Budapest
Budapest transport slowly gets back to normal
Enter Budapest buses via the front door from today, Monday 15 June – but masks or face coverings must still be worn. Tickets cannot be purchased from the driver.
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Wed, 10 Jun 2020
Culture Budapest
Hungary’s first Japanese garden reopens in Budapest
Praised by the son of the emperor when visiting on his honeymoon in the 1930s, Budapest's venerable Japanese garden has just reopened in Zugló. We paid it a little visit, guided by an expert.
Budapest
New passenger area for Keleti station by 2021
Budapest’s main rail terminus, Keleti station is looking to overhaul its downstairs passenger area, creating a customer-friendly service centre by the summer of 2021.
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
Gastro Budapest
The glittering history of the world’s most beautiful coffeehouse – Budapest’s New York Café
The golden age of Budapest is personified in the New York Café, a legendary landmark on the Grand Boulevard, reborn after the building was converted into a luxury hotel in the early 2000s.
Mon, 8 Jun 2020
Budapest
More Budapest tram renovations and line closures this summer
It's another summer of tram renovations, line closures and replacement buses in Budapest, with south Buda, south Pest and Bosnyák tér all affected.
Sights & culture Budapest
Citadella fortress to be converted into a museum
Built by the Austrians in the 1850s, topped by a Soviet-style statue in 1947, the Citadella fortress has long been a subject of debate. Now a new plan is calling for it to be converted into a museum.
Culture Budapest
Műcsarnok gallery to be fully refurbished
Major overhaul for the Műcsarnok, the stately art institution on Heroes’ Square, due to run over two years. The last renovation took place in the early 1990s.
Fri, 5 Jun 2020
Budapest
Erzsébet tér – how a former cemetery, market and bus station became Budapest’s showcase square
From cemetery to downtown leisure park – how the central square of Erzsébet tér has changed over the centuries, housing a market, an art gallery and the city's main bus station in differing decades.
Culture Budapest
Pride Month kicks off with inspiring Budapest travel video
An inspiring video released in honour of Pride Month shows a new side of Budapest.
Thu, 4 Jun 2020
Budapest
10 unusual statues in Budapest
Check out these lesser-known statues hidden around Budapest which might delight, amaze and astound.
Budapest
Budapest to observe a minute’s silence to mark Trianon centenary
Budapest to hold a minute's silence at 4.30pm today, Thursday 4 June, to mark the centenary of the Treaty of Trianon that changed Hungary's borders after World War I.
Tue, 2 Jun 2020
Active Budapest
Normafa transformation continues with a new playground and urban greenery
Eötvös Loránd Park in Normafa opens to the public as part of recent efforts to renovate the area around popular green getaway Normafa.
Budapest
Chic Hungarian design for seats at new M3 metro stations
Relax in style while you're waiting for your metro train on the blue M3 line – once new stations open.
Fri, 29 May 2020
Active Budapest
MOL Bubi citywide bike system to be upgraded
Look out for a better app, newer wheels and a more comprehensive plan system in the MOL Bubi bikes, starting next year. Oh, and discounts for BKK transport-pass holders!
Budapest
Pest embankment open to cyclists and pedestrians every weekend until September
The Pest embankment will be welcoming pedestrians and cyclists every weekend until September in a city initiative integral to Restart Budapest – starting with special holiday events this Saturday.
Budapest
Fantastic façades – buildings around Budapest that catch the eye
Explore the architectural novelties of Budapest in this photo journey around 15 of the city's most attractive and most fascinating façades.
Thu, 28 May 2020
Culture Budapest
Budapest Festival Orchestra to play free concerts in residential buildings
Write to the prestigious Budapest Festival Orchestra and request a few of their musicians pop round to your building to give a quick private concert to residents!
Budapest
Buda Castle walks and visits start up again
Take in 800 years of history when you walk around recently unearthed sections of medieval Buda Castle, an archaeological site reopening to the public.
Wed, 27 May 2020
Budapest
Budapest Chairlift to reopen this weekend
After two months of shutdown closure, the popular Chairlift will be reopening for passengers from this Saturday, 30 May, through bank holiday Monday, 1 June, and then at weekends and on holidays.
Sights & culture Budapest
Best animal statues in Budapest
Meet penguins, bears and dragonflies, a kindly guide dog and the city's luckiest cat as you wander around the Hungarian capital.
Tue, 26 May 2020
Culture Budapest
Budapest stars in new hit video for the reworked film score of Inception
Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and star DJ Alan Walker cross musical paths in New York and Budapest to create 'Time', an of-the-moment rework of the key song from cult Sci-Fi hit film 'Inception'.
Mon, 25 May 2020
Gastro Shopping Budapest
Top 6 produce markets now open in Budapest
As quarantine restrictions ease, more and more markets are reopening their doors to shoppers again. Here are five local markets to browse for fresh produce and goods.
Budapest
New Budapest playground offers kids a ticket to the stars
A rocket, a mock planetarium, moon-crater trampolines and astronaut slides are the big attractions of a new space-themed children's playground on Csepel island.
Fri, 22 May 2020
Budapest
See how staff saved a family of ducks from disaster at a Budapest metro station!
Ducks wandering between the tracks at Örs vezér tere metro station are corralled to safety by staff whose quick thinking averted disaster – here's how they did it!
Thu, 21 May 2020
Budapest
New tramline for Budapest
To be ready by the end of 2020, a new tramline is being laid out between Soroksári út in south Pest to Haller utca further north.
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