Cultural Tips in Budapest

Hungarian State Opera House

1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 22.

One of the most important buildings in Budapest, the Opera House was opened in 1884, and in those years, Budapest had the most modern Opera House in Europe. It worth a visit, if you like classical music, ballet, or you just want to see the beautiful paintings, chandeliers and architecture.

For further information visit http://www.opera.hu/index_e.php?lang=en

Pálinka Festival Budapest

1051 Budapest, Városháza Park

Pálinka is the national spirit of Hungary. It can be distilled from almost every kind of fruit, the most favorites are plum, apricot, cherry, strawberry, grape. Pálinka festival is usually held in the second weekend in May, in the heart of the city, and you can enjoy delicious drinks, with original Hungarian dishes, and nice music.

Read more about Pálinka Festival on http://www.budapestipalinkafesztival.hu/#

Budapest International Wine Festival

Buda Castle

It is well known, that Hungarians love wine and wine making. And they love festival, were they can show how good their wine is and how well they are drinking it. Buda Castle gives the best place for this event, in September every year, where you can try drinks from every Hungarian wine district, and also some of the foreign wines too. You can get there from Clark Ádám Square (which is at the bank of the Danube in Buda side), where you can use the funicular railway which takes you to the Castle.

Visit Budapest International Wine Festival's website at http://www.aborfesztival.hu/index.php?page=hir&id=73&a=0

House of Terror

1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 60.

In this building over the years of two regimes (German and communist) were the screams of the poor victims to be heard. Now a touching and interesting exhibition shows you how the way of life was in those times. The Museum while presenting the horrors in a tangible way, also intends to make people understand that the sacrifice for freedom was not a vain.

http://www.terrorhaza.hu/en/index_2.html

Markets in Budapest

1. WAMP the Hungarian design market – Gödör Klub

WAMP was established in 2006, with the aim to bringing designers closer to public, and creating a common platform for unique, quality and available design objects.

http://www.wamp.hu/en/

2. Market Hall

1091 Budapest, Vámház körút 1-3.

The capital’s biggest market hall is next to the river of Danube, in a nice, neo-gothic building. This is the place, where you can by fresh food, from fruits, to meats, and Hungarian souvenirs, also known as Hungaricums, such as Tokaji wine, Paprika and Pálinka.

http://www.csapi.hu/parts/main.php?myPage=73&subPage=1

3. Flea market

1146 Budapest, Zichy Mihály utca 14.