Best Places to Visit in Budapest

Budapest is a wonderful European city, and one of the oldest. There are many things to see and do here, too many to include in just one place. Here are five top places to see while visiting here.

One of them, if you are any kind of cook, has to be the Chefparade Cooking School. This is a school that is both cosmopolitan, and contemporary, where you can learn to cook some of Hungary’s best dishes. These are plenty of completely interactive fun activities. You get a guided tour of the Great Market Hall with your chef, purchasing local ingredients which you will then take back and cook under the supervision of some of the local master chefs. Courses start in the morning and are finished by lunchtime, and even older children will enjoy the hands-on experiences.

Another stop on your tour of Budapest should be a visit to the famous thermal baths, located around the city. While some of these can be somewhat crowded, one is less visited but just as soothing as the Rudas Baths. These baths were built in 1566 by the Turks and still retain a great Islamic style. There are a number of others, including Szechenyi, and Gellert. If you think you are good at chess, a visit to Szechenyi is a must, you will be able to challenge a number of local players.

Taking the Funicular Railway up the hill the next stop would have to be the Royal Palace District. Here you can walk through Buda Castle, enjoy a spectacular view of the city from the Fisherman’s Bastion, and visit the Matthias Church. When you get hungry, stop by the Cafe Ruszwurm for coffee and cake. Later a stop at the House of Hungarian wines will allow you to indulge in over fifty different wines from the region.

One of the best places to visit is the underground, and even when it is freezing cold at street level, it can be warm and pleasant here. There are over 200 caves, formed by the warm thermal waters pushing up from deep underground. There are plenty of man-made structures, from Dungeons and wine cellars that were used during medieval times. Castle Hill has many caves, connected together during the Turkish occupation for military use, and these are seen through guided tours.