Things to Do in Hungary

Esterházy Palace, Budapest

House of Terror

House of Terror is a museum located at Andrássy út 60 in Budapest, Hungary. It contains exhibits related to the fascist and communist regimes in 20th-century Hungary and is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including those detained, interrogated, tortured or killed in the building.T…

Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts

Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts is an art museum in Budapest, Hungary.Official website

Kazynczy Street Synagogue

Kazinczy Street Synagogue is an Art Nouveau orthodox synagogue built between 1912 and 1913 Budapest VII. district, 29-31 Kazinczy Street number. It is one of the most characteristic works of Hungarian synagogue architecture before the First World War.

Queen of the Rosary Church (Budapest)

The Queen of the Rosary Church is an historic Roman Catholic Church in Budapest, Hungary.The church was designed by Ferenc Paulheim and built by Antal Hofhauser between 1912 and 1915.

Budapest University of Jewish Studies

The Budapest University of Jewish Studies (Hungarian: Országos Rabbiképző – Zsidó Egyetem, or Országos Rabbiképző Intézet / Jewish Theological Seminary – University of Jewish Studies / German: Landesrabbinerschule in Budapest) is a university in Budapest, Hungary.

Reformed church, Budapest District VII

The Reformed Church of Fasor or Fasor Reformed Church (Fasori református templom) is an Art Nouveau Protestant church in District VII of Budapest, designed by Aladár Árkay in 1910-1912.

Erkel Theatre

The Erkel Theatre is a theatre in Budapest, Hungary. Being the largest public building in the city for decades (and the largest theatre in the city), it was made part of the Hungarian State Opera House in 1951.With the idea of bringing opera to the masses for cheap, originally named Népopera (The P…

Budapest Keleti Station

Budapest eastern railway station (Hungarian: Keleti pályaudvar) is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary.The station stands where Rákóczi út splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue. Keleti pályaudvar translates to Eastern Railway Terminus.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church, Tabán

The St. Catherine of Alexandria Church (Hungarian: Alexandriai Szent Katalin-templom, German: Pfarrkirche zur heiligen Katharina) is a Roman Catholic church in the Tabán quarter of Budapest, Hungary.

Parliament Visitor Centre

The Hungarian Parliament Building (Hungarian: Országház [ˈorsaːkhaːz], which translates to "House of the Country" or "House of the Nation"), also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular…

Rudas Baths

Rudas Bath or Rudas fürdő is a thermal bath in Budapest, Hungary which is claimed to have medicinal properties. It was first built in 1550, during the time of Ottoman rule. To date, it retains many of the key elements of a Turkish bath, exemplified by its Turkish dome and octagonal pool.

Geological Museum of Budapest

The Geological Museum of Budapest or Hungarian Institute of Geology and Geophysics is the main museum of geology in Hungary. It is located on the Stefánia út in the western part of Pest.The building was originally the home of the Hungarian Geological Society, which was established in 1869.

Andrássy út

Andrássy Avenue (Hungarian: Andrássy út) is a boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget.

Museum of Applied Arts

The Museum of Applied Arts (Hungarian: Iparművészeti Múzeum) is a museum in Budapest, Hungary. It is the third-oldest applied arts museum in the world.The museum was built between 1893 and 1896 and was designed by Ödön Lechner in the Hungarian Secession style.

Hungarian University of Fine Arts

The Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Hungarian: Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem, MKE) is the central Hungarian art school in Budapest, Andrássy Avenue.

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Hungarian: Széchenyi lánchíd [ˈseːt͡ʃeːɲi ˈlaːnt͡shiːd]) is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

István Széchenyi

Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (Széchenyi István, sárvár-felsővidéki gróf Széchenyi István Hungarian: [ˈʃɑ̈ˑrvɑ̈ˑrˌfelʃøˑvidɛːki ˌɡroːf ˈse̝ːt͡ʃe̝ːɲi ˌiʃtvɑ̈ːn], archaically English: Stephen Széchenyi; 21 September 1791 – 8 April 1860) was…

Coat of arms of Baron George Sina

Georgios Sinas (Greek: Γεώργιος Σίνας, German: Georg Sina; 20 November 1783 – 18 May 1856) was a Greek-Austrian entrepreneur and banker. He became a national benefactor of Greece and was the father of another Greek national benefactor, Simon Sinas.

Relief of a Stag

Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda (i.e. Western) side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of Naphegy.