ELISABETH BOULEVARD (ERZSÉBET KÖRÚT)
Read moreThe first cinema was opened in Erzsébetváros (Queen Elizabeth's neighborhood, hence the name Erzsébet körút), which has remained the traditional cinema district ever since. Most have since closed including the Örökmozgó at number 39, which moved to Üllői út 2-4, integrated into the Premier Kultcafé. At number 49, the famous Grand Royal Hotel - now Hotel Corinthia - reopened a few years ago. This is one of the busiest sections of the entire city.
NEW THEATRE (ÚJSZÍNHÁZ)
Theater, a dazzling Art Deco building designed by architect Béla Lajta, ...Read more
PARLIAMENT (ORSZÁGHÁZ)
This oversized masterpiece at the crossroads of the major European ...Read more
BAINS RUDAS (RUDAS GYÓGYFÜRDŐ)
Three thermal baths in one. An Ottoman heart, a Belle Époque swimming pool ...Read more
FISHERMEN'S STRONGHOLD (HALÁSZ BÁSTYA)
A superb view of the Danube emerges from these seven white stone turrets ...Read more
BAINS SZÉCHENYI (SZÉCHENYI FÜRDŐ)
The largest thermal spa complex in Budapest, neobaroque. Dozens of indoor ...Read more
CHAIN BRIDGE (SZÉCHENYI LANCHÍD)
Budapest's first permanent bridge, this historic structure marked the first ...Read more
BAINS GELLÉRT (GELLÉRT GYÓGYFÜRDŐ)
Set in a hall with superb mosaics, with pools and hot baths, this is a ...Read more
ROYAL PALACE (BUDAVÁRI PALOTA)
The first Hungarian kings built their home, rebuilt many times, on this ...Read more
BAINS KIRÁLY (KIRÁLY GYÓGYFÜRDŐ)
Spa in a remarkable setting in Budapest, a confidential and authentically ...Read more
LISZT FERENC ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Incomparable acoustics and breathtaking Art Nouveau interior for this 1907 ...Read more
CITADEL (CITADELLA)
After walking from this Habsburg citadel, on top of the Gellért hill, ...Read more
BRIDGE OF FREEDOM (SZABADSÁG HÍD)
Bridge linking the Gellért baths to Pest's main market, with a turul ...Read more
HUNGARIAN NATIONAL OPERA
Read moreAn integral part of the urban development of Budapest at the end of the 19th century, and of the Andrássy Street route, this neo-Renaissance style palace designed by Miklós Ybl was inaugurated in 1884 after nine years of work. It was inaugurated with great pomp and ceremony, in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Sissi. Moreover, the emperor was his generous patron for half of the work, on the condition that the proportions of the Budapest building did not exceed those of the Vienna Opera! In addition to several statues (including two sphinxes that frame the facade), a portico with three arches serves as an entrance and is topped by the muses of the dramatic arts. Inside, the grand staircase, made of grey Croatian marble and covered with a red carpet, is flanked by columns of Carrara marble. On the upper floor, communicating with the royal box, the red salon was used by the imperial couple. Mór Than's delicate paintings depict (from left to right) Love and Psyche, Paris holding the golden apple to Aphrodite and The Three Graces. Once an important place for socializing, the foyer now serves as a bar during intermissions. The auditorium, wooded and arranged in a horseshoe shape, is partly gilded with gold leaf. The acoustics are remarkable. If you look up, you will not fail to marvel at the frescoes on the ceiling: The Apotheosis of Music, signed by Károly Lotz, encircles a three-tonne bronze chandelier. The institution finally reopened in 2022 after several years of closure for renovation.
MONUMENT SZENT GELLÉRT (SZENT GELLÉRT SZOBOR)
Read moreThe Szent Gellért monument is the presumed place from which, in the 11th century, the Benedictine Gerard was thrown by Hungarian pagan rebels who refused to convert. Classic arched columns encircle the bronze monument, erected in 1904 by Jankovits Gyula, which stands at 40 m (the statue itself is 7 m high). One climbs up stairs: a beautiful view and the start of trails that lead up to the east side of the citadel.
LIBRARY ERVIN SZABÓ (SZABÓ ERVIN KÖNYVTÁR)
Municipal library with a pleasant little café housed in a renovated ...Read more
ELISABETH BRIDGE (ERZSÉBET HÍD)
Plunging bridge at the foot of Mount Gellért in Budapest. Inaugurated in ...Read more
DAISY BRIDGE (MARGIT HÍD)
Second permanent bridge over the Danube, decorated with remarkable ...Read more
GRESHAM PALOTA (GRESHAM PALOTA)
A magnificent Art Nouveau palace built in 1906, this 5-star hotel is ...Read more
STATUE OF ANONYMUS (ANONYMUS SZOBOR)
Read moreHis head is lowered, his body is covered with a loose coat, you can't see his face, protected by a hood, he looks like a hermit, but no, it's Anonymous. Far from being an anonymous in Hungary, he is a distant ancestor of the Budapest historians, he wrote a chronicle of the history of the Kingdom of Hungary (the famous Gesta Hungarorum) under the reign of King Bela III of which he was the notary. He describes in great detail the arrival of the Hungarians in the Carpathian basin.