15 of the Best Things You Can Do in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
It鈥檚 impossible to stroll across Budapest鈥檚 Margaret Bridge at night without stopping to gaze along the River Danube聽towards the illuminated glories of Parliament Building, Chain Bridge, Gellert Hill and Buda Castle. It鈥檚 one of those iconic views that聽needs to be savoured. It needs time to become embedded in your memory bank so that you can recall it whenever you think of your time in Hungary鈥檚 beautiful capital city.
However, at minus 5 degrees and a wind chill factor making it feel a whole lot worse, we weren鈥檛 hanging around.
Certainly, exploring Budapest on foot in the depths of winter is pretty challenging.聽Even drinking copious聽amounts of hot mulled wine has a limited effect on stifling the biting cold. But, hey, this is Central Europe, and it鈥檚 December. Which means crisp blue skies, Christmas markets and huge pots of bubbling聽goulash聽in聽pop-up eateries,
If you haven鈥檛 been there yet, we鈥檙e here to tell you that if you choose one city in Central Europe to visit then this should be it.聽Obviously, visiting in the summer would present a different experience to ours 鈥� it does get very hot during July and August. But, whatever time of year you go,聽give yourself a minimum of two nights/three days (or more if you can) to fully immerse yourself in this gem of a city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
However, at minus 5 degrees and a wind chill factor making it feel a whole lot worse, we weren鈥檛 hanging around.
Certainly, exploring Budapest on foot in the depths of winter is pretty challenging.聽Even drinking copious聽amounts of hot mulled wine has a limited effect on stifling the biting cold. But, hey, this is Central Europe, and it鈥檚 December. Which means crisp blue skies, Christmas markets and huge pots of bubbling聽goulash聽in聽pop-up eateries,
If you haven鈥檛 been there yet, we鈥檙e here to tell you that if you choose one city in Central Europe to visit then this should be it.聽Obviously, visiting in the summer would present a different experience to ours 鈥� it does get very hot during July and August. But, whatever time of year you go,聽give yourself a minimum of two nights/three days (or more if you can) to fully immerse yourself in this gem of a city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: 15 of the Best Things You Can Do in Budapest
Guide Location: Hungary » Budapest
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Ian Mackenzie
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Hungary » Budapest
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Ian Mackenzie
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Liberty Statue
- Szimpla Kert
- Elesztohaz
- Kisuzem
- Lehuto
- Chain Bridge
- Liberty Bridge
- Margaret Bridge
- Fisherman鈥檚 Bastion
- Great Market Hall
- Heroe鈥檚 Square
- Vajdahunyad Castle
- House of Terror Museum
- Memento Park
- Hungarian Parliament Building
- Rudas
- St Stephen鈥檚 Basilica
- Hungarian State Opera House
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