Budapest Travel and Tourism Guide

Budapest ( called Queen of Donau ) is a wonderful city and in the summer you'll find it beautiful and green. The city is very picturesque, full of art, full of wonderful buildings and houses with a heavy trace of the history when Hungary was the centre of European culture.

Budapest is a large city with 1.9 million inhabitants and covering 525km2. It’s a fairly green city and built around the massive Donau (Duna) that splits the city in two, the two old cities of Buda and Pest. On the Buda side, you will find the beautiful Gellért Mountain and the hill with the massive castle and citadel.The view from the top is just amazing and worth the walk.On the Pest side of the city, you'll find the beautiful Parliament.

The walking street Váci almost next to Donau on the Pest side is nice and full of restaurants.They have a big indoor market Központi Vásárcsarnok which has wonderful fruit,vegetables, sausages and spices. It is well worth purchasing some authentic Hungarian paprika! On the first floor, you will find all the souvenirs you can imagine.
And go to the largest medicinal bath in Europe (especially Szechenyi bath)
It is also recommended to walk down the Váci to Vörösmarty ter and then along the Donau and cross it at the Chain Bridge. From here, take the cable trolley Sikló from Clark Adam ter up to Buda and then enjoy the walk down from the castle hill towards the river again.
There's also a big music festival (SZIGET FESTIVAL) every year on August.