Budapest Things to Do Tips by elPierro

The large citypark not only functions as a park, a large Turkish Bathinghouse can be found here, the Heroes Square is the main entrance to the park with museums on both sides, and there's an island with some reconstructed buildings. You will find a Transylvanian Castle and an Austrian Palace for instance. Nice place to relax a bit and escape from the busy citylife.

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Address: 1146 Budapest, Varosliget
Directions: Behind Heroes Square, access by metro M1 (Szechenyi furdo station) or trolleybuses #70, 72, 74, 75, 79

There's a point that's considered to be the center of a country. Geographically this point is in the center of Hungary. But distances are all measured from the point zero in Budapest, this is considered to be the center of Hungary, the bullseye!

Basically it's just a stone pole with the text KM on the bottom. In front of it, the distances to different places in Hungary are displayed.

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Directions: You can find this point on the Buda side of the Chainbridge. Walk towards the little park on the left nearby the funicular and car tunnel and you'll see it.

On top of the Castle Hill in Buda, the Fisherman Bastion can be found. The white square lead to a balcony of white towers with a very nice view over the city.

The bastion is considered to be so pretty that a replica has been built in DisneyWorld in Florida.

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Address: Castle District (Varhegy) in Buda
Directions: It can be reached by the Castle bus (Varbusz) from Moszkva ter.

Impressive and big, the Parliament of Hungary. Inspired of the Westminster abbey in London this building was constructed. It's not that old but as it had to look both impressive and beautifull it ends up as a nice old building on the northern edge of the citycentre.

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Phone: + (36) 1 441-4000
Address: 1055 Budapest, Kossuth tér 1-3.
Directions: On Kossuth Lajos ter; metro M2, trams #2 2A, trolley-buses #70 78 and bus #15 to Kossuth Lajos ter stop
Website: http://www.parlament.hu

Technically this Basilique is too small to be named a Basilique. But as it's an important churchbuilding an exception was made.

The square has been redesigned a bit by the communists, but the church still offers a nice contrast between old fashioned buildings and the grey communistic blocs.

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Phone: +36 1 317-2859
Address: 1051 Budapest, Hercegprímás u.
Directions: Near Deak Ferenc ter (central metro station (M1 M2 M3), terminal for buses 4 9 15 and trams 47 49;M1 or bus 4 express Bajcsy-Zsilinszky ut station/stop.
Website: http://www.basilica.hu

The most northern bridge of the citycenter across the Danube is this old chainbridge. The legend goes that the designer of the bridge was so proud of the design of this bridge that he found it to be perfect. He dared everybody to find imperfections but nobody could find them, untill on a sudden day a boy asked the architect why the Lion's only had some front teeth and no other teeth.

Out of frustation the architect jumped down the bridge into the danube and drowned himself.. naturally.. this is just one of the many legends concerning this bridge. As for the Lion's teeth... check out yourself!

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Address: Above the Danube
Directions: Just follow the Danube. You'll surely find them. :-) From North to South: Northern Railway Connector, Arpad, Margharet, Szechenyi Chain, Elisabeth, Liberty, Petofi, Lagymanyosi, S Railway Connector

The second bridge (and central one) is the newest of the bridges and used to be one the worlds longest supension bridges. Don't try to compare it with the Golden Gate bridge though.

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Address: Above the Danube
Directions: Just follow the Danube. You'll surely find them. :-) From North to South: Northern Railway Connector, Arpad, Margharet, Szechenyi Chain, Elisabeth, Liberty, Petofi, Lagymanyosi, S Railway Connector

The southern chainbridge consists of greenbrown Iron.

Legend goes that a drunk Dutchman once took a p*ss into the Danube from the middle of the bridge. Who could that be?

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Address: Above the Danube
Directions: Just follow the Danube. You'll surely find them. :-) From North to South: Northern Railway Connector, Arpad, Margharet, Szechenyi Chain, Elisabeth, Liberty, Petofi, Lagymanyosi, S Railway Connector