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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
Break out the pumpkins, dust off those witches' hats, it's Halloween! Here are the best places in Budapest to party, feast on festival treats and take the family for a spooky day out.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where to go in Budapest for a girl's night – or day – out? Here are ten suggestions, from elegant French breakfasts to rooftop cocktail bars, with spa relaxation and Italian cooking classes thrown in!
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.
If they haven't yet done so, UK nationals in Hungary keen to stay longer should apply straight away for a new free National Permanent Residence Permit. After 2021, the process will be more onerous.
More greenery for Budapest – Horváth Mihály tér, a busy square in District VIII, is earmarked for a pedestrian-friendly transformation from spring 2022.
Contracts have just been signed to create a huge new public park at the northern tip of Csepel island, with sports courts, cycling tracks, a ski park and large recreation areas.