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Top 7 Flea Markets in Budapest
- 11 Jul 2023 10:09 AM
- shopping
Budapest is a mish-mash of many eras, Habsburg, Socialist and pre-war the most prominent. This is reflected in what you might find in the city’s flea markets and junk shops, from elegant fin-de-siècle lampshades to posters from the early days of cinema and wind-up toys from the Soviet Union.
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?
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.
Gulácsy Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 11:28 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition of Lajos Gulácsy, one of the most unique figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art, is now displayed in the National Gallery.
Christopher Uden, Former Principal, International School of Budapest
- 5 Jul 2023 10:02 AM
Christopher is from London. He studied History and Politics and Cultural Studies at Leeds Beckett University. Having completed these studies, he undertook a PGCE in Religious Education at Leeds Trinity and All Saints University.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 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.
Top 25 + 1 Events in Hungary This July
- 30 Jun 2023 12:34 PM
- entertainment
It’s summer! Here are a great variety of seasonal things to enjoy around Hungary - if you’re a music fan, a history buff or just looking for somewhere to take the kids this month there's lots on. Highlights include the spectacular Festival of Light in Pécs, the Valley of Arts fest near Balaton and the Night of Beaches around Hungary.
Xploring Hungary Video: National Memorial Park, Pákozd
- 28 Jun 2023 7:40 AM
- getting around
The Military Memorial Park Pákozd - National Memorial Site was established in 1951 in the vicinity of the Obelisk erected to commemorate the battle of Pákozd-Sukoró on September 29, 1848, on Mészeg Hill in Pákozd.
'International Palace Games', Visegrád, 7 - 9 July
- 26 Jun 2023 3:49 PM
- entertainment
The International Palace Games of Visegrád is the largest medieval festival in Hungary, held annually at the second weekend of July.
Top 7 Flea Markets in Budapest
- 11 Jul 2023 10:09 AM
- shopping
Budapest is a mish-mash of many eras, Habsburg, Socialist and pre-war the most prominent. This is reflected in what you might find in the city’s flea markets and junk shops, from elegant fin-de-siècle lampshades to posters from the early days of cinema and wind-up toys from the Soviet Union.
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?
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.
Gulácsy Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 11:28 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition of Lajos Gulácsy, one of the most unique figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art, is now displayed in the National Gallery.
Christopher Uden, Former Principal, International School of Budapest
- 5 Jul 2023 10:02 AM
Christopher is from London. He studied History and Politics and Cultural Studies at Leeds Beckett University. Having completed these studies, he undertook a PGCE in Religious Education at Leeds Trinity and All Saints University.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 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.
Top 25 + 1 Events in Hungary This July
- 30 Jun 2023 12:34 PM
- entertainment
It’s summer! Here are a great variety of seasonal things to enjoy around Hungary - if you’re a music fan, a history buff or just looking for somewhere to take the kids this month there's lots on. Highlights include the spectacular Festival of Light in Pécs, the Valley of Arts fest near Balaton and the Night of Beaches around Hungary.
Xploring Hungary Video: National Memorial Park, Pákozd
- 28 Jun 2023 7:40 AM
- getting around
The Military Memorial Park Pákozd - National Memorial Site was established in 1951 in the vicinity of the Obelisk erected to commemorate the battle of Pákozd-Sukoró on September 29, 1848, on Mészeg Hill in Pákozd.
'International Palace Games', Visegrád, 7 - 9 July
- 26 Jun 2023 3:49 PM
- entertainment
The International Palace Games of Visegrád is the largest medieval festival in Hungary, held annually at the second weekend of July.