. To the southeast of the park is the National…
Budapest
The former Swedish Embassy on Gellért Hill bears a plaque attesting to the heroism of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat and businessman who, along with…
Castle District
To the southeast of the Habsburg Steps entrance, just in front of the Royal Palace, stands a statue of Eugene of Savoy, the Habsburg prince who wiped out…
Budapest
Southeast of V Kossuth Lajos tér is an unusual statue of Imre Nagy standing in the centre of a small footbridge, having moved Hungary 'halfway to freedom'…
Budapest
The statue of the hooded figure opposite Vajdahunyad Castle is that of Anonymous, the unknown chronicler at the court of King Béla III (r 1172–96) who…
Budapest
Renovated Margaret Bridge introduces the Big Ring Rd to Buda. It's unique in that it doglegs in order to stand at right angles to the Danube where it…
Budapest
Northwest of Elizabeth Bridge is a statue of the Habsburg empress and Hungarian queen, Elizabeth. Consort to Franz Joseph, 'Sissi' was much loved by the…
Budapest
A restored art deco building, the Corvin sits in the middle of a square flanked by Regency-like houses. Note the two wonderful reliefs outside the main…
Józsefváros Telephone Exchange Building
Budapest
Built in 1910, the old Telephone Exchange Building in Józsefváros is an impressive structure adorned with reliefs of classical figures tracing…
Budapest
The little church with the jungly, overgrown cloister opposite Vajdahunyad Castle is called Ják Chapel because its intricate, many-layered portal was…
Hungarian Institute of Geology
Budapest
To the south of City Park is the Hungarian Institute of Geology, designed by Ödön Lechner (1845–1914) in 1899 and probably his best-preserved work. Check…
Budapest
This green villa with its curious turret was designed by Emil Vidor Emil Vidor (1867–1952) for his father in 1905 and incorporates any number of European…
Castle District
With sections dating from the late 14th century, this tiny house of worship contains documents and items linked to the Jewish community of Buda, as well…
Budapest
The Philanthia flower shop sells all sorts of gift items but you've come to admire the original (and very rare) art nouveau interior designed by master…
Budapest
This Baroque church was built in 1742 on the site of an Ottoman mosque. Above the main altar hangs a copy of the Black Madonna of Czetochowa, which is…
Budapest
A stunning example of late art nouveau architecture designed by Aladár Arkay in 1913, with carved wooden gates, stained glass and ceramic tiles on the…
Budapest
This office block was designed by Imre Makovec (1935–2011), who developed his own 'organic' style using unusual materials like tree trunks and turf.
Budapest
Built as a block of flats by master architect Kálmán Albert Körössy in 1904, this lovely Secessionist building now serves as a school.
Budapest
At the northern end of V Szabadság tér is a memorial to the Soviet army, the last of its type still standing in Budapest.
Óbuda & Buda Hills
This branch of the Budapest Gallery includes sculptures, statues, medals and drawings by Imre Varga (b 1923), one of Hungary’s foremost sculptors. Like…
Budapest
This huge 207-hectare cemetery, dating to 1886 and easily reached by tram from Blaha Lujza tér, is where Imre Nagy, prime minister during the 1956…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
'Wolf's Meadow' Cemetery in the Buda Hills is the place where composer Béla Bartók is seeing out eternity, along with conductor Georg Solti, who avoided…
Castle District
The copyright National Széchenyi Library contains codices and manuscripts, a large collection of foreign newspapers and a copy of everything published in…
Óbuda & Buda Hills
Of Budapest's 200 caves, several are accessible to the public and can be visited on walk-through guided tours. This one, left in its natural state, throws…
Budapest
City Park is Pest’s green lung, an open space measuring almost a square kilometre that hosted most of the events during Hungary’s 1000th anniversary…
