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Budapest has to be one of my favorite cities in Europe. It is filled with great architecture, gorgeous castles, good food, and plenty of thermal baths.
Here are 12 things you shouldn't miss during your visit to Budapest
On the side of the hotel (D8, intercontinental, and the Four Seasons). The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest.
Inspired by the British parliament building, with gothic, baroque and Renaissance elements it's the 3rd largest Parliament in Europe.
Entrance Fee: 2,200 Forint (7 USD)
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-18:00.
Saturday-Sunday 8:00-16:00.
Guards ceremony: Every round hour, there's a guard change ceremony at the entrance.
Once you get to the Chain Bridge you make a right and continue walking straight on the river. as you walk on the river towards the parliament you can see the shoe memorial in memory of the Jews that were murdered and whose bodies were dropped in the river in 1944-1945.
It is one of Budapest's most significant landmarks built in 1906 and took 50 years to build. The design was based on drawings by Jozsef Hild.
Entrance Fee: Free, but it’s customary to pay 200 Forint. (0.6 USD)
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00,
Saturday 9:00-13:00, Sunday 13:00-17:00,
Free admission. It was supposedly named for the fishermen responsible for defending this stretch of the bank against invaders in the Middle Ages. This beautiful spot you can not miss makes you feel like a princess in a castle with a gorgeous view of the Pest.
The church of the Assumption of the Buda castle is a Roman Catholic church located in Holy Trinity Square in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. It was originally built in 1255 it is a beautiful church with a gorgeous roof with many colors. Entrance fee: 1,500 forint (5 USD) Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00,
Saturday 9:00-13:00, Sunday 13:00-17:00
This castle is located in the City Park of Budapest. It is a copy of Hunyad Castle, known as Corvin Castle, in Hunedoara, Romania. It was built in 1896 as part of the Millennial Exhibition which celebrated the 1,000 years of Hungary since the Hungarian Conquest of the Carpathian Basin in 895.
Entrance Fee: 1,100 Forint. (3.5 USD).
This is the city's largest square, noted for its iconic Millennium monument with statues featuring the seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders. The square is surrounded by museums and monuments and is not too far from Vajdahunyad castle and Szechenyi Baths.
The first 19th-century thermal bath in Budapest. It is one of the largest public baths in Europe and resembles a neo-Baroque palace rather than a bath.
Entrance Fee: 1,700 Forint includes an entrance and a locker big enough to fit a big backpack, coats, and boots. Take your time to relax and really enjoy all these pools.
This is one of the best views in Budapest. Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. It was first completed in 1265, but the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the site was built between 1749 and 1769. The complex in the past was referred to as either the Royal Palace or the Royal Castle.
The largest synagogue in Europe (2nd to largest in the world!!) This synagogue is gorgeous It's a very unique synagogue.
Entrance fee: 4,000 Forint (12 USD) and includes a free tour that I highly recommend.
Opening hours: Sunday-Thursday 10:00-16:00
Friday 10:00-14:00
It is a small island in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest. The island is mostly covered by landscape parks and is a popular recreational area. Its medieval ruins are reminders of its importance in the Middle Ages as a religious center. Before the 14th century, the island was called the Insula leporum (Island of Rabbits).
Happy travels