Budapest Winter Market

Thermal baths and holiday markets in Budapest, Hungary.

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• Hungarian Parliament Building — Landmark Gothic Revival–style edifice with lavishly decorated rooms, plus a visitors' center.
• Fisherman's Bastion — 19th-century fortress with 7 turreted lookout towers offering panoramic views plus cafe on terrace.
• Central Market Hall — Restored neogothic hall for traders with grocery produce on the ground & souvenirs on the 1st floor.
• St. Stephen's Basilica — Vast cupola-topped Roman Catholic place of worship, built from 1851 to 1905, with regular concerts.
• Buda Castle — Palatial venue for the Hungarian National Gallery plus displays from Gothic altars to sculpture.
• New York Café — Ornate cafe/restaurant since 1894 with frescoes & chandeliers, for coffee, cake & Hungarian cuisine.
• Szimpla Kert — Huge pub with old mismatched items & a disused Trabant car, with music, food, market & a garden.
• Heroes' Square — Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, with statues of the leaders of 7 tribes who founded Hungary.
• Shoes on the Danube Bank — Waterside shoe sculptures memorializing those killed at the river by a fascist party during WWII.
• Dohány Street Synagogue — Ornate domes top this lavish Moorish-style synagogue, with a museum, cemetery & Holocaust memorial.
• Hungarian State Opera — Neoclassical venue with ceiling frescoes & statues of composers, for opera & ballet plus tours.
• Széchenyi Chain Bridge — Landmark 19th-century suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark & illuminated at night.
• Mammut — Roomy mall featuring domestic & international chain retailers, fast-food places & a movie theater.
• Vajdahunyad Castle — This 1896 lakeside castle shows the evolution of Hungarian architecture in its elaborate design.
• ÁRKÁD Budapest — Global & local retail stores, services & a large food court draw locals to this bustling complex.
• Instant-Fogas Complex — Large entertainment venue with theatrical decor, plus 18 bars, 6 dance floors & 2 gardens.
• Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden — Exotic animals in established zoo with global zones, snake petting & conservation programs.
• The Church of Our Lady of Buda Castle — A 13th-century church named for King Matthias, who married here, with an ecclesiastical art museum.
• Twentysix Budapest Restaurant — Cool, plant-filled venue with a Mediterranean eatery, plus workshops & yoga classes.
• Gellért Thermal Bath — These architecturally significant thermal pools are part of the famous Hotel Gellert complex.

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