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4 Days in Budapest: 🌇🛁🍽️

Isabel Martinez

Isabel Martinez

11 Mar 2024

Embark on a thrilling adventure through Budapest's rich history, indulge in the city's famous thermal baths, and savor delicious Hungarian cuisine. Join me on this unforgettable journey!

Trip to Budapest

Day 1Tea, Baths & City Park Bliss
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$74

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$ 4

National SzĂŠchĂŠnyi Library
Stately national library founded in 1802 with many collections, plus permanent & temporary exhibits.
No time set
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Free
16 - 24 min

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Matthias Church
A 13th-century church named for King Matthias, who married here, with an ecclesiastical art museum.
No time set
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$14
2 - 3 min

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Castle District
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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$26
14 - 17 min

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Citadella
Built after the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution in 1848, this fort is a symbol of the city.
No time set
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Free
10 - 15 min

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GellĂŠrt Hill Cave
Grotto chapel in a hillside cave network, formerly used as a monastery & a WWII field hospital.
No time set
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Free
8 - 10 min

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Fisherman's Bastion
19th-century fortress with 7 turreted lookout towers offering panoramic views plus cafe on terrace.
No time set
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$10
12 - 17 min

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Buda Castle
Palatial venue for the Hungarian National Gallery plus displays from Gothic altars to sculpture.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$24
Day 2Zoo, Synagogue & Basilica Wonders
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$202

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$ 20

Meatology Budapest
Slow food, fast. Ez a hely húsról szól. Padlizsánporos paszternákpüré helyett ragacsos császár és ropogós csülök van. Érted.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$24
8 - 10 min

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Heroes' Square
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, with statues of the leaders of 7 tribes who founded Hungary.
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
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Free
3 - 4 min

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Cafe Memories
KĂĄvĂŠkĂźlĂśnlegessĂŠgek elvitelre ĂŠs helyben fogyasztĂĄsra is. Cafe Memories(Ha egy kicsit tĂśbbre vĂĄgysz)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$8
13 - 16 min

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DohĂĄny Street Synagogue
Ornate domes top this lavish Moorish-style synagogue, with a museum, cemetery & Holocaust memorial.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$30
4 - 5 min

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ErzsĂŠbet Bridge
Suspension bridge completed in 1964, spanning the River Danube & joining the cities of Buda & Pest.
No time set
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Free
12 - 18 min

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Pasta Bella TĂŠsztabĂĄr
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$12
8 - 10 min

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Kossuth Lajos Square
Large city square surrounded by great public edifices including the Hungarian Parliament building.
No time set
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Free
12 - 17 min

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SzĂŠchenyi Chain Bridge
Landmark 19th-century suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark & illuminated at night.
No time set
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Free
12 - 18 min

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St. Stephen's Basilica
Vast cupola-topped Roman Catholic place of worship, built from 1851 to 1905, with regular concerts.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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$13
11 - 14 min

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City Park
Large park with a palm house, concert venues & museums, in addition to tree-filled paths & lawns.
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
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Free
12 - 15 min

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Gozsdu Court
No time set
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Free
7 - 10 min

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Elizabeth Square
Park square with an ornamental fountain & cafes, plus city views from the Budapest Eye Ferris wheel.
No time set
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Free
14 - 17 min

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SzĂŠchenyi Thermal Bath
Ornate thermal baths, built in 1913, with a cupola, massivve swimming pools & water jet massagers.
10:15 AM - 1:15 PM
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$50
4 - 6 min

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Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
Exotic animals in established zoo with global zones, snake petting & conservation programs.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$25
4 - 5 min

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Cafe Memories
KĂĄvĂŠkĂźlĂśnlegessĂŠgek elvitelre ĂŠs helyben fogyasztĂĄsra is. Cafe Memories(Ha egy kicsit tĂśbbre vĂĄgysz)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$8
9 - 11 min

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Paprika Vendéglő
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
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$18
13 - 20 min

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Magház Étterem & Teaház Budapest
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$14
Day 3Coffee, Markets & Underwater Delights
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$39

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$ 6

Ferris Wheel of Budapest
Located in a public park, this giant, wheel-shaped ride offers panoramic views of the environment.
No time set
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$25
8 - 10 min

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Central Market Hall
Restored neogothic hall for traders with grocery produce on the ground & souvenirs on the 1st floor.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
3 - 4 min

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Double Shot Partisan Coffee
Double Shot is a coffee shop. If we have to extend this description we would call it Partisan, because we have different tactic.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$14
7 - 9 min

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Shoes on the Danube Bank
Waterside shoe sculptures memorializing those killed at the river by a fascist party during WWII.
No time set
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Free
8 - 10 min

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Szimpla Kert
Huge pub with old mismatched items & a disused Trabant car, with music, food, market & a garden.
No time set
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Free
Day 4Castles, CafĂŠs & Stunning Views
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$65

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$ 6

Horizont
Breakfast - Brunch - Coffee
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$18
9 - 11 min

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Szelence CafĂŠ
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$16
16 - 20 min

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New York CafĂŠ
Ornate cafe/restaurant since 1894 with frescoes & chandeliers, for coffee, cake & Hungarian cuisine.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$13
15 - 18 min

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Walzer CafĂŠ Semiramis
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$18

Budget breakdown: $415 In total

Activities & Food:$379
Transport:$36