Városliget (City Park) is a public park located in XIV. district of Budapest. The main entrance of the park is Heroes' Square (Hősök tere), a World Heritage site.
Városliget was created in the first decades of the 19th century, and today it is the popular recreational area with ponds, gardens, restaurants, spa, zoo and museums, and venue for many public events.
Find below the list of shops, restaurants, bars, sights and more near City Park.
The largest exhibition gallery in the country. There is no own permanent exhibition, and the gallery is used for regular contemporary arts exhibitions.
XIV. Dózsa György út, 37 (Hősök tere)
XIV. Állatkerti krt. 14-16
Tel: 343 0996
April to September
Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00
Sat-Sun 10:00-20:00
Probably, the most famous restaurant in Budapest. It is famous not only for its authentically Hungarian cuisine, but also for its turn-of-the-20th-century atmosphere skillfully recreated in 1992.
XIV. Állakérti út 2
Tel: 468 4040
Városliget (City Park), the largest park in Budapest, was originally designed in 1896 by French landscape designer Nebbion to celebrate the Hungarian Millennium Exhibition. It houses several historical sites, such as Vajdahunyad Castle with the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture, and Széchenyi baths.
Permanent exhibitions:
Among museum exhibits are vintage motorcycles, planes, boats, trains and cars. Outside are locomotives, plane and sections of the city's chain bridge, Széchenyi Lanchíd, (which was destroyed during the Second World War and quickly rebuilt).
The zoo having over 2000 animals is open all year round, but longer hours operate during the summer months. Not only animals and plants are the attractions of Budapest Zoo, but also art noveau and folk style buildings built by the best Hungarian architects.
XIV. Állatkerti körút 6-12
One of Europe's largest bathing complexes located in the Budapest City Park. This complex of 15 pools was reconstructed in 1999. Services include free of charge fitness, gymnastics and water aerobics.
XIV. Állatkerti krt. 11
Tel: 363 3210
The market teems with both antiques and rubbish (though, some antiques often turn out to be rubbish and vice versa). There are also a lot of pirated CDs, books and game cartridges.
XIV. Zichy M. út 14 (Városliget)