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Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
Top 7 Scenic Tram Rides in Budapest
- 30 Jun 2023 9:22 AM
- getting around
It’s a sightseeing tour for free – or rather, for the cost of less than €1 for a ticket on Budapest public transport. Of the city’s tram routes from 1 to 69, some glide alongside the Danube, others ascend the verdant slopes of Buda or past foothills once covered in vineyards.
Insider’s Guide: Opera House in Budapest
- 21 Jun 2023 7:13 AM
- property
On Budapest’s showcase boulevard of Andrássy út, the ornate State Opera House has recently been completely renovated. This architectural marvel now sparkles anew, standing as a testament to the city’s rich musical heritage.
Insider’s Guide: Kolodko's Strange Small Statues Around Budapest
- 14 Jun 2023 6:02 PM
- getting around
As you pass Budapest’s key sites and vantage points, keep a look out for a strange little figure you might see alongside. These figurines are the work of sculptor Mihály Kolodko and often embellish the story behind the landmark, usually in an offbeat, humorous way.
'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, 14 - 21 June
- 12 Jun 2023 8:15 AM
- community & culture
Müpa Budapest is once again looking forward to welcoming lovers of classical music to see masterpieces of the musical stage in the early summer of 2023.
Hans Zimmer Live, Budapest Aréna, 5 June
- 19 May 2023 3:33 PM
- community & culture
After Hans Zimmer celebrated unforgettable, triumphant successes in front of sell-out crowds’ night after night in the largest concert arenas across Europe, the continuation of this smash-hit tour can now be announced.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 4, Part 9.
- 18 May 2023 11:51 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks at Müpa Budapest
- 5 Apr 2023 4:01 PM
- community & culture
Launched in the spring of 2021, on the 140th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók, the world-famous Hungarian composer, the Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks is a unique event series dedicated to the arts.
Preview: Budapest Spring Festival, 20 April – 5 May
- 5 Apr 2023 3:56 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- entertainment
The 43rd Budapest Spring Festival, to be held from April 20 to May 2, will offer 50 programmes at 30 locations, organisers told a press conference.
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
Top 7 Scenic Tram Rides in Budapest
- 30 Jun 2023 9:22 AM
- getting around
It’s a sightseeing tour for free – or rather, for the cost of less than €1 for a ticket on Budapest public transport. Of the city’s tram routes from 1 to 69, some glide alongside the Danube, others ascend the verdant slopes of Buda or past foothills once covered in vineyards.
Insider’s Guide: Opera House in Budapest
- 21 Jun 2023 7:13 AM
- property
On Budapest’s showcase boulevard of Andrássy út, the ornate State Opera House has recently been completely renovated. This architectural marvel now sparkles anew, standing as a testament to the city’s rich musical heritage.
Insider’s Guide: Kolodko's Strange Small Statues Around Budapest
- 14 Jun 2023 6:02 PM
- getting around
As you pass Budapest’s key sites and vantage points, keep a look out for a strange little figure you might see alongside. These figurines are the work of sculptor Mihály Kolodko and often embellish the story behind the landmark, usually in an offbeat, humorous way.
'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, 14 - 21 June
- 12 Jun 2023 8:15 AM
- community & culture
Müpa Budapest is once again looking forward to welcoming lovers of classical music to see masterpieces of the musical stage in the early summer of 2023.
Hans Zimmer Live, Budapest Aréna, 5 June
- 19 May 2023 3:33 PM
- community & culture
After Hans Zimmer celebrated unforgettable, triumphant successes in front of sell-out crowds’ night after night in the largest concert arenas across Europe, the continuation of this smash-hit tour can now be announced.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 4, Part 9.
- 18 May 2023 11:51 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks at Müpa Budapest
- 5 Apr 2023 4:01 PM
- community & culture
Launched in the spring of 2021, on the 140th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók, the world-famous Hungarian composer, the Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks is a unique event series dedicated to the arts.
Preview: Budapest Spring Festival, 20 April – 5 May
- 5 Apr 2023 3:56 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- entertainment
The 43rd Budapest Spring Festival, to be held from April 20 to May 2, will offer 50 programmes at 30 locations, organisers told a press conference.