North American travelers can explore Hungary's capital this summer, a lively UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Danube River ...

As Andrea remarked, “what Orban says, goes.” He cleared Budapest of beggars. My favourite stop was Matthias Church (also ...

Budapest is a gorgeous city, bisected by the River Danube, that is steeped in history and culture. The Széchenyi Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda side on the west of the River Danube with the flat ...

It's also home to the Hungarian National Gallery, the Budapest History Museum and the National Széchényi Library. Like Gellért Hill and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Buda Castle boasts ...

As a soft evening rain began to coat the cobblestone streets of Budapest’s Buda Castle District ... We came for a slice of Hungary’s 2024 Cake of the Year. Beaming with pride, our server ...

Nov. 17, 1873, saw the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, creating modern-day Budapest. The city is divided by the Danube River, with flat Pest to the east and the hilly Buda and Óbuda regions to ...

Other countries have watched their democracies slip away gradually, without tanks in the streets. That may be where we’re ...

It’s a melting pot of cultural influences, from cuisine to architecture – and offers everything from summer sunshine and ...

After the Ottomans were expelled from Hungary, Gül Baba’s memory ... less affected by military campaigns. Budapest hosts several surviving Ottoman relics, including bathhouses, the round bastions of ...

From Buda Castle ... Hungary. There is a very grim looking statue of Hunyadi in full armour among the heroes at Heroes’ Square, another place I have never failed to visit when I was in Budapest.