As portrayed in a one-woman show by Bernadett Gregor, revered singer and actress Katalin Karády lived a life every bit as dramatic as her popular songs and films.
The stage is set – the memorial stone commemorating the former National Theatre has been put back in its place on busy Pest square Blaha Lujza tér after thorough renovation.
Experts working on the CheckINN Revitalizátor initiative are now assessing more than two dozen proposals to transform former industrial sites around Budapest and Hungary.
Glide through the air, whizz just under Andrássy út or chug up from Városmajor in these unusual conveyances around Budapest, some first unveiled well over a century ago.
Save our neon! Contribute to a voluntary initiative to save a bright piece of Budapest's urban history and help create a Neon Wall Museum in the future!
Rare treasure expertly restored over seven decades is now on view at the otherwise closed Museum of Applied Arts, allowing the public to enter part of the building after several years of renovation.
Relax and read on the newly revamped square of A magyar irodalom tere, inspired by Hungarian literature and still towered over by a statue of novelist Mór Jókai whose name still echoes here.
It's Grand Prix weekend! Here's how you can enjoy all the excitement of the race, either up close at the Hungaroring circuit at Mogyoród or watching on a screen in town.
Enter the Museum of Applied Arts for the first time in five years thanks to a new temporary exhibition showcasing recently renovated Esterházy treasures.
Why choose to study in Budapest? Here are ten great reasons, from accessibility to safety, all in the next part of our ongoing series, the Budapest Student Guide!
See how the most prestigious square in Hungary, Kossuth tér, home of the Parliament building, has changed over the decades thanks to communal photo archive Fortepan.
Today the home of the President of the Republic, the Sándor Palace has seen many unusual events over the course of two centuries, including stunts on horseback and the suicide of a prime minister.
Sports legend Tibor Benedek, who passed away two years ago at the age of 47, is to be honoured with a public space renamed after him in Újpest, where he starred as a water-polo player.
From Hay Square to Kálvin tér, the downtown junction of Múzeum körút, Baross utca, Ráday utca, Üllői út and other main thoroughfares has always been a focal space – these images show how it's changed.
Take a walk around offbeat Lövölde tér, where Király utca and Városligeti fasor, Terézváros and Erzsébetváros, and several layers of urban history all intersect.
If you've ever skipped the queue for the Funicular and taken the stairs instead, you know what a stiff climb it can be. Yet some of these staircases are dramatic in their own right – take a look!
Admire the renovated splendour of the Baroque Hall, recently reopened with suitable sculptures and paintings, the next time you visit the Museum of Fine Arts.