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  • Shreya B
    Singapore, Singapore32 contributions
    Beautiful from all angles
    Beautiful from all angles, stunning and breathtaking. its a must see when in budapest, views from across the river show its grandeur.
    Review of: Hungarian Parliament Building
    Written March 21, 2023
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  • BramleyLoiner21
    Leeds, UK413 contributions
    Really interesting
    After catching the castle bus up to the area we decided to look around this beautiful church.
    It has great stained glass windows and everywhere inside is painted
    Well worth a visit. As we are pensioners it was only 1,900 HUF each
    Review of: Matthias Church
    Written March 22, 2023
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  • angie47
    Oxford, UK1,570 contributions
    A gorgeous building - wow!
    We came here for our first ever visit to the Opera, Carmen. The building is gorgeous, having been subject to five years' refurbishment, only reopening just over a year ago. The place sparkles, it is gorgeous.
    There are clever devices in the arms of the seats, pull out tablets, on which one can see subtitles in a range of languages. I found this really helpful. I had read up on the storyline in advance, and was familiar with some of the music, but having the words was really helpful to my attempts at following the plot.
    Sadly for us, most of the action was towards the left side of the stage, below our seats, so our limited view was very limited, not helped by those to our left leaning far forward onto the rail in front. There are screens, but from where we were sitting they were too low and too small.
    The building itself was very warm - I had been concerned it might be cold, and it was in fact almost too warm!
    As ever, there was a lengthy queue for the ladies in the interval, such that I didn't have time to drink my wine before we had to return to our seats.
    Regardless of anything else, a visit to the Opera House is certainly to be recommended, it is truly gorgeous.

    Review of: Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz)
    Written March 23, 2023
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  • Martine S
    Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands50 contributions
    Avoid the rip off mulled wine stand
    Its a fun area to walk around. we didnt go into the castle. It will also be nice in the spring and summer as there is a big park around it. Just one tip: avoid the sellers of mulled wine just in front of the castle. The wine cost 3000 Huf per glass and it is watered down so much its more like lemonade.
    Review of: Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyadvar)
    Written February 28, 2023
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  • Nina
    Davenport, FL8 contributions
    Good history lesson!
    Really a must see, if in Budapest!
    It is a pricey place to visit, but you get to learn about the hardships endured by the Jewish people during WWIi. Beautiful temple !
    It leaves one quite sad that we still insist in killing each other over senseless wars.
    Review of: Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
    Written March 21, 2023
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  • Julie H
    15 contributions
    Fabulous hotel
    Definitely worth it's 5* rating! A beautiful hotel in a great location, very easy to get to most of the key sights. Very attentive and friendly staff.
    Review of: Gresham Palace
    Written March 19, 2023
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  • Supratik
    Leicester, UK1,977 contributions
    Probably the most beautiful library in the world
    I'm really pleased that I managed to visit this spectacular library. Finding the building was easy with Google map from Kalvin ter. The entrance is to the left of the building ( facing the front). As you enter, go through the double door to reach the actual foyer. Go to the ladies sitting to the right where you can see the sign of Visa/MC for paying. It was 1800 HUF. The lady was not particularly welcoming but neither was she mean. I asked her for a tourist ticket, she asked me "the palace?" I said yes and paid. She even gave me a leaflet in English.
    Go to the turnstiles where someone would lift the red rope to let you enter. Your ticket will not work at the turnstile. On the way out just push the bars to come out. Look for signs of the lift and go straight to 4th Floor. Come out of the lift, turn right, go through a white modern room and immediately you'll see the beautifully ornate rooms. It was slightly surreal to see young pupils working on their laptops under massive chandeliers.
    Felt awkward to take photos but I guess students are used to tourists. Keep the camera silent. Visit all rooms. The room with staircase is really nice. The map identifies the rooms. There is some info on the original family as well. I suggest an hour to take it slowly.
    You can have a drink at the cafe on the ground floor.
    Probably the most beautiful library I have ever seen.
    Review of: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
    Written March 26, 2023
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  • tk3232
    Sugar Land, TX3,755 contributions
    Recommend if you want to learn more about national music, dances and songs
    Duna Palota ("Danube Palace") - a former casino, and today a venue and ticket office for Hungarian Concert's popular tourist shows. Located very conveniently in the center of the Old Town, on Zrinyi Utca, and the concerts are held place here almost 365 days a year. We attended the popular concert named Hungarian Folk Show. Duna Palota is medium size theater but beautiful and ceremonial.

    My best suggestion - If you want to have a very good seats, book in advance on official site - the tickets category 1 (37 euros) and choose the rows between 5-8. Get the confirmation by email, print and bring it to cashier, be there at least 20 minutes before the show starts, you should have enough time to exchange your voucher to actual paper ticket. This is critical and important. On time when we exchanged our vouchers, it was a 10 people line before us, with one person in the case. And plus to this it was an incident - the couple who bought their tickets from third party was not able to exchange their confirmations due double sale. It was long conversation with a cashier who had stated - this is not my fault - go to your agency where you bought a tickets. This dispute took time and we were afraid that we wouldn’t have time before start the performance. Then it was also necessary to climb up the several fly of stairs.

    So be there in advance and DON'T BUY the tickets from third party - book online on official site or personal on spot. In additional the official site proposes a taxi transfer if you need for 14 euros round trip. Plus if you want, you can add to your show tickets - the evening dinner cruise by Danube after show. The concert was good, with 10 minutes intermission. Dress code- possibly Smart Casual. While highbrow classical music buffs will want a more serious concert, these show is crowd-pleaser with national Hungarian music, dances and songs.
    Review of: Danube Palace
    Written November 14, 2019
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  • William P
    Glendale, AZ1,333 contributions
    An unlisted gem!
    We were walking along the Danube when we saw this beautiful building. We crossed over to investigate and found that it was a concert hall and museum. We enjoyed the interior of the building as much as some of the art displays. The glass and ceramic displays were beautiful. Since we are both senior citizens we didn't have to pay to enter (which we would certainly have done just to see the building). Good find!
    Review of: Pesti Vigado
    Written April 14, 2022
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  • Eleanor P
    Leicestershire, UK22 contributions
    Must visit!
    A must visit when going to Budapest! We loved visiting Fisherman’s Bastion and had a beautiful view of the city. Free to visit. We got a ‘Bolt’ taxi to the bottom of the steps so avoided the hill walk.
    Review of: Fishermen's Bastion
    Written March 8, 2023
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  • Andrej P
    Maribor, Slovenia30 contributions
    Verry interesting
    It gives you many informations about the history of city and castle it self. Maybe it could be more modern, more interactive.
    Review of: Budapesti Történeti Múzeum
    Written November 1, 2021
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  • Sandra M
    Henderson, NV368 contributions
    Nice unique church
    Interesting church, built on top of ruins. It was part of our day tour with Viking River cruises. You can climb to the top of tower. Also a downstairs that is very interesting. I recommend this, while it is not as spectacular as some churches. It has some very nice things to see.
    Review of: Belvarosi Nagyboldogasszony Foplebaniatemplom
    Written September 9, 2022
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  • Swedishtomcat
    Diss, UK3,290 contributions
    Aka Nyugati Pályaudvar
    We happened to be walking past so stuck our heads in to look at the railway station. It felt very Eastern European and the locos reminded me of the Top Trumps I played with my brother as a kid.
    Review of: Budapest Western Railway Station
    Written February 19, 2020
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  • Marion F
    New York City, NY234 contributions
    Gets you where you need to go
    as the main train station you need to be aware of 2 things 1- the time table moves fast and is updated constantly
    2- the train leaves on time TO THE MINUTE
    the area has lots of food places to eat before/after your on the train and easily accessible by public transport.
    Review of: Budapest-Keleti
    Written February 11, 2023
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  • TKazz
    Aalborg, Denmark452 contributions
    Beautiful synagogue
    Just passsed this synagogue from the outside, but definitively one of the most amazing ones I have seen.
    Also go around to see the graves on the side.
    Review of: Rumbach Street Synagogue
    Written March 10, 2020
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