City Centre Shopping Walk (Self Guided), Budapest, Hungary

City Centre Shopping Walk (Self Guided), Budapest

Step into the heart of Budapest for the city's best selection of shops and restaurants. Spread across a number of streets, avenues, squares and markets are shops, stores and boutiques suitable for all types of budget. You can easily spend a day or more shopping in Budapest鈥檚 center.

Andr谩ssy Avenue is known as the Hungarian Champs-脡lys茅es for its many upscale boutiques such as Burberry, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. An impressively stylish locale is Fashion Street (De谩k Ferenc utca), known for its grand buildings, exclusive shops and luxury hotels.

One of the most popular places in downtown Budapest is V枚r枚smarty Square, home to luxury stores and antique shops. It also marks the start of V谩ci utca (V谩ci Street), a famous pedestrianized street in central Budapest. Along its long length are shops and restaurants that cater primarily for tourists. At the end of the street is the Central Market Hall, a spacious covered market where you can buy fresh produce, Hungarian meats, pastries, wines, clothes and souvenirs. Budapest's downtown core also features Erzs茅bet Square, a popular hangout for students. Come here to relax in this large green park and to sit on Budapest鈥檚 equivalent of Rome鈥檚 Spanish Steps.

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Create Your Own Self-Guided Walks in Budapest

Guide Name: City Centre Shopping Walk
Guide Location: Hungary » Budapest
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Discovery)
Travel Distance: 2.9 Km or 1.8 Miles
Author: Helen

1) Oktogon Square

2) Andr谩ssy Avenue 28

3) Andr谩ssy Avenue 22, Hungarian State Opera House

4) Andr谩ssy Avenue 25, Former Institute of Ballet

5) Andr谩ssy Avenue 9

6) Erzs茅bet Square

7) De谩k Ferenc Street, Fashion Street

8) V枚r枚smarty Square

9) V枚r枚smarty Square looking towards V谩ci Street

10) Krist贸f Square

11) V谩ci Street

12) V谩ci Street

13) V谩ci Street

14) The Central Market Hall

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