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The second Palinka and Sausage festival will be held this year from 7 to 10 October in Buda Castle.
Festivals like this one are quite frequent in Budapest for an obvious reason: they are popular with locals and tourists, and they offer two things that interest everyone, food and drink!
Drink will…
02 Oct 2012
3 days, 18 microbreweries from all over the country, many peculiar beers to taste from currant to honey to nettles. And some of them are surprisingly good and deserve commercial success.
02 Oct 2012
Religious and social views aside, Christmas is great. It brings colour and light in grey winter days, it smells of hot wine and sweet and savory delicacies, it gives us a few days to slow down and relax. See our photos from the streets and Christmas markets of Budapest, winter 2011.
02 Oct 2012
Having inherited the Kaffeekultur from Austria-Hungary, Budapest boasts plenty of cafes for all tastes and budgets.
Surely, like in any city majority of them are unremarkable, but some are truly unique both for local and European scene, because of their style, cuisine, or atmosphere.
Here is our…
02 Oct 2012
Budapest night life is growing and getting bigger and more diverse each year. It is of course at its most active during summer heat waves, when crowds go pub crawling well into small hours. Here is our photo report from the Budapest night hot spots.
02 Oct 2012
Budapest, Hungary — The Professional Women’s Association of Budapest is proud to announce a very special networking event. The group’s next monthly meet-up will be focused on contributing to NANE in cooperation to ending violence against women. This event will be held on Monday, December 14th at…
17 Nov 2009
Budapest came up with the solution to July heat wave with the new beach opened last week on the Danube river, near Erzsébet bridge.
The beach called “Uszalystrand” has plenty of space for sun bathing, showers, two pools and changing rooms. Its two-level terrace bar offers beverages and alcoholic…
17 Jul 2009
Every Tuesday from June 30 to August 04, 2009 Holdudvar terrace runs outdoor French film screenings. The films are shown in the original language with English subtitles. Screenings start at 21.15 every Tuesday; entrance fee is 600 forints.
Here are some movies from June-July program, and you can…
27 Jun 2009
Five years ago we started this unofficial and unbiased Budapest Guide from the scratch and now, celebrating our fifth anniversary, we are proud to present some facts and figures showing our achievements:
We have launched a few sister sites, including BudapestImages, Budapest Top Sites, InBudapest.…
24 Apr 2009
On April 19 Budapest celebrates the Earth Day with a variety of green events, including:
Critical Mass - mass cycle ride happening in Budapest twice a year with thousands of cyclists participating. At the end of the route that usually runs through the whole city, participants raise their bikes…
14 Apr 2009
The next of Cinetrip Parties, also known as sparties, will be held in Rudas Bath on May 2nd, 2009 starting from 21:00.
This party named Swimsuit Fiesta will feature Hungarian DJs and audiovisual performances in one of the oldest bath houses in Budapest dating back to 16th century.
Tickets are…
10 Apr 2009
A few days ago two representatives of FIFA were held hostage at Milady Night Club until they paid a 1390 Euros bill for drinks.
We are truly sorry for the guys, but glad this story made it to the media, because more people will know now that majority of sex clubs in Budapest are not safe, and…
10 Apr 2009