Budapest Top Attractions for First-Time Visitors

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Hungarian Parliament Building

Attraction

1-3 Kossuth Lajos tér, V. kerület, Budapest, 1055, Hungary

The most iconic building in Budapest, The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary. It is situated on Kossuth Square in the Pest side of the city, on the eastern bank of the Danube. It was designed by Hungarian architect Imre Steindl in neo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. It has been the largest building in Hungary since its completion.

St. Stephen's Basilica Budapest

Attraction Religious Site Church / Cathedral

1 Szent István tér, V. kerület, Budapest, 1051, Hungary

St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920.

Fisherman's Bastion

Attraction Historic Site Fortress

Szentháromság tér, I. kerület, Budapest, 1014, Hungary

Fisherman's Bastion is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located near the Buda Castle, in the 1st district of Budapest. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from its Neo-Romanesque lookout towers. (Wikipedia)

Central Market Hall

Food Place Market Store Grocery Store

1-3 Vámház körút, IX. kerület, Budapest, 1093, Hungary

Buda Castle

Attraction Castle

2 Szent György tér, I. kerület, Budapest 1014, Hungary

Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. It was first completed in 1265, but the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the site was built between 1749 and 1769. The complex in the past was referred to as either the Royal Palace or the Royal Castle. (Wikipedia)

Matthias Church

Attraction Church / Cathedral

2 Szentháromság tér, I. kerület, Budapest 1014, Hungary

The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more commonly known as the Matthias Church, more rarely the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Roman Catholic church located in the Holy Trinity Square, Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. (Wikipedia)

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Attraction Bridge

Széchenyi Lánchíd, V. kerület, Budapest, 1051, Hungary

Vajdahunyad Castle

Attraction Castle Museum

Vajdahunyad sétány, XIV. kerület, Budapest, 1146, Hungary

Heroes' Square

Attraction Plaza / Square

Hősök tere, XIV. kerület, Budapest 1146, Hungary

Hősok tere is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic statue complex 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. The square lies at the outbound end of Andrassy Avenue next to City Park (Varosliget). It hosts the Museu...