Overall Information about Budapest
Before jumping into the long list of attractions of Budapest, here are some interesting facts about this uniqe city. Budapest, capital of the Republic of Hungary, is considered by many visitors to be the "Paris of the East" because of its particular charm but orthers simply call it as „The Queen of the Danube. The metropolis with a population of two million mainly formed by the Danube river with hills and valleys on the Buda side and the flat Pest on the other. The riverside panorama has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Anybody who has ever seen it illuminated by night can understand why.
It's monuments include 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatres, 400-year-old Turkish baths and unique Hungarian Art Nouveau buildings from the 19th century. It is the only capital city in the world where there are more than one hundred hot thermal springs. There are no other cities of comparable size anywhere where visitors can explore dripstone caves in the middle of the residential districts. It is the location of Europe's largest synagogue. It would be difficult to find another city where visitors are faced with such a choice of transport: bus, tram, trolleybus, train, underground railway, cogwheel railway, funicular, forest railway, horse-and-trap, chair-lift, boat, bicycle and on Margaret Island "bringóhintó" family cycle cars - Budapest has them all! Let's choose one, and set off in the World Heritage streets. Budapest is considered one of the most popular destinations in Europe with over 20 million tourists each year.
It's monuments include 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatres, 400-year-old Turkish baths and unique Hungarian Art Nouveau buildings from the 19th century. It is the only capital city in the world where there are more than one hundred hot thermal springs. There are no other cities of comparable size anywhere where visitors can explore dripstone caves in the middle of the residential districts. It is the location of Europe's largest synagogue. It would be difficult to find another city where visitors are faced with such a choice of transport: bus, tram, trolleybus, train, underground railway, cogwheel railway, funicular, forest railway, horse-and-trap, chair-lift, boat, bicycle and on Margaret Island "bringóhintó" family cycle cars - Budapest has them all! Let's choose one, and set off in the World Heritage streets. Budapest is considered one of the most popular destinations in Europe with over 20 million tourists each year.