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Citadella cable car given the green light

No more calf-crunching walks up Gellért Hill or sitting in groaning tourist buses – the cable car due to be built here from the Rác Baths has just been given the green light.

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Hungary extends walk-in Covid vaccination drive across the country

Walk in and get your third vaccination – or first or second – at any of 40 hospitals around Budapest this week, no appointment required. Masks compulsory, of course.

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Masks to be mandatory in indoor spaces from Friday midnight

Wear a mask when in a public indoor space – with Covid numbers rising, the Hungarian Government is reintroducing restrictions as of midnight on Friday, 19 November.

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Meet the Ambassador: Ronan Gargan, Embassy of Ireland

Mr Ronan Gargan, Ambassador of Ireland, talks modern art, craft whiskey and climate change with We Love Budapest.

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Discover the hidden side of the Széchenyi and Gellért baths on Budapest’s birthday!

Experience a special visit to Budapest's most renowned spas on the day the capital celebrates its 148th anniversary, this Wednesday, 17 November.

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New campus at Péter Pázmány University to open in Budapest’s Palace Quarter in 2026

More university development in Budapest as the historic Péter Pázmány University builds a whole new campus right in the elegant Palace Quarter behind the National Museum.

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Guest experience: Danubius Hotel Gellért

We stay at the Gellért one last time before the shutters come down on 1 December, experiencing its faded grandeur and sampling the signature dishes now on offer.

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Budapest even greener – section of Mester utca to be grassed over and pedestrianised

As Budapest gets even greener, a new initiative sees a section of tram-lined Mester utca in gentrifying District IX being grassed over and pedestrianised.

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Central square due for green makeover and new look for City Hall

Right in the heart of Budapest, Városháza Park by City Hall has long been underused. Now a new initiative will turn this into a communal green space, encouraging public involvement.

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Budapest Airport now aims for net zero carbon emissions by 2035

Budapest Airport has just announced its aim to be net carbon zero by 2035, 15 years ahead of the previous target of 2050 as set by the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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Cultural monument removed from main Budapest square for renovation

Budapest's revered old National Theatre is currently being remembered by the renovation of a monument that was erected in its honour on focal square Blaha Lujza tér, itself enjoying a revamp.

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Free classical mini-concerts to be staged at bars across Budapest for Night of Music

Enjoy free live performances of Gershwin, Schubert and vintage film soundtracks as the Night of Music takes place in bars and cafés across Budapest on Saturday, 13 November.

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Environmental initiative to transform Ráckeve section of the Danube for bathers and anglers

A huge initiative to clean up the water along the Ráckeve section of the Danube alongside Csepel island should improve the environment and make the bank accessible to bathers, families and anglers.

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Google Maps cycle route planner launches in Hungary

Plan out your cycle route around Budapest thanks to a new function on Google Maps, one of the first to be introduced in the region.

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Splendid inside and out – interior of Hunyadi tér market hall to be renovated

A century or more after it opened, historic Hunyadi tér market hall is now getting an interior revamp after its exterior was spectacularly embellished in 2020.

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The Guardian names Budapest among its 10 best no-fly winter destinations

'Come on in, the water's lovely!' says The Guardian, as it names Budapest among its ten best no-fly winter destinations in Europe. As well as spas, it cites goulash and Buda Castle as attractions.

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See Budapest in all her autumn finery

No city is more beautiful in autumn than Budapest, so we sent out our ace photographers to capture Europe’s most beautiful capital as the leaves turn gold.

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New pandemic restrictions announced for November

With Hungary now suffering the fourth wave of the Covid pandemic and case numbers rising, compulsory mask-wearing on public transport is being reintroduced from Monday, 1 November.

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More 100E buses now running between Budapest Airport and town

The frequency of 100E buses serving Budapest Airport has just been increased, on the busiest days of Monday, Friday and Sunday, with the last service leaving for the city at 1.05am.

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Green makeover planned for neglected Buda square Széna tér

Where a VOLÁN bus station once stood, Széna tér opposite the Mammut mall is earmarked for a green makeover which will also feature a memorial wall dedicated to the events of 1956.

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New design set to make Nyugati station a major international hub

A revamped Nyugati station and its surroundings should make this venerable station a rail hub for the 21st century, to be integrated by tunnel with Budapest's two other main stations.

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Yellow M1 metro to close all day Sunday

For anyone planning to go to City Park, the museums on Heroes' Square or the House of Terror this Sunday, 24 October, the yellow M1 metro line will be closed and served by replacement buses.

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Baby zebra just born at Budapest Zoo

Welcome to Budapest, Zucchero! Born a few days ago, this baby zebra is already on view to the public, in close proximity to his mother, Romy, now the proud parent of three foals.

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Cuckoos in the nest – cute dormice move into bird boxes in Népliget

Thirty nocturnal dormice were found sleeping in former bird homes at Népliget park, the ideal place to settle in for the winter!

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Buda street now partly renamed after famed modern novelist Magda Szabó

Best known in the English-speaking world for her novel The Door, award-winning novelist Magda Szabó has been honoured in Budapest with a section of street named after her.

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