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Record year at Budapest Airport – for freight at least

Numbers are up at Budapest Airport, which handled a record amount of cargo during 2021 and nearly 730,000 passengers during the month of November. Optimism surrounds the return of long-haul in 2022.

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Budapest 2022: How the city will change this year

Ever-changing, ever-improving Budapest will look significantly different a year from now, with a reopened Opera House, Ethnographic Museum and Postapalota – not to mention new parks and green areas.

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Download your free guide to the European Men’s Handball Championships 2022!

Download our free guide to the European Men’s Handball Championships 2022, taking place in Budapest, Debrecen and Szeged this month!

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Danube embankment in south Buda to be made cycle-friendly

Cyclists and walkers can look forward to another stretch of the Danube to explore, way down in south Buda, once a new design is in place for the riverfront there.

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Abandoned scooters, surreal sculptures, dogs on the bus – Budapest on Instagram

Fascinating, photogenic Budapest is perfect for Instagrammers, who see beauty in Socialist housing, neon and ugly sculptures. Take a look at some of the most bizarre pages depicting our city.

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Gallery forest of Óbuda Island and Jegenye Valley now protected

Development cannot take place in the gallery forest of Óbuda Island nor the picture-postcard Jegenye Valley, areas of natural beauty on the edge of Budapest, following a ruling by the municipality.

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Városmajor park due for major renovation

Plans are now afoot to revamp Városmajor, the oldest public park in Buda, with a dog park, running track and water feature all in the pipeline.

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How to spend the perfect winter’s day in Budapest

Enjoy the perfect winter's day in Budapest, starting with a fine breakfast, stopping off for a soak at the Széchenyi Baths, warming up at the Normafa Ski House and sipping cocktails at The Duchess.

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40 photos show how acclaimed urban photographer Krisztián Bódis saw Budapest in 2021

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Happy New Year! See how Budapest celebrated on 31 December

It's 2022! Our photographers, Márton Koncz and Attila Polyák, hit the streets of Budapest and found the perfect vantage points to capture the scenes as Budapest celebrated the New Year.

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Princes, pharaohs and star chefs – our 25 highlights of 2021!

2021 in Budapest was another busy year in the life of the Hungarian capital – here's our selection of highlights, from panoramic cocktail bars to riverside strolls along a revived Danube embankment.

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Green light given to ambitious plan for Budapest suburban rail

All aboard! Ambitious plans to transform suburban rail services into Budapest have just been agreed, with the aim of alleviating city traffic for decades to come.

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Budapest through the lens – see our favourite photographs from 2021

See how our city looked through 2021 thanks to our intrepid team of photographers, who captured every memorable moment!

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Meet the Grünbergers, whose ornate chandeliers have illuminated Budapest interiors for 100 years

Makers of fine chandeliers for four generations, the Grünbergers of Nagymező utca are the continuation of a long family tradition, their work illuminating some of Budapest's most famous landmarks.

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Lost Budapest animated photo series shows classic sights of Pest

See how the city looked back in the day thanks to another in the series Lost Budapest, animated archive photos re-created by the team at Animatiqua.

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Merry Christmas everybody from We Love Budapest!

We wish all our readers, followers and fellow travellers a very happy Christmas from everyone at We Love Budapest. Thanks for all your support and feedback – here’s to a safe and successful 2022!

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Fly direct to New York in 2022!

New York, New York, so good they launched it twice! LOT Polish airlines reintroduces the popular direct route between Budapest and the Big Apple from June 2022.

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Public piano awaits Christmas tunes in the heart of Budapest

Bash out a few Christmas tunes on a communal piano just set up on Városháza park, the cobbled square by City Hall – or make a contribution towards its upkeep!

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See the Christmas lights along Budapest’s showcase boulevard, Andrássy út

Top photographer Gábor Szabó captures the Christmas lights of Andrássy út, Budapest's spectacular showcase boulevard.

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See the sleek design for the new HÉV station at Szentendre

There'll be a new look for the HÉV rail station at Szentendre, integrated with the bus terminus and commercial outlets, all 40 minutes from Budapest.

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Scooter chaos to end – Budapest to introduce new parking areas

It's great to zoom around town on two wheels – but not so great for pedestrians to fall over scooters left all over the place. Now moves are afoot to bring order to street chaos.

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Urban artist creates crazy mural to decorate Budapest metro station

Look out for these crazy murals the next time you're passing through Dózsa György út metro station on the blue M3 line – they're the work of talented illustrator Daniel Labrosse.

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5 classy castles and pretty palaces within easy reach of Budapest

A Baroque palace and Habsburg retreat, a snow-white castle where Beethoven wooed and a castle where Hungarian kings stayed – these elegant landmarks make pleasant day trips from Budapest.

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Mural of 1956 heroes now decorates a former military academy in Buda

Head up to Pasarét to admire a striking new mural depicting the heroes of Hungary's 1956 Uprising, created by urban art team Színes Város and local tour specialists hosszúlépés. járunk?.

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Popular travel site names Budapest among its best winter destinations for 2021-22

Attracting more than seven million followers on Facebook, English-language travel site Culture Trip has just announced its favourite destinations this winter, with Budapest included in the list.

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