Budapest Travel Guide – Places to Visit in Budapest

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Small information about Budapest:

Hungary, it is a European Union country and as such it wants a Schengen Visa. We will not describe the procedure for this at length.. We leave the relevant link here so that you can find the necessary information.. http://www.macaristankonsoloslugu.com/macaristan-vizesi/macaristan-turistik-vize.html

Hungary is one of the countries whose currency does not change despite being in the European Union.. It uses Forint(HUF) as its currency. Easy to convert to Turkish Lira. 1000 HUF is 20 TL, so you can think of it as 1/50 when calculating. So 1 TL = 52 Huf. (As of 2019)

In many places we read before we went, we read things like ‘Budapest is not a very safe city’. But it seemed pretty safe to us.. We traveled almost all of Budapest on foot, walking everywhere, and I swear nothing happened to us.. You know when you’re walking on the streets, you shudder, it didn’t even happen. But let’s not go without saying, for example, a thief broke into the hotel rooms of our friends who went about a month before us while they were sleeping in the room 🙂 When to Go to Budapest

There are some winter and summer cities for us. Most cities are more beautiful in the summer, but there are some cities that taste different in winter, immerse you and entertain you.. Budapest is such a city for us (perhaps it feels nice because we are so used to winters). In fact, if you are going in winter and you make it to the Christmas Market time, the “nanny” cannot be eaten! We went at the end of November and encountered a very ‘sweet’ weather while a deadly cold was waiting.. Even if you are going in the summer, it is useful to calculate that the prices will increase a little (sunny weather has a price, too).

Transportation from the Airport in Budapest

Budapest’s only airport ‘Ferenc’ You landed at Liszt Airport. When you take your suitcase and go out, you will see “tourist info”.. Transportation tickets to the city center are sold here and when you show where to get off on the map, they immediately give you the necessary tickets. In general, you need to buy two different tickets because the first one is the bus ticket with the number 200E, which takes you to the metro, and the other is the metro ticket from the last stop of the bus, Kobanya Kispet to the city center.. Their total cost is around 3 euros per person.. Our advice to you is that the exchange offices at the airport are a complete “uncle digger”.. Don’t buy more than you need here.. Even if it is late at night, open exchange offices can be open in the city center, you can try your luck.. As for the taxi option; While most European cities are a total nightmare, Budapest is not bad in this regard.. If you don’t prefer public transportation, you can go to the city center by taxi for 20-30 Euros.

Intra-City Transportation in Budapest

A blog in Budapest as a land-water-land-water blog. We used public transportation or twice, except that we walked everywhere (Long live getting lost in the streets!). But we also liked that public transportation is easy in the city.

One type of ticket is sold in Budapest and it is used in all public transportation.. If you are going to transfer from the metro to the bus, you can choose the transfer option and instead of buying two tickets, you can go cheaper with a connecting ticket.. Single ticket costs 350 Huf (1Euro) per person. If you are not sure about the stop you want to go to, there is always an attendant next to each ticket office and helps you.. Here, as in Germany, there is no turnstile, you can check in spontaneously and if you do not have a valid ticket, you will be fined.. We encountered control every time we were in Budapest.. No need to be a warrior. you buy tickets. We would like to remind you of a proverb (supposedly translated from German to Turkish) that the Germans wrote in every subway.. “It has never been more valuable”. The public notice is over, we can disperse!

Budapest Accommodation – Cheap Hotels in Budapest

Budapest is divided into 23 different ‘zones’ and the most central locations are Zone 6 (Terezvaros), Zone 7 (Erzsebetvaros) and Zone 8 in Pest. (Jozsefvaros) we can say. If you stay in one of these 3 ‘zones’, you can easily walk to the must-see places of the city.. We stayed in Terezvaros which is Zone 6 and the location was ideal for us.. It took about 20 minutes to walk to the ‘tourist center’ of Budapest, but we loved it because it is a place where young people hang out, come alive at night and lively until the morning. It was also a very safe area to return to on foot at night.. In this respect, for us, ‘nightlife center is a big touristic center’ so!

In Budapest, the rental studio apartment rental sector has developed rather than a hotel, and it is much cheaper than a hotel.. We stayed in Great Central Apartments and paid a total of 90 Euros for three nights (cheap in our opinion too!). We leave the link here,

If you are going to stay in these apartments in Budapest, there are little things you need to pay attention to.. For example, most of them are vigilant and write small and small extra fees on their websites.. The second thing you should pay attention to is whether they ask for extra money if you are going to check-in after a certain time.. For example, most ‘apartments’ may charge an extra 10 euro if you are checking in after 8 pm, and an extra 20 euro if you are checking in after 12 at night.. Apart from that, he/she can ask for an extra cleaning fee (around 10 euros) and most importantly a deposit (100-120 euros).. So, it’s good to be prepared.

Here are the hotels (or apartments) that we found close to the center and affordable, by examining the hotel researches we did carefully and the hotels recommended to us;

Other good hotels to stay in Budapest

House Octagon (near the center and convenient, around 44 Euros per night): Here is the link.

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City Loft Apartments (this was the most recommended one to us, both apartments are very modern and suitable for the center): Link here.

Aboriginal Budapest Apartments (also close to the center, new and affordable – around 50 Euros per night): Here is the link.

Another recommendation from our friends PR6 Apartments. (the price is 50 Euros per night and the owners are so sweet!): Here is the link.

Finally! If you want to stay in Airbnb, let’s leave a link. If you become a member of Airbnb with this link, you will earn a credit of 130 TL valid for your first stay, and as you continue to use Airbnb, Airbnb may start to like you more and add surprise credits to your account. Good luck in finding a place! ☺

Places to Visit in Budapest & Places to See in Budapest

Szechenyi Thermal Bath

The best part of coming to Budapest in winter is to jump into the hot waters by running in a swimsuit.. One of the important memories left by the Ottomans when they left is “thermal baths“. The ‘Szechenyi Thermal Bath’ is one of the largest and most popular thermal baths in Budapest.. Of course, when this is the case, it can be a parent’s day.. This is a very big complex and there are all kinds of indoor and outdoor hot water pools, saunas and massage rooms.. Think of it as guaranteed to come out as soft as cotton! The entrance fee varies according to the time you go and the service you receive.. We paid 16 Euros per person including the cabin fee.. If you want a massage, there are various (!) tariffs.. We took swimsuits, towels and slippers with us.. No cap required (required for the middle lane swimming pool).

If you forget to take them with you, you can rent them inside.. ‘So many children and crowds, aren’t those pools dirty now? There may be those who say, ‘We cannot enter.. I swear we can’t guarantee that part of it, but we didn’t put our heads in the water in order not to get lice just in case, and we solved the “probability problem of the pool being dirty” with Turkish logic:) You can check the website here.

Varosliget Park

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A mini Christmas Market is set up at Varosliget Park, which also includes the thermal pool, at Christmas times. As a matter of fact, when we went, we did not expect that the Christmas Markets might be opened, it was a surprise to us.. As Obur-bi-blog, we will cover this part in detail in Eating and Drinking.. Another beauty in this park is the ice skating rink, which we did not mess with because we got out of the thermal pool and ‘cuddled’, but we can recommend it to you! It’s one of Europe’s largest outdoor ice rinks-and it’s got plenty of space for skating, it’s not crowded like the others, oh mis!

Heroes’ Square

The most important square of Budapest, Heroes Square, is also near Varosliget Park and this square is almost a thousand-page history book. There are many famous names who lived throughout the history of Hungary and are famous for their heroism, and the square has not yet been discovered by Chinese tourists, a great success! From King Hunyadi Janos, famous for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and delaying the Ottoman’s advance in Europe by 50-60 years, to the 17 thousand Hungarian youth who were murdered for rebelling against the Russians in 1956, everyone’s statue and story is here.. There is a section of each of the stories on the pedestal of each statue.. If you take the M1 (yellow line) and get off at Hösek Tere station, you will come to this square.

Budapest Museum of Fine Arts

Budapest is not a city rich in museums.. As a tourist, you are more involved in activities such as eating and drinking, walking in squares and climbing castles.. Budapest Museum of Fine Arts was the only museum recommended to us in Budapest and is close to Heroes’ Square. While you’ve been to this square and you love fine arts, it’s a museum we can definitely recommend.. The museum is divided into two parts; In the first section, there are sculptures, ancient works and Egyptian artifacts, which are included in the permanent exhibition group.. The second part consists of temporary exhibitions.. Permanent exhibition: 2000 Huf (6.5 Euro), temporary exhibition 1600 Huf (5 Euro). There is also a 50% discount for students.

Great Synagogue / Great Synagogue

This is the world’s second largest and Europe’s largest synagogue, which we discovered by chance because it was close to the hotel we were staying at.. There is a large metal plane tree in the garden of the synagogue, and on each of its leaves the names of the Jews who were killed during World War II are written.. You can also add this place to your better-to-see list.

The Great Budapest Parliament Building

Let’s move on to “Buda” slowly. The Hungarians saw the Westminster Parliament Building in London and said, “We can make a bigger one”, and they made this Parliament Building by enlarging each corner of the London version by 1 meter.. As you can see, this is the biggest one for now (we won’t be under it, it will be ours soon, let’s be comfortable)! The parliament building is actually on the Pest bank of the river, but if you want to take nice pictures we will take you to the Buda side. There are many people photographing this building, especially from Buda Castle.

But before moving on to Buda Castle, we need to talk about Budapest’s famous bridges.. The most important of these is The Széchenyi Chain Bridge aka Chain Bridge. What makes this bridge famous is the story of the bridge.. It has a story that we read before we go and that we overheard from the tours passing by (yes it’s true that we sometimes make sidekicks), which we think is completely made up.. Once upon a time, the British engineer William Tierney Clark, who undertook the design of the bridge, was so confident in his bridge that he was walking around saying, “Find the fault of this bridge myself” like “steed lord”.. One day, a brave boy came out and said, “Oh, these lions don’t have a tongue!” William Tierney Clark also threw himself off a bridge (good sleep babies). When we heard this story, the first thing we thought was that if we had, they would throw the boy off the bridge, not Clark As you know, it is forbidden for us to say the king is naked.. When you give a political message, there is no relief! Anyway, keep going

Castle Hill (Castle Hill)

When you cross the Zincirli Bridge to the Buda side, the funiculars that go towards the Buda Castle are the first thing you see.. It looks very comfortable from afar, but let’s face it, we didn’t want to pay 6 Euros for a 1 minute distance and walked right next to it.. We caught sights that are so beautiful that you can’t be caught with the funicular, and we melted the goulash we ate.. You can climb the hill in about 20 minutes on foot, it’s good, I swear we did.. The palace area is free to enter, but there are sections with a fee.

National Gallery

National Art Gallery, is located in the Royal Palace and has a very large collection. Gallery is open every day except Monday. The entrance fee is 1400 Huf (5 Euros), but if you want to take photos inside, you have to pay an additional 500 Huf.. We did not understand why this happened, these Hungarians are a bit strange.

Matthias Church

The original church, located in the Buda Castle District, was built in 1015 with a romanesque architectural style. It was built but 14 years after the destructions it went through.. It was rebuilt in the ‘late gothic style’ in the 19th century.. I guess it got a little boring when you wrote it like that.. Anyway, in short the church is beautiful! The entrance fee is around 6 Euros.. Just stick your head in from the outside, if you’re interested, you can enter 🙂

Fisherman’s Bastion

The hill where Matthias Church is located is called the Fishermen’s Bastion and The most beautiful view of the “Pest” region can be seen from here. The reason why this hill is called the Fishermen’s Bastion is that there was a fish market close to this structure in the Middle Ages. Since they saw the great support of the fishermen here in all the wars they had throughout their history, they named it as a memory.. When we looked closely at the Parliament building, we could not realize how big it was, when we looked at it from the top, we said ‘the men really did it(!)’.. By the way, Budapest has been known for years as the best illuminated city in Europe, and even its ordinary streets during the day turn out to be beautiful in the evening.. If you have the opportunity to go to the Fisherman’s Bastion in the evening, you will notice that the illuminated historical buildings look much more magnificent.