Budapest, the capital richest in medicinal waters in the world
Budapest, capital of Hungary and county town of Pest county
In addition to being a famous spa town, Budapest is the political, educational, industrial and commercial center of the country as well. The history of Budapest looks back to the ancient times – the ruins and traces of Celtic settlements have been found on the territory of Gellért-hill and the Tabán- and Víziváros-district. After Budapest had become the capital of Hungary through the merging of three towns (Pest, Buda, Óbuda) in 1873, it developed into a metropolis. The homepage of Travelport.hu enlists the offers of different
hotels in the city.
How to get there?
Budapest is a traffic junction in terms of the entire country. This is the place from where the railway lines and the main roads start off to every direction, interlinking the capital with the counties of Hungary and the big cities of Europe. The main railway stations of the capital are as follows: Eastern station, Western station, Southern station. The Ferihegy International Airport lands the airplanes in Budapest. Ferihegy 1 receives the planes of low cost airlines. The Schengen planes land and take off at Ferihegy 2A while terminal B receives the planes of airlines from the non-Schengen countries.
Places to see
There are nearly 840 different monuments in Budapest, representing the majority of the art styles in Europe. Budapest has 223 museums and galleries. The most popular ones are as follows: Hungarian National Museum, Hungarian National Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Historical Museum and Memento Park.
Events in Budapest
The number of
high-level places and events has been on the rise for years. Currently there are forty theaters, seven concert halls and one opera house operated in the capital. The cultural life is enriched in the summer by concerts and performances that are often organized in the courts of historic buildings recalling the atmosphere of the past. The most popular cultural events in Budapest are as follows: Budapest Spring Festival, “Sziget” (Island) Festival and the Budapest Autumn Festival.
Towns and hotels in the vicinity of Budapest on Travelport!
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Hotel in Cegléd
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Hotel in Gödöllő
Hotels in Szentendre
Hotels in Mogyoród
Hotel in Vác
Photos of the town