Recommended things to do in Budapest after your bike tour
Places to visit:
- Visit the House of Parliament inside; guided tours in English, book your ticket!
- Visit the Great market hall (next to Szabadság bridge on Pest), try hungarian foods like Lángos, Rétes, buy souvenirs and tasty fresh fruits
- Visit the great Synagogue of Budapest in Dohány street and the jewish museum. Also visit the recently renovated Rumbach street Synagogue.
- Take a walk in Castle hill – the oldest part of the city, you can go by funicular
- If you want some peace away from the city, go to the hills of Buda. Take the cog-railway (fogaskerekű, close to Széll Kálmán tér) ride with the small-gauge train, operated by kids (Gyermekvasút), get of at János-hegy, go up to the lookout tower, come back to the city by chairlift (Libegő)
- Visit the cave system under Budapest (Pálvölgyi barlang, Szemlőhegyi barlang)
- Go for a boat ride on the Danube
- Relax on Margaret island or go jogging on the 5 km rubber running track
- House of Terror for detailed history about communism
- Stroll Along the Danube Promenade and Cross the Chain Bridgeat sunset
FREE places, things – enter to buildings, lobbies with amazing interior:
- Opera house lobby
- ELTE University Library
- Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Library – Wenckheim Palace
- Uránia National Film Theatre
- Parisi Udvar (Párizsi Arcade)
- Károlyi Palace (Károlyi-kert)
- Italian Institute of Culture
- Gresham Palace (Four Seasons Hotel)
- Underground Railway Museum on Deák Ferenc tér metro station (price of one single ticket)
- Gellért bath lobby
- Széchenyi bath lobby, rear entrance lobby
- Stops of the 4th Subway line
- Szimpla Kert
Places to eat:
- Ráday street’s restaurants with terrace
- Liszt tér’s restaurants with terrace
- Gozsdu courtyard
- Sweets: visit Gerboud, Ruszwurm, Daubner, Auguszt confectioneries
- Café: New York Palace, Művész, Grasham, Centrál
Foods to try: Gulyás, Pörkölt, Töltött káposzta, Paprikás csirke, Nokedli, Meat and liver of goose
Veggie: lecsó, gyümölcsleves (cold fruitsoup), főzelék (made of many kind of veggies), lángos,
Dessert: Gundel palacsinta, Túrógombóc, Dobos torta, Szilvásgombóc, Zserbó, Somlói galuska
Drink: local wine, Törley champagne, Fröccs,
Shots: pálinka (peach, plum), Unicum
Going Out:
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- Clubs: A38, Ötkert, Aquarium, Gödör, Budapest Jazz Klub, Dűrer
- Kazinczy street – Szimpla, ruin bars / gardens
- Open air clubs: Kobuci / A38 / Budapest Park
Thermal baths:
- Széchenyi, Gellért, Lukács; Rudas – Friday, Saturday night till 4 a.m.
- Palatinus – open air beach with thermal water on Margaret island
Things outside of Budapest:
- Szentendre – cute historic town next to the Danube (1 hour away by train)
- Visegrád – Breathtaking fortress and view at the Danube-curve (2 hours away)
- Eger – Nice town in the northern hills, with good wine and old architecture (2 hours)
- Lake Balaton – The largest lake of central Europe, popular holiday destination; Siófok – to party, Badacsony – nice landscape, good wine (2-3 hours away)
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