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Kunpuszta Festival of Gastronomy and Music | details
15-17 July 2011 Gastronomic programme: Gastronomic adventures at the Rendek Eco Farm in the middle of a charming garden of organic fruits and vegetables. Opportunity to taste the specialities of the Kunság cooked by some of the country’s top chefs and to wander around in the Kunság market selling local organic produce. Tradition, local flavours, meeting with regional exponents of handcrafted...

The largest church in Budapest | details
St. Stephen's Basilica Address: V. district, Szent István tér Show map >> Aerial photos >> Its 96-metre-high dome affords a view over virtually the entire city. Building started in 1851, and then in 1867 the work was taken over by Miklós Ybl, the greatest architect of the day, and finally concluded in 1905 by József Kauser. The neo-Classical building holds the greatest...

The permanent site of the national assembly | details
Parliament Address: V. district, Kossuth Lajos tér Show map Aerial photos >> The largest building in the country, the permanent site of the national assembly, Parliament sits on the Danube embankment with its entrance looking out over Kossuth Square. The neo-Gothic building is the work of architect Imre Steindl, and was constructed between 1884–1902. It has 691 rooms, is 268 m...

Cultural, entertainment and leisure magazine for foreign guests | details
Address: 1074 Budapest, Munkás utca 9 Telephone: 266-5853, 267-2274, Fax: 338-4293 E-mail: budapestpanorama@turizmus.com The media member of the Turizmus Ltd. THE GUIDE OF CHOICE FOR VISITORS TO BUDAPEST SINCE 1992 Cultural, entertainment and leisure programme magazine for foreign business travellers, tourists, foreigners and diplomats living in Hungary The complimentary, monthly programme...

Budapest’s most attractive and most famous Catholic church | details
Matthias Church Address: I. district, Szentháromság tér Show map >> Aerial photos >> Due to its unique siting largely defines the view of the Castle quarter as seen from the Pest side. The royal cathedral, the Church of Our Lady, was built in several sections between the 13th and 15th centuries. Today’s neo-Gothic form was given by major reconstruction work directed by...

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