105 result(s) for history in Getting around
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square
- 19 Mar 2024 1:49 PM
- getting around
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Xploring Budapest: Railway Museum
- 19 Mar 2024 1:27 PM
- getting around
Europe's largest open-air railway entertainment park in Budapest just opened its gates for the visitors.
Xploring Budapest: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
- 29 Feb 2024 5:57 PM
- getting around
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music often abbreviated as Zeneakadémia in Hungarian, is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, founded on November 14, 1875.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Top 3 Hidden Parks in Downtown Budapest
- 12 Feb 2024 12:16 PM
- getting around
As we finally see light at the end of the tunnel, or rather, the first rays of spring announcing its arrival, we want to share with you some hidden parks in Budapest where you can comfortably enjoy the sunshine throughout spring and summer!
Xploring Hungary: Castle of Eger in Hungary
- 19 Jan 2024 6:40 PM
- getting around
The Castle of Eger is a construction of great historical importance in Hungary: it was there in 1552 where captain István Dobó and his troops repelled the attack of the thirty times bigger Sultan's army.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular (Budavári Sikló)
- 15 Jan 2024 4:27 PM
- getting around
Travelling by the Buda Hill Funicular is a pleasant and a fairly cheap way to save your legs a hike when you want to get up to the Buda Castle Hill from the river level on Adam Clarke square. Enjoy the ride on a historical cable car.
Xmas Tram Now on Budapest Tracks
- 5 Dec 2023 7:14 AM
- getting around
This special tram in the capital is on track to delight passengers again this year, as anyone can take a ride on this seasonal BKK vehicle for the price of a regular tram ticket. The decorated vehicles will be on the streets of Budapest until January 7, 2024.
150th Birthday Treat: Enjoy Unlimited Travel on Public Transport in Budapest for HUF 150
- 15 Nov 2023 12:47 PM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- getting around
On the occasion of Budapest’s 150th birthday, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) is offering a HUF 150 (EUR 0.40) day ticket in the BudapestGO app on 17 November. The ticket allows unlimited travel on BKK lines throughout the day.
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square
- 19 Mar 2024 1:49 PM
- getting around
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Xploring Budapest: Railway Museum
- 19 Mar 2024 1:27 PM
- getting around
Europe's largest open-air railway entertainment park in Budapest just opened its gates for the visitors.
Xploring Budapest: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
- 29 Feb 2024 5:57 PM
- getting around
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music often abbreviated as Zeneakadémia in Hungarian, is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, founded on November 14, 1875.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Top 3 Hidden Parks in Downtown Budapest
- 12 Feb 2024 12:16 PM
- getting around
As we finally see light at the end of the tunnel, or rather, the first rays of spring announcing its arrival, we want to share with you some hidden parks in Budapest where you can comfortably enjoy the sunshine throughout spring and summer!
Xploring Hungary: Castle of Eger in Hungary
- 19 Jan 2024 6:40 PM
- getting around
The Castle of Eger is a construction of great historical importance in Hungary: it was there in 1552 where captain István Dobó and his troops repelled the attack of the thirty times bigger Sultan's army.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular (Budavári Sikló)
- 15 Jan 2024 4:27 PM
- getting around
Travelling by the Buda Hill Funicular is a pleasant and a fairly cheap way to save your legs a hike when you want to get up to the Buda Castle Hill from the river level on Adam Clarke square. Enjoy the ride on a historical cable car.
Xmas Tram Now on Budapest Tracks
- 5 Dec 2023 7:14 AM
- getting around
This special tram in the capital is on track to delight passengers again this year, as anyone can take a ride on this seasonal BKK vehicle for the price of a regular tram ticket. The decorated vehicles will be on the streets of Budapest until January 7, 2024.
150th Birthday Treat: Enjoy Unlimited Travel on Public Transport in Budapest for HUF 150
- 15 Nov 2023 12:47 PM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- getting around
On the occasion of Budapest’s 150th birthday, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) is offering a HUF 150 (EUR 0.40) day ticket in the BudapestGO app on 17 November. The ticket allows unlimited travel on BKK lines throughout the day.