Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of the country it serves as the country’s principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation centre. The city is famous for its natural and artificial heritage and offers top level cultural life.
Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe its World Heritage Sites include the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground Railway, the first on the European continent.

The town itself is divided into two cities: the hilly Buda on the west bank of the Danube River and the plane Pest on the east bank.

Budapest first appeared on the world map when Romans founded the town of Aquincum around 89 AD, in what today is Óbuda (Old Buda). It soon became the capital of the province Lower Pannonia. This is the reason why many places wear the name of “Római” (Roman) in their name around the district.
The city of Budapest was formed in 1872 uniting the three separate towns of Óbuda, Buda and Pest.

Places of interest

Budapest offers 837 monuments of all European artistic styles, 223 museums, 40 theatres, 7 concert halls, numerous baths and thermal spas.

Main sights in Buda

• The Castle Hill - with the Royal Palace, the National Gallery, the Fisherman’s Bastion and the Matthias Church.
• Citadel - the white-stoned fortress on the top of Gellért Hill, crowned by the 14 m tall Liberation Monument. You can enjoy from here a wonderful panorama of the whole city.
• Aquincum: the remains of the Roman city is turned into an open-air museum.
• Victor Vasarely Museum – collection of the famous Hungarian-born post-modern painter
• Chain bridge - one of Budapest's most famous landmarks, the first bridge connecting Buda and Pest
  Margaret Island - The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recreational area. Its medieval ruins are reminders of its importance in the Middle Ages as a religious center

Main sights in Pest:

• The Parliament Building: the neo-Gothic building contains amongst other things the Hungarian Crown Jewels.
• Saint Stephen’s Basilica - where the Holy Right Hand of the founder of Hungary, King Saint Stephen is on display.
• Great Synagogue and the Jewish Museum – the biggest synagogue in Europe
• National Museum –the first museum of Hungary hosting the most significant and one of the oldest collection of Hungary.
• Andrassy Avenue – the two-and-a-half kilometre long avenue was constructed at the end of the 19th century with buildings in mainly neo-Renaissance and neo-Baroque style.
• Heroes’ Square with Museum of Fine Arts and the City Park

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