Budapest: The Best of Hungary

23 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 3:15

   Hungarian Parliament Building

   🏢 Landmark · Lipótváros

2. 4:23

   Széchenyi Thermal Bath

   🚡 Activity · Városliget

   One of Budapest's two dozen or so traditional thermal baths.

3. 5:37

   Buda Castle (Royal Palace)

   🏰 Palace · Várnegyed

   Stands where one of Europe's mightiest castles once stood.

4. 6:09

   Matthias Church

   🏛️ Historic site · Várnegyed

   A chapel holds a 500-year-old statue of Mary and Jesus that, legend says, scared off the occupying Turks.

5. 7:23

   Fisherman's Bastion

   🏢 Landmark · Várnegyed

6. 8:29

   Buda Castle Hill Funicular

   🚡 Activity · Várnegyed

   Runs every few minutes.

7. 8:45

   Széchenyi Chain Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · Lipótváros

8. 9:38

   Vörösmarty tér

   🏢 Landmark · Belváros · brief mention

9. 9:43

   Café Gerbeaud

   ☕ Cafe · Belváros

   Between the World Wars, well-to-do ladies met here after shopping.

10. 10:00

    Hungarian State Opera House

    🏢 Landmark · Terézváros

11. 13:16

    Great Market Hall

    🛒 Market · Ferencváros

12. 15:43

    Andrássy Avenue

    🛍️ Shopping · Terézváros

    A good place to get a feel for modern Pest.

13. 15:59

    Millennium Underground (M1 Metro)

    🏛️ Historic site · Terézváros

14. 16:27

    Heroes' Square

    🏢 Landmark · Városliget

15. 17:01

    City Park (Városliget)

    🌳 Park · Városliget

16. 17:11

    Budapest Zoo

    🚡 Activity · Városliget · brief mention

17. 17:15

    Vajdahunyad Castle

    🏢 Landmark · Városliget · brief mention

18. 17:39

    Dohány Street Synagogue

    ⛩️ Temple · Erzsébetváros

    Has church-like features; each leaf of the Tree of Life carries a victim's name.

19. 19:09

    Váci utca

    🛍️ Shopping · Belváros

20. 20:29

    House of Terror

    🏛️ Museum · Terézváros

    Exhibits cover gulag life and propaganda.

21. 22:46

    Memento Park

    🏛️ Museum · XXII. kerület

22. 24:49

    Danube Evening River Cruise

    🚡 Activity · Belváros

23. 25:04

    Citadella

    🏛️ Historic site · Gellérthegy · brief mention

    Seen standing tall from the evening river cruise.