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Sights & culture

Missing a little greenery? Urban Jungle Budapest gives online houseplant tips in English

Dive into the world of plants with Urban Jungle Budapest, whose new online, English-language tours and workshops are designed to bring more greenery into your daily life.

Thu, 16 Apr 2020

Sights & culture Culture

Final winners just announced for Hungarian Press Photo Competition

Grand Prize winners have been announced in the 38th annual Hungarian Press Photo Competition, featuring the documentary works of two outstanding applicants.

Tue, 14 Apr 2020

Sights & culture

Tomorrow with fingernails? Learn the most bizarre idioms in Hungarian!

Here's a quick collection of fun, witty and creative Hungarian idioms for you to learn – or even enjoy the logic behind them. As they say, today with joy, tomorrow with fingernails!

Mon, 6 Apr 2020

Sights & culture Budapest

Budapest choir adapts hit song into virtual quarantine performance

A young adult choir from Budapest has created a virtual quarantine performance of Panic! at the Disco's hit song, 'High Hopes', stitched together from individual videos made at home.

Mon, 30 Mar 2020

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See how Budapest looked before the shutdown – French traveller creates a video from his recent stay

A French traveller and filmmaker has put together a lovely video of Budapest, recorded during his time here in February. Hugo Planchot vows to return once the coronavirus crisis has passed.

Fri, 20 Mar 2020

Sights & culture Budapest

Wash your hands the Semmelweis way – famous Hungarian physician shows how it should be done!

Let Dr Ignác Semmelweis, the famous 19th-century Hungarian physician, show you how to wash your hands properly, so vital in these times of essential hygiene.

Wed, 18 Mar 2020

Sights & culture Budapest

Streetcar enthusiast TRAMAGIC creates video of Budapest trams

Streetcar enthusiast Christoph-Lucas Hütter has posted up his entertaining video about Budapest's iconic trams, whose history stretches back 154 years.

Tue, 10 Mar 2020

Sights & culture

7 essential Budapest walking tours for spring

As the weather warms, it's time to put on your comfortable shoes and discover the city with the help of one of the many popular walking tours.

Mon, 9 Mar 2020

Sights & culture

Explore the sights around Buda Castle – for free!

Buda Castle has any number of paid-for sights and attractions but you can explore this historic quarter for free – with panoramic views thrown in.

Fri, 28 Feb 2020

Sights & culture

Barcelona-based MONTAÑEZ release song about Budapest

Budapest sparks inspiration for Barcelona-based band MONTAÑEZ in a touching homage to Hungary's capital.

Mon, 24 Feb 2020

Sights & culture

A laugh riot – the Budapest Improv Show stages spontaneous comedy in English

The Budapest Improv Show is a premier spot for enjoying English-language comedy.

Sights & culture

Főfoto transforms a flat into a gallery, café, museum and analogue lab in one

A café, exhibition space, workshop and laboratory all in one, apartment museum Főfoto celebrates the age of analogue, reviving and promoting pre-digital technology and imagery.

Sights & culture

Experience all the fun, fire and frolics of Busójárás 2020!

The legendary Busójárás festival in Mohács is a must-see in Hungary. If you missed it this weekend, fear not – we've captured everything that happened, and can recommend how to get there next year!

Tue, 18 Feb 2020

Sights & culture

Hungary's Carnival: Mohács Busójárás is a whirlwind celebration

The Hungarian version of Carnival kicks off in Mohács, a fantastic celebration with carved wooden masks, revellers dressed in busó costumes, and days of food, dance, music and festivities.

Mon, 17 Feb 2020

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Cézanne, Dürer and Egyptian rarities to go on show in Budapest

See works by Cézanne, Dürer and the Pre-Raphaelites, as well as rare Ancient Egyptian artefacts, at the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest in 2020.

Wed, 12 Feb 2020

Sights & culture

See the House of Hungarian Music, due to open in 2021

Scheduled to open in 2021 and integral to the far-reaching Liget Project in Budapest's City Park, the House of Hungarian Music is slowly taking shape. We paid it a visit to see the work in progress.

Tue, 11 Feb 2020

Sights & culture

Banksy in Budapest – enter through the gift shop

The (unauthorised) Banksy exhibition has just come to Budapest, featuring prints by the famous guerrilla street artist from Bristol, and the controversial documentary which rocketed him to stardom.
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