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Family of ducks found by a Budapest tram stop

Quack, quack! A family of ducks finds its way onto the number 14 tram in Újpest, taken in by a kindly driver who then had the transport authorities take the creatures to a nearby conservation centre.

Mon, 23 May 2022

Budapest

Meet Hungary’s aristocrats – Count Pál Zichy

We take up the challenge of tracing the aristocratic families of Hungary. Come and discover how they rose to power and what has happened to them since in the modern world.

Fri, 20 May 2022

Budapest

More cycle lanes to be created on major Budapest roads

Budapest gets even more cycle-friendly with the opening up of Üllői út and Podmaniczky utca to cyclists thanks to changes in public transport.

Thu, 19 May 2022

Budapest

The weekend starts here – gigs, films, festivals & more

From Thursday through Sunday, 18-22 May, at the liveliest downtown clubs and the most ornate theatres, find the best parties, concerts and festivals in Budapest.

Fri, 13 May 2022

Budapest

The weekend starts here – gigs, films, festivals & more

From Friday through Sunday, 13 May to 15 May, at the liveliest downtown clubs and the most ornate theatres, find the best parties, concerts and festivals in Budapest.

Wed, 11 May 2022

Budapest

Budapest Airport ups its green initiative with e-charging points for service vehicles

Budapest Airport looks towards carbon neutrality by installing 176 e-charging stations for service vehicles and partner companies over the next three years.

Mon, 9 May 2022

Budapest

How Vérmező got its name, one bloody day in May

Discover the secrets of Vermező and the adjoining thoroughfares of Hajnóczy József utca and Magyar jakobinusok tere, a park, street and square named after an execution one morning in May 1795.

Fri, 6 May 2022

Budapest

Budapest’s vintage trams to run from this weekend

Climb on board a vintage tram this weekend and trundle up the Buda embankment – two authentically historic vehicles will be serving the route on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of October.

Mon, 2 May 2022

Budapest

Winning design selected for revamp of downtown square Városháza park

See how downtown square Városháza park will look from 2024 onwards after being transformed according to a prize-winning design by Budapest architects Lépték-Terv Tájépítész.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022

Budapest

A walking tour through history – discover beautiful Szépjuhászné up in the Buda hills

The secret history of Szépjuhászné, named after an unknown but beautiful acquaintance of medieval King Mátyás, site of a legendary restaurant and stop on Budapest's famous Children's Railway.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022

Budapest

Budapest’s Cogwheel Railway to start running again this weekend

All aboard! The Cogwheel Railway sets off once more after closing for repairs. It will be running on its regular route to Széchenyi-hegy but not early in the morning or late at night unless you book.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022

Budapest

Farkasréti cemetery

One of the great historic cemeteries of Budapest is Farkasréti

Tue, 26 Apr 2022

Budapest

5 great film locations in Budapest for a dystopian movie

It's the end of the world as we know it, and the last humans are eking out an existence in an abandoned psychiatric hospital or ginormous power plant – where better to film this movie than Budapest?

Budapest

Budapest’s second Miyawaki mini-forest planted in Boráros tér

More than 200 saplings have been bedded in Boráros tér according to a method devised by legendary Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, using native trees planted close together.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022

Budapest

Spring Széll – Modern May Day

Just to prove that Buda is the new Pest

Budapest

Tree older than Bartók spruced up at Kodály körönd

Dating back to when Andrássy út was laid out in the early 1870s, a historic sycamore tree on Kodály körönd has just been repaired by the expert team at FŐKERT, responsible for greenery around town.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022

Budapest

Budapest expats share their love of our city in the latest Eastern Beat video

See why a Cuban dancer, a Peruvian guitarist and a Russian pianist all love Budapest in the latest videoclip released as part of The Eastern Beat series.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022

Budapest

Margit Quarter to receive green makeover

Plants and trees will soon appear amid the new galleries and cafés in Budapest's up-and-coming Margit Quarter, adding to the area's allure for ambitious entrepreneurs.

Budapest

Take a city tour by boat on public transport from April

Use your transport pass for the BKK boat service between Margaret Island and Petőfi Bridge, taking in Budapest's main sights. All other passengers, and pass-holders at weekends, pay HUF 1,500.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022

Budapest

Downtown Pest embankment to be permanently car-free from 2023

From 2023, the main section of the lower embankment in downtown Pest will be free of motorists, making permanent an occasional weekend and holiday arrangement.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022

Budapest

See the new stations soon to be unveiled on the renovated M3 metro line

At last! Three main stations on the south-central section of the M3 metro line will soon be open to the public – here's a sneak peek into how they will look!

Mon, 11 Apr 2022

Budapest

Ukrainian ambassador visits REAL School Budapest to meet displaced children welcomed into the fold

Forward-thinking, English-language REAL School Budapest welcomes Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary, Lyubov Nepop, to meet the displaced children now being taught and nurtured there.

Fri, 8 Apr 2022

Budapest

Chain Bridge lions to be back in place by the autumn

After painstaking restoration, the lion statues will be returned to the Pest bridgeheads of the Chain Bridge by the autumn.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022

Budapest

Monori Center to transform Budapest’s Chinatown into a modern retail and lodging complex

The shabby wholesale market complex of Budapest's Chinatown in former industrial Kőbánya to be transformed into a smart retail and lodging hub, according to plans just released.

Mon, 4 Apr 2022

Budapest

Recovery plan now in place to save the Merzse marshland

Lack of water is threatening the survival of the Merzse marshland, the only area of its kind in Budapest, and the newts, weasels and yellow irises who call it home.

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