Parish church of Óbuda

Name: Parish church of Óbuda
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1036 Budapest, Lajos utca 168.

Description

In the Baroque style, the Parish Church of Óbuda was built for the Zichy family in the 18th Century. On the façade, two niches hold the statues of Saint Sébastien and Saint Roch.… Read the rest here →

Művész Cake Shop and Tea Room

Name: Művész Cake Shop and Tea Room
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 29.

Description

You will notice that this establishment has conserved its charm from the 1900s. A good address for tasting a nice gateau and a good cup of coffee!… Read the rest here →

Flórián tér

Name: Flórián tér
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1033 Budapest, Flórián tér.

Description

In the neighbourhood of this main crossroads of Óbuda where several main roads meet, from the excavations carried out at the time of the construction of the road that was dug up, have allowed the fragments of the thermal baths taken from of the military stronghold to be updated (caldarium or hot bath, frigidarium or cold bath).… Read the rest here →

Villa of Hercules

Name: Villa of Hercules
Category: Archaeological and historical sites
Location: 1031 Budapest, Szentendrei út 139.

Description

Somewhat swamped in the midst of a group of blocks of buildings, the villa of Hercules, a rich Patrician’s home, owes its name to its pavements made of mosaics depicting the myth of Hercules (3rd Century).… Read the rest here →

Amphitheatre in the civil town

Name: Amphitheatre in the civil town
Category: Archaeological and historical sites
Location: 1031 Budapest, Chemin Szentendrei

Description

Included amongst the remains of the civil town in the Roman era, this amphitheatre, which is smaller than the amphitheatre in the military fortress, could hold 8,000 spectators.… Read the rest here →