parks

Mangalica is an indigenous to Hungary pig breed distinguished by its rich and curly coat. Its breeding has been revived in recent years, and today its meat is becoming increasingly available and popular in Hungary.

This year the second Mangalica Festival will be held from 6th to 8th February in Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest’s City Park (Városliget).

The festival will feature more than 30 breeders of Mangalica and distributors of products made of Mangalica meat that is delicious and healthy due to low cholesterol content.

Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden located in Budapest city park Városliget (XIV. Állatkerti krt. 6-12) boasts vast collection of animal and plant species.
It is a neat and pleasant park with a petting zoo, and it's animals are groomed and seem to be happy.
Prices are 1 700 HUF/child and 2 400 HUF/adult.

Kerepesi Cemetery (Kerepesi úti temető), officially named Fiume Road National Graveyard (Fiumei úti nemzeti sírkert) is the most famous cemetery in Budapest founded in 1847.

Outdoor museum featuring over 100 locomotives in very good and working condition.

See also Budapest Surroundings: Visegrád and Esztergom, and Trip to Szentendre.

Gödöllő is a small town located to the east of Budapest. The town is famous for Gödöllő Palace, one of the finest examples of Hungarian baroque architecture built between 1735 and 1749.

János hegy, the highest point of Budapest (526 m) is one of the most popular weekend and tourist destinations.

This weekend we checked the route to tell you about its pitfalls and give you some tips on how to make the trip more pleasant.

The trip may take up to 5 hours, so you better start off in the morning, at 9-10 am, otherwise you may be late for the chairlift (which is the best part of the trip, to our opinion).