Some cities are like fireworks - dazzling in the moment but gone too fast. Others are like favorite books: every time you ...

This hotel offers a slice of Budapest’s history, as it was built on the site of the Hatvan Gate in the historic city walls. Today's hotel dates back to 1914, offering a taste of fin-de-siecle style.

Budapest was formally unified in 1873, but the city’s two big parts, Buda on the Danube’s right bank and Pest on the left, have maintained their unique identities.

City Park, in the centre of Budapest, is popular with locals and home to the city's zoo. Buzzing Heroes' Square is located on the park's east side.

Located beside City Hall Park, the temporary, solar-powered park is Hello Wood’s latest POP-UP Park, a short-term urban intervention with eye-catching street furniture.

That morning, I had left my hotel and boarded a quaint underground train hurtling towards Kálvin Square, which is a short walk away from Budapest’s Great Central Market Hall.

Fiona Duncan offers an essential cultural guide to Budapest, a city that is by turns gritty and romantic, tranquil and majestic. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Search Icon ...

Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to design a new city hall for Budapest, Hungary. The project combines restoration of the existing 18th century building with 40,000 square ...

The Independent Travel Offers: Our favourite Budapest city break. Touch down. Budapest Ferenc Liszt airport is served by BA (0844 493 0787; ba.com) from Heathrow; Wizz Air (0907 292 0102; wizzair ...

Budapest hosts horse race in Heroes' Square . Imagine a horse race that takes place in a historic square in the centre of a city? Well that’s just what visitors to Budapest over the weekend of 31 May ...