Budapest   Sightseeing

When it went up in 1854, the Citadella was the most despised structure in the city. The Austrians built this fortress on Gellért Hill to keep Budapest under their thumb and prevent a repeat of the 1848 Revolution. When the imperial army withdrew from the fortress, the Hungarians made symbolic break [...]

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Completed in 1884, the neo-Renaissance opera is impressive enough on the outside. But its interior is the part that's breathtaking - gilt and marble, with lavish and intricate frescos. The auditorium was designed by eminent architect Miklós Ybl and decorated by some of the most distinguished p [...]

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Here, in the mid-13th century, a palace was built for the kings of Hungary. It was reconstructed in glorious Renaissance style by King Matthias. But during the Turkish occupation, the building was neglected, and during the siege of 1686 it was completely destroyed. The Habsburg monarchs rebuilt the [...]

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If you want to orientate yourself in Budapest, you can either sit with a map beside the Danube trying to work out which way is north (it flows due south), or you can take a trip on the city’s Helium Balloon. Floating 150 metres above Nyugati Train Station on the end of a metal cable, the balloon pr [...]

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