Budapest, Hungary

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The capital city of Hungary, Budapest, was created out of the unification of the separate historic towns of Buda, Pest and Óbuda in 1873. Whilst the area had been inhabited from early times, it was from this date that the city’s expansion into a world capital really began. Budapest is bisected by the River Danube, with the city as much a natural geographical centre as it is the country’s transport hub. Covering an area of two hundred square miles and divided into 23 administrative districts, it is home today to a population of 1.8 million people.

In whichever direction one looks, there are things of interest close to Budapest: to the north,Szentendre and the charming towns of the Danube Bend are the closest sights; to the southwest it is possible to travel back thousands of years in time; to the south, we come across memories of Beethoven’s  visits to Hungary; and to the northeast there is a Baroque town preserving the memory of Queen Elisabeth (fondly known as Sissi).