Budapest – The Pearl of the Danube
The Pearl of the Danube – Budapest is located in the north-central part of the country on the both banks of Danube River. The capital and largest city of Hungary – Budapest is the industrial, cultural, and transportation hub of Hungary.
Budapest is one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities of the world, often nicknamed as the ‘Paris of the East’. It is wonderful tourist destination. Budapest is your destination for vivacious nightlife, scenic beauty, arresting islands, captivating churches, majestic museums, etc. The city has wide array of theaters, opera houses, performance halls, cinemas, swimming pools, spas, restaurants and discos.
Attracting bulks of tourists every year, Budapest is the city full of tourist attractions. Some of the major attractions of Budapest include –
ANDRÁSSY AVENUE – with the State Opera House, the Pest Broadway, and the House of Terror; BUDA CASTLE – with the Royal Palace, the Funicular, Hungarian National Gallery and National Széchényi Library, Matthias Church, and Fisherman's Bastion; CITY PARK – with Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Vajdahunyad Castle, the Zoo, the Municipal Grand Circus, and the Amusement Park; DANUBE PROMENADE (Duna-korzó) with Vigadó Concert Hal; DOHÁNY STREET SYNAGOGUE – with the Holocaust Memorial (weeping willow statue); ERZSÉBET BRIDGE; FERENCIEK TERE – with Paris Courtyard and Inner City Parish Church nearby
Franz Liszt Academy of Music; Gellért Baths, GELLÉRT HILL – with Gellért Statue, Cave Church and Citadella
Grand Market Hall and Liberty Bridge; HEROES' SQUARE – with the Millenary Monument, the Palace of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts; –
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