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See the Budapest Festival Orchestra for free this weekend and salute the sacrifices made by key workers and teachers during the pandemic.

Expand your knowledge of Art Nouveau, and see its lasting influence on Hungary's capital, with our unique new video showing the finest façades, rooftops and interiors around town.

See the brilliant winged altar of Kisszeben at the National Gallery, now complete after 75 years of painstaking and expert restoration.

From ash and fermented urine to revived retro soap revered under Socialism, this is how Hungarians and their European neighbours have managed to keep clean over the centuries.

Splish-splash! Swimming will be allowed in the Danube in 2021 at Római-part, where a free beach will be set up, following on from a successful temporary initiative this summer.

In a major victory for environmentalists, a dam project planned for Hajógyári Island, site of the Sziget Festival and a haven for hikers and dog walkers, has been withdrawn.

Take LEGO® to the nth degree at the Campona KockaPark, where Budapest landmarks, film sets and famous characters are brought to life, brick by brick.

Discover your city and enjoy a discovery-game walk with friends and family thanks to Secret City Trails! The banks of the Danube, Castle Hill, District V or Gellért Hill – the choice is yours!

Images of conflict, climate change and contradiction comprise the World Press Photo Exhibition 2020 now on show at the National Museum in Budapest – but how will the post-pandemic world look in 2021?

This Saturday sees an open day at Budapest’s Firefighting Museum, allowing youngsters to climb aboard real fire engines assembled by a district fire station in Újpest.

Cycle from Budapest to romantic Szentendre with ease thanks to new bike paths, making the 20-kilometre trek a breeze. We put our mettle to the pedal and tested it out for ourselves.

Four friends, one dream, homely dishes and self-made furniture – a small, loveable, sustainability-centred bistro café is the latest addition to the colourful gastro scene in downtown Budapest.