19 result(s) for housing in Getting around
Budapest Bike-Share Winter Pilot: HUF 500 Pass Keeps Bikes Rolling
- 23 Dec 2025 6:17 AM
- getting around
Budapest's MOL Bubi bike-sharing system won't vanish during the holidays. The current setup ends officially on December 23, but a pilot program keeps the green bikes available until mid-February. Starting December 24, grab a MOL Bubi Pilot pass for HUF 500 (about €1.30). It covers 30-minute rides and stays valid through February 15, no matter when you buy it—solid value for quick winter trips ...
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Budapest to Get HUF 300 Billion in EU Funding, to Turn Capital into “a Green, Open City of Opportunities”
- 26 Jan 2024 7:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest is set to receive 300 billion forints (EUR 775.8m) in European Union development funding over the coming years, the Mayor’s Office said.
Insider's Guide: Budapest's Chinatown - Culinary, Cultural & Shopping Oasis
- 24 Aug 2023 7:27 AM
- getting around
Nestled on the southern fringes of Budapest, the vibrant enclave known as Chinatown has emerged as a real cultural and culinary hub. Containing over a dozen Chinese eateries, this area stands as a testament Budapest’s ethnic diversity and cultural fusion.
Top 8 Lakes in Budapest
- 23 Aug 2023 7:51 PM
- https://welovebudapest.com/en
- getting around
Where better to relax on a summer’s day than beside a pretty lake? Cooling off by the water, reading a favourite book, you can be in the city and still feel like you’re at the beach.
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 ...
Xploring Budapest: Special Socialist Murals - Photos
- 25 Feb 2022 4:21 PM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
A quick stroll around the city centre is enough to see that Budapest is home to many an ambitious mural. The inner-city is heaving with bold designs splashed onto the sides of its larger buildings, bringing colour to otherwise blank facades or ornamenting walls recently-revealed by demolition.
Xploring Hungary: Grassalkovich Palace in Gödöllő
- 2 Feb 2022 11:58 AM
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The history of the Baroque castle started in 1735 when construction began on order of Antal I Grassalkovich, a confidant of Maria Theresa. By 1745, the first U-shaped building enclosing the inner courtyard was finished, along with the banquet hall and royal suites.
Budapest Metro Line 1 Upgrade Plans To Be Completed Soon
- 4 May 2021 11:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The plans for the upgrade of Budapest’s metro line 1 are nearing completion, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said, adding that the project would require cooperation between the metropolitan council and the government.
Budapest Bike-Share Winter Pilot: HUF 500 Pass Keeps Bikes Rolling
- 23 Dec 2025 6:17 AM
- getting around
Budapest's MOL Bubi bike-sharing system won't vanish during the holidays. The current setup ends officially on December 23, but a pilot program keeps the green bikes available until mid-February. Starting December 24, grab a MOL Bubi Pilot pass for HUF 500 (about €1.30). It covers 30-minute rides and stays valid through February 15, no matter when you buy it—solid value for quick winter trips ...
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Budapest to Get HUF 300 Billion in EU Funding, to Turn Capital into “a Green, Open City of Opportunities”
- 26 Jan 2024 7:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest is set to receive 300 billion forints (EUR 775.8m) in European Union development funding over the coming years, the Mayor’s Office said.
Insider's Guide: Budapest's Chinatown - Culinary, Cultural & Shopping Oasis
- 24 Aug 2023 7:27 AM
- getting around
Nestled on the southern fringes of Budapest, the vibrant enclave known as Chinatown has emerged as a real cultural and culinary hub. Containing over a dozen Chinese eateries, this area stands as a testament Budapest’s ethnic diversity and cultural fusion.
Top 8 Lakes in Budapest
- 23 Aug 2023 7:51 PM
- https://welovebudapest.com/en
- getting around
Where better to relax on a summer’s day than beside a pretty lake? Cooling off by the water, reading a favourite book, you can be in the city and still feel like you’re at the beach.
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 ...
Xploring Budapest: Special Socialist Murals - Photos
- 25 Feb 2022 4:21 PM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
A quick stroll around the city centre is enough to see that Budapest is home to many an ambitious mural. The inner-city is heaving with bold designs splashed onto the sides of its larger buildings, bringing colour to otherwise blank facades or ornamenting walls recently-revealed by demolition.
Xploring Hungary: Grassalkovich Palace in Gödöllő
- 2 Feb 2022 11:58 AM
- getting around
The history of the Baroque castle started in 1735 when construction began on order of Antal I Grassalkovich, a confidant of Maria Theresa. By 1745, the first U-shaped building enclosing the inner courtyard was finished, along with the banquet hall and royal suites.
Budapest Metro Line 1 Upgrade Plans To Be Completed Soon
- 4 May 2021 11:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The plans for the upgrade of Budapest’s metro line 1 are nearing completion, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said, adding that the project would require cooperation between the metropolitan council and the government.