Budapest Tourist Information and Travel Guide

Regarded by many as one of World's most beautiful cities, Budapest (the "Paris of the East" and the "Queen of the Danube") has become the most popular travel destination in Central Europe along with Vienna and Prague. Millions of tourists visit the city every year. Located on both sides of the Danube River and featuring both the rolling hills of Buda(on the west bank) and the organized, gridlike layout of Pest (east bank), these two very different cities united by convenience into one city offer the traveller a Viennese-style aura at half the price. It is still very much its own city. The people are charming, and for the most part very helpful. They are proud of what this ancient capital has to offer, and proud of their contributions to European culture, especially in the field of music, a universal language one doesn't need to speak to appreciate. 

Budapest vacation 

If you decide to spend your vacation (or part of it) in Budapest you will be not disappointed. You can enjoy in sightseeing,  take a boat tour on Danube, or visit some of many cultural programs.  Explore the city on your own, or take organized tour with guide. You will have no problem to find suitable accomodation in one of many hotels and appartments. Taste the hungarian cuisine and famous hungarian wines,  and at the end, buy yourself a Hungaricum,  original Hungarian product like pálinka, paprika from Kalocsa and Szeged, Szeged and Budapest salami, Csaba and Gyula kolbász and Tokay wine.

In 1987, Budapest was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for the cultural and architectural significance of the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue.

General information about Budapest, Hungary 

Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation centre. The official language spoken is Hungarian. Budapest has approximately 1.8 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation on 17 November 1873 of right-bank (west) Buda (Ofen in German) and Óbuda (Old Buda or Alt-Ofen) together with Pest on the left (east) bank. It is the ninth largest city in the European Union.