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Insider’s Guide: Szentendre, Budapest’s Favourite Getaway
- 25 Aug 2023 9:00 AM
- getting around
A pretty, cobbled, Danubian enclave of Serbian churches and galleries, famous as a picturesque riverside town of painters, Szentendre is many expats getaway of choice for a quick trip away from Budapest.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Museum in Budapest
- 17 Aug 2023 9:06 AM
- getting around
Predating Budapest’s many landmarks unveiled in the later 1800s, the Hungarian National Museum was built in the ten years before the Uprising of 1848 – in fact, it is indelibly linked to those momentous events. In our continuing series proving the backstories to Budapest’s great landmarks, we look at this former seat of government, now housing a comprehensive display showing the history of ...
Volunteers Remove Over 6 Tonnes of Waste from River Tisza in Hungary
- 9 Aug 2023 12:38 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Some 6.1 tonnes of waste has been removed from a 70km stretch of the River Tisza near Szolnok, in central Hungary, by environmental volunteers working over the past several days, the organisers of the 11th Tisza PET Cup competition said.
Hungarian Interchurch Aid Delivering Donations to Slovenia Flood Victims
- 9 Aug 2023 11:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) is delivering two truckloads of donations to victims of recent floods in Slovenia, the organisation said.
See What’s New at Sziget: Budapest’s Top Festival Goes Green
- 8 Aug 2023 4:26 PM
- entertainment
This year’s Sziget is not only getting a new look in many areas, venues gaining new designs and improvements in sound and lighting technology, the festival pushing the envelope on green issues and sustainability.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest - Artistic Treasures Unveiled
- 1 Aug 2023 12:32 PM
- property
The Buda Castle houses three key institutions, the main one is the Hungarian National Gallery - the Magyar Nemzeti Galéria to locals. After coming under the umbrella of the Museum of Fine Arts a decade or so ago, it expanded the range of its domestic collection and began to offer all kinds of guided tours, including some in English.
Insider’s Guide: Top Attractions in Budapest
- 21 Jul 2023 10:43 AM
- community & culture
Distinctive landmarks in Budapest are very familiar to all who live here – but not everyone knows everything about them, including why they’re so significant.
Budapest Court Rejects Mayor's Lawsuit Over Solidarity Tax - Due to Political Pressure?
- 20 Jul 2023 10:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the city’s mayor with the aim of “dodging” the payment of the solidarity tax, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said.
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
- getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
Insider’s Guide: Szentendre, Budapest’s Favourite Getaway
- 25 Aug 2023 9:00 AM
- getting around
A pretty, cobbled, Danubian enclave of Serbian churches and galleries, famous as a picturesque riverside town of painters, Szentendre is many expats getaway of choice for a quick trip away from Budapest.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Museum in Budapest
- 17 Aug 2023 9:06 AM
- getting around
Predating Budapest’s many landmarks unveiled in the later 1800s, the Hungarian National Museum was built in the ten years before the Uprising of 1848 – in fact, it is indelibly linked to those momentous events. In our continuing series proving the backstories to Budapest’s great landmarks, we look at this former seat of government, now housing a comprehensive display showing the history of ...
Volunteers Remove Over 6 Tonnes of Waste from River Tisza in Hungary
- 9 Aug 2023 12:38 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Some 6.1 tonnes of waste has been removed from a 70km stretch of the River Tisza near Szolnok, in central Hungary, by environmental volunteers working over the past several days, the organisers of the 11th Tisza PET Cup competition said.
Hungarian Interchurch Aid Delivering Donations to Slovenia Flood Victims
- 9 Aug 2023 11:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) is delivering two truckloads of donations to victims of recent floods in Slovenia, the organisation said.
See What’s New at Sziget: Budapest’s Top Festival Goes Green
- 8 Aug 2023 4:26 PM
- entertainment
This year’s Sziget is not only getting a new look in many areas, venues gaining new designs and improvements in sound and lighting technology, the festival pushing the envelope on green issues and sustainability.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest - Artistic Treasures Unveiled
- 1 Aug 2023 12:32 PM
- property
The Buda Castle houses three key institutions, the main one is the Hungarian National Gallery - the Magyar Nemzeti Galéria to locals. After coming under the umbrella of the Museum of Fine Arts a decade or so ago, it expanded the range of its domestic collection and began to offer all kinds of guided tours, including some in English.
Insider’s Guide: Top Attractions in Budapest
- 21 Jul 2023 10:43 AM
- community & culture
Distinctive landmarks in Budapest are very familiar to all who live here – but not everyone knows everything about them, including why they’re so significant.
Budapest Court Rejects Mayor's Lawsuit Over Solidarity Tax - Due to Political Pressure?
- 20 Jul 2023 10:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the city’s mayor with the aim of “dodging” the payment of the solidarity tax, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said.
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
- getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.