Budapest Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

20 places in this vlog

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1. 1:28

   Citadella

   🏛️ Historic site · Gellérthegy

2. 1:42

   Buda Castle District

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Várnegyed · brief mention

3. 1:50

   Buda Castle Hill Funicular

   🚡 Activity · Várnegyed · brief mention

4. 1:55

   Buda Castle (Royal Palace)

   🏰 Palace · Várnegyed

   First built in the 13th century, it has housed Hungarian kings and Ottoman armies.

5. 2:21

   Matthias Church

   🏛️ Historic site · Várnegyed

   Its spire rises at the northern end of Castle Hill, and it served as a mosque for 150 years.

6. 2:31

   Fisherman's Bastion

   🏢 Landmark · Várnegyed

7. 2:55

   Széchenyi Chain Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · Lipótváros

   Count István Széchenyi vowed to build it after river ice kept him from his father's funeral.

8. 3:36

   Hungarian Parliament Building

   🏢 Landmark · Lipótváros

   Built from 40 million bricks and half a million precious stones.

9. 4:37

   Shoes on the Danube Bank

   🏢 Landmark · Lipótváros

10. 5:12

    Jewish Quarter

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Erzsébetváros · brief mention

11. 5:20

    Dohány Street Synagogue

    ⛩️ Temple · Erzsébetváros · brief mention

12. 5:28

    Hungarian National Museum

    🏛️ Museum · Józsefváros

13. 6:05

    St. Stephen's Basilica

    ⛩️ Temple · Lipótváros

    Took 54 years to complete after a storm collapsed the original dome and forced a rebuild.

14. 6:41

    Andrássy Avenue

    🛍️ Shopping · Terézváros

    A World Heritage-listed boulevard lined with Neo-Renaissance architecture and grand cafés.

15. 6:55

    Hungarian State Opera House

    🏢 Landmark · Terézváros

    Opened over 130 years ago and is known for its acoustics.

16. 7:18

    Liszt Ferenc tér

    🏢 Landmark · Terézváros · brief mention

17. 7:28

    Heroes' Square

    🏢 Landmark · Városliget

    Features statues of Hungary's seven founding Magyar chieftains.

18. 7:41

    City Park (Városliget)

    🌳 Park · Városliget · brief mention

19. 7:49

    Vajdahunyad Castle

    🏢 Landmark · Városliget

    Originally a temporary cardboard-and-wood showcase of Hungarian architecture for 1896.

20. 8:17

    Széchenyi Thermal Bath

    🚡 Activity · Városliget · brief mention

    A vast water palace of pools, saunas, steam cabins and massage rooms in City Park.