Budapest City Guide
Budapest blends grand coffee houses, thermal baths and Danube panoramas like no other city. Around 1.7 million people live here across 23 districts.
🗺️ Open Budapest interactively – map & navigationOur 5 walking routes in Budapest
Each route starts at a metro or rail station and walks you to the highlights:
Basilica & Castle District
From St Stephen's Basilica over the Chain Bridge and up by funicular to Castle Hill with the Royal Palace, Matthias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion.
Parliament & Margaret Island
From the photo spot on the Buda bank across green Margaret Island into monumental Pest: Parliament, the Shoes on the Danube memorial and Liberty Square.
Andrássy, Opera & Heroes' Square
Up the grand Andrássy Avenue: from the State Opera via Heroes' Square to the City Park with Vajdahunyad Castle and the Széchenyi Baths.
Váci utca, Market Hall & Gellért Hill
From Café Gerbeaud through Váci utca to the Great Market Hall, across Liberty Bridge and up to the Citadella on Gellért Hill.
Jewish Quarter & Synagogue
Lively Erzsébetváros: Europe's largest synagogue, the Gozsdu courtyards, street art and the city's most beautiful coffee house.