Valentine’s Day is inevitably approaching us by the minute, pleasing all in love. Many times one just drops by a shop to buy the first heart-patterned cup, takes their significant other to a fancy restaurant or a cinema, and the big day is history. But doesn’t love deserve more than that? A special afternoon or evening on 14 February is the least we can devote to what we’ve been making sacrifices for and who we’ve been getting so much love and tenderness from. Sometimes, though, it’s not easy to come up with the proper place to take our partner to for a romantic or stylish walk of love, so we thought we might help you a little with that. What’s more! Even those planning for a whole day will be able to fill their schedule with the venues to come.
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Citadella
The tiny bus no. 27 goes to Citadella from Móricz Zsigmond körtér. Those wishing for some windy romance could easily be regulars here. The park, green in spring and summer, will not let you down even if you arrive near the end of winter, on the day of love. There are swings, benches and a beautiful view to Budapest. It’s advisable to come here in the early afternoon to make the wind that blows up on the hill more bearable. And if you want to surprise your partner with a hot soup, you can find fine dishes at two different places, too: Búsuló Juhász or Citadella Étterem.
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Szent István park
It’s very easy to approach the park parallel to . Starting from Jászai Mari tér in Northern direction, embracing your partner it’s only a few-minute stroll to get to the garden with huge fountains and wonderful rose bushes. The rose bushes are adopted here, as is customary for some, and this is marked with little plates. After some circles done around the flowers and having memorized their names you can have a hot drink at .
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Clark Ádám tér
It’s a special place for romance, only for the daring. Take a good-sized canteen full of hot tea and start out to Clark Ádám tér and its vicinity. You might as well try the to recall the civil-urban ski elevators of old times or throw together a light, simple and naturally steaming dinner in the square above the Alagút. This way your afternoon with your partner will be enchanting for sure.
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Király stairway, Szalag stairway (and railing), Ponty utca
If you want a walk in the city, there’s no better venue than the crooked little stairways below the castle. You can set out from Clark Ádám tér or even Batthyány-tér. Either way, you’re going to have to dress up in warm clothes because you can easily be lured to stay for longer than you would expect.
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Károlyi kert
If you don’t have time for a bigger trek but still want to have a romantic timeout in an atmospheric park, you don’t have to search for long as Károlyi kert is situated in the heart of the city. At the oasis only a few minutes from Astoria tiny paths and fountains (that, of course, don’t operate in this weather but still evoke romantic feelings) await couples on Valentine’s Day.
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Feneketlen-tó (Bottomless lake)
What could be more romantic in the cold weather than a walk by the lake? In addition, if the ducks and gulls gathering in great numbers at the lake to be fed by the many onlookers are still awake at a late hour, the quacks and shrieks will summon the approaching spring.
