VII. Erzsébet körút 9-11 Well the building speaks for itself: one of my favourite one in Budapest. The New York Palace is situated very close to Blaha Lujza square and after the change of regime is was purchased by the Boscolo hotel chain (2001) and turned into a luxury hotel.  The New York…

Do you like wine and enjoying exhibitions? Do you like contemporary art? Then you should check the program of the Ludwig Museum! In Budapest the Ludwig Museum is situated in the Palace of Arts (Művészetek Palotája or Müpa). The building (from 2005) itself is also a good example of contemporary…

If you are close Hotel Gellért and you do like wine then please check this lovely place called VinoPiano (Bartók Béla út 1, 1114). Here you can find a good selection of Hungarian wines as the owner of the place would like to raise awareness to artisan Hungarian wines. Artisan wine can be…

This year we had such a lovely autumn. The hills of Buda offer a very great opportunity for those ones who enjoy the nature but don’t want to go far away from Budapest. Normafa is a popular starting point for hiking or a nice walk in the forest. You can take the bus number 21 from Széll Kálmán…

Thanks to the hills on Buda side we have several good view points to the city. The lookout tower of Joseph-hill does not belong to the most famous ones but offers a different perspective. (address: Józsefhegyi út – II. district, take bus number 91 to ‘Királyhágó tér’ and walk…

Traditionally in Hungary on the 1st of November we are celebrating All soul's day (Mindenszentek napja) and on the 2nd of November we are commemorating to our loved ones who already passed away (Halottak napja). In the recent years more and more mostly young people are participating on Halloween…