Budapest
Work continues on M3 metro line reconstruction
Despite the restrictions in place due to the coronavirus epidemic, work continues on the renovation of Budapest's M3 metro line – the southern section is due to be tested in late summer.
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Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Culture Budapest
Time-lapse video of Budapest and other world cities captures urban beauty amid the coronavirus
Mesmerising compilation shows stunning videos of cities around the world in 4K time-lapse – Budapest included!
Budapest
Rabbits, statues and votive chapels – how Budapest remembers its past epidemics today
Votive chapels, plague statues, street names and recreational islands all hark back to Budapest's dark past when epidemics of all descriptions swept through the Hungarian capital.
Budapest
Beautiful Budapest video created through 2,700 individual photos
Stitching together 2,700 individual photos from around Budapest, Canadian filmmaker Wes Kelemen has created a visually stunning video of Hungary's capital.
Budapest
Budapest blog: Bitter sweet station symphony
Life from a window – how those of us in Budapest are experiencing our city in shutdown mode. Today: the station signal that means you're in Hungary.
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Budapest
Rare giant otters born at Budapest Zoo
Budapest Zoo welcomes five new, healthy otter pups, born in captivity after their parents were introduced last autumn. The South American giant otter is on the list of Endangered Species.
Budapest
Free Budapest and nationwide transport for health-care professionals
In recognition of their outstanding work during the epidemic, free travel on city- and nationwide transport is now being offered to all those working in Hungarian health care.
Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Budapest
Stay at home! We Love Budapest joins the movement!
Stay at home! We Love Budapest and We Love Balaton join the movement to urge everyone to stay indoors – and follow the rules of social distancing.
Budapest
New curfew restrictions in Hungary until 11 April
New restrictions on movement in Hungary have been announced – from 28 March, you may only leave home for work or essential errands. Shops stay open but in the mornings only for those over 65.
Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Culture Budapest
Garden Wonder streams live concerts for 30 days during the shutdown
Garden Wonder has been bringing live music to the people of Budapest via secret concerts around the city. Now they're streaming their concerts online live for a whole month.
Budapest
UK Ambassador to Hungary pays tribute to senior British diplomat Steven Dick
Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest, Steven Dick, died yesterday, aged 37. The UK Ambassador to Hungary, Iain Lindsay OBE, paid tribute to his ‘dear colleague and friend’.
Budapest
Budapest Airport gives its runways an upgrade
New runway surfaces are being installed at Budapest Airport, which is still operating despite a drop in passenger numbers due to the coronavirus travel restrictions.
Tue, 24 Mar 2020
Budapest
World-travelling cat and Scottish cyclist leave Hungary
A globetrotting feline and her trusty human companion passed through Hungary just before the borders came down – and are now back on the road with lucrative book deal in their backpack.
Budapest
Hungarians break out in communal applause for local health workers
Put your hands together – similar to scenes captured around Italy, residents of Káposztásmegyer in northern Budapest have started offering communal applause to local health staff.
Culture Budapest
Beautiful video captures empty Budapest in the snow
To see how Budapest looked in yesterday's snow flurry, watch a haunting new video by filmmaker Márton Bognár, capturing the city's empty sights as a piano plays a beautiful refrain.
Gastro Budapest
Local Italian restaurant donates free pizzas to hospital staff
Local Italian restaurant Oinos Wine Bar & Bistrot offers Budapest hospital staff free pizzas in tandem with its home-delivery service.
Active Budapest
Puskás Aréna wins prestigious international award
Budapest’s Puskás Aréna takes the top prize in the worldwide public vote for Stadium of the Year, the most prestigious honour of its kind. Hungary's national stadium is due to host Euro 2020 in 2021.
Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Budapest
Budapest blog: In memory of Sisi
Life from a window – how those of us in Budapest are experiencing our city in shutdown mode. Today: the beloved empress and her tower at the highest point of the Hungarian capital.
Budapest
See beautiful Budapest in the snow
If dealing with the quarantine wasn't surreal enough, Budapest woke up today to a flurry of snow falling over trees now in bloom. We captured a few scenes around Gellért Hill for you to enjoy.
Budapest
What the past can teach us – how Hungary has coped with epidemics through history
Today's situation is nothing new – Hungary has coped with epidemics over the course of several centuries. From mass communal burnings to tissue paper on public telephones, here's how.
Budapest
Budapest Airport remains open as vital cargo arrives
Budapest Airport remains open for incoming and outgoing flights, with no restrictions on departing passengers, and Hungarians, and those travelling with them, allowed in.
Fri, 20 Mar 2020
Nightlife Budapest
Budapest blog: Farewell, Big Mark!
In this latest of our Budapest blogs, with the city in shutdown mode, a memorial drink-up for well-known Londoner and long-term local Mark Phelan is postponed – but let's all raise a glass at home.
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.
Thu, 19 Mar 2020
Budapest
Budapest transport customer outlets now closed and schedules switch to holiday timetables
Budapest Transport Company close their customers service outlets, leaving ticket distribution to vending machines, a handful of stations and newsstands. A holiday timetable is now in place.
Budapest
Budapest blog: What we do to stay sane
Keeping themselves in self-isolation, Budapest residents speak about life in the time of coronavirus.
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