Budapest, Hungary
What to do in Budapest
* Catch the opera at Pest’s spectacular State Opera or a performance of classical music at any of Budapest’s many concert halls.
* Cinemas (mainly in Pest) are a favourite pastime. Not just the big American blockbusters showing in badly subtitled versions all over the continent, but also smaller art films most people in their countries of origin haven’t seen. Films are almost always subtitled rather than dubbed, which makes movie-going convenient for non-Hungarians.
* Cave walking in the Buda hills. Another way of passing a few hours is to visit the Caves on the Buda hills. There are 2 major caves, Pálvölgy Cave and Szemlo Hill Cave. Some of the guides do not speak any English but they give a free English pamphlet for the tour.
* Buda Hill Labyrinth. The Labyrinths are accessible by two points on the Buda hills. Originally parts were formed from hot water springs and then during WW2, they were linked with some of the cellars on the hill to create an air raid shelter for up to 10,000 people and a military hospital. The labyrinth is now a popular tourist attraction.
* The Sziget Festival at Obudai Island (=Sziget) attracts rock fans, world music hippies and the usual festival crowd every year in august. With cheap beer, great acts and a multitude of cultural, culinarian and musical offers, it’s definitely a good deal. Day ticket are highly affordable, a week’s ticket is about euro 100,-. More infos at http://www.sziget.hu
* Detailed information of programmes and events in Budapest can be found at the event calendar of Budapest
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