Liszt Ferenc Square

This is a popular meeting place for locals and visitors alike. It is the city’s quintessential café locale. The most original cafés are Menza (a retro café in the style of the 1970s), Vian (named after the French writer) and Karma, an Indian-style café. At any time of the day this square is full of people eating or getting ready to have a party. Just sit at a terrace, order a fresh orange juice and relax. (Between Andrássy út and Király utca.)

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Address: VI. Liszt Ferenc tér

The Palatinus baths

This is a huge lido on Margaret Island, built in 1937 to accommodate up to 10,000 people. It is open from the beginning of May to the end of September, and has seven separate pools, the most imposing – at almost 130 x 50 metres – being the largest pool in the world before World War II. Attractions include a wave pool, a water slide and a separate area for ball games. Perfect for refreshment, before or after discovering the natural beauty and the fun of this green island.

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Address: XIII. Margitsziget
Web: http://www.spasbudapest.com

The Children’s Railway

This ‘only in Budapest’ attraction traces a winding, twelve-kilometre route through the Buda Hills and the superb scenery of Széchenyi Hill and Hűvösvölgy. With the exception of the engine driver, all services are provided by schoolchildren between the ages of ten and fourteen. Fun for the kids! Fun for everybody!

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Address: XII. Hűvösvölgy
Web: http://www.gyermekvasut.hu

Water activity on the Danube

Let’s go to the Római part! In the 1930s about two dozen boat houses were built on the city’s northern stretch of the Danube, and it became a cult pastime to rent keelboats and spend a weekend there. The ‘Roman Embankment’ is great without boating as well: you can take a bike tour or taste Hungarian fish soup. And don’t miss out on sampling lángos: Hungarian fried bread with garlic, cream and cheese. Or you can just stroll along. You can come back to the city centre by a regularly-scheduled boat service.

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Address: III. Római part

Unforgettable summer nights

Budapest shows its most diverse face in the summertime, when exciting venues present the most extraordinary ideas and programmes. Enjoy the magical combination of music and the Basilica, or jazz and the Zoo, be part of the throng of locals and visitors celebrating summer at an open-air bar on the bank of the Danube, or at the Sziget Festival itself!