The Millennial Velodrome in Budapest is one of the oldest arena for track cycling in Europe: it was built in 1896 as part of the developments celebrating the 1000 year old Hungarian state. Little wonder, many of the famous buildings in Budapest were built in 1896, like the Millennial Velodrome, the Millennial Monument on Heroes’ [...]
If you feel like joining the local capoeira group in Budapest, check out Senzala. Capoeira trainings are twice a week in 3 different locations: the most central is in Ponty utca (3 minutes from Batthyány tér, which is on the red line metro and opposite the Parliament).
Grupo Senzala was started in the 1960s by some [...]
Váci utca (say Vaatsy ootsaa), which is not to be confused with Váci út (Váci Road) has been a pedestrian only, shopping street for decades. It is well worth taking a leisurely stroll along the street, where one end runs into Vörösmarty tér, the elegant square where Café Gerbeaud is located, while the other end [...]