May 2015 - Budapest Guide

Beer festival in 2015

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Budapest Guide

The Buda Castle Beer festival is coming back again in 2015 and it will be arranged between June 11th and June 14th in 2015. The location is as the name tells us, the Castle of Buda, one of the most beautiful locations in all of Budapest with a magnificent view!

At the beer festival you can get to taste a lot of different beer made and brewed in Hungary, but in addition you can get to taste some beer from abroad, for example quite a lot of Belgian beer. This is not only for beer enthusiasts, but also for those who enjoy good music, because every evening during the festival there will be concerts with famous Hungarian artists, and for those coming in from abroad Dr. Alban is maybe the most famous of the artists to perform.

The festival has an entrance fee of between 2000 and 3000 HUF, depending on the day you visit, but you can also buy a ticket valid for the entire festival which only cost between 5000-6000 HUF.

Check this out everyone if you are a fan of beer. If you can not come to town for this festival, why not come with us to our brewery visit instead? And find out more about what is going on in Budapest right here.

Jo Nesbø coming to Budapest

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Budapest Guide

The famous author Jo Nesbø will come to Budapest this upcoming Saturday, and if you are a fan you have the chance to get your Jo Nesbø book dedicated at 17.00 in the Allee Shopping Mall this Saturday (May 9th).

Jo Nesbø is the famous author who wrote the books about Harry Hole, the Norwegian detective. He has also written other books and now he is here to dedicate his latest books which is called “Vér a havon” in Hungarian and which carries the title Blood on Snow in English.

The dedication of the books will take place in the Libri bookstore in the Allee center at 17.00, so be there if you want to check it out.

Matthias church exhibition

Posted on May 5, 2015May 4, 2015 by Budapest Guide

There will be a major exhibition on the history of the Matthias Church in Budapest in Budapest available until October 18th. The exhibition will take place in the Historical museum and in the Matthias church.

The Matthias Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the heart of the city in Buda’s Castle district right in front of the famous Fisherman’s Bastion. Matthias Church has a long history which dates back to the 13th century. During the centuries the church had a central role not only in the every day life of Buda but it gave home to the coronation of the Hungarian kings as well. At the exhibition visitors will have the chance to discover the rich history of the Matthias Church through the several exhibited objects, such as the furnitures, tools and clothes that were used in the Hungarian medieval era and visitors can also have a closer look on the secular importance of the church.

The exhibition on the history of Hungary and the Matthias Church will take place at the Matthias Church and the Budapest Historical Museum in Budapest which will be open until the 18th October 2015.

Budapest Historical Museum
Budapest, Szent György tér 2, 1014 Hungary

If you want to know more on exhibitions in Budapest, click here.

Gourmet Festival in Budapest in 2015

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Budapest Guide

In May 2015 the Gourmet Festival will be held again in Budapest. The Gourmet Festival is a gastronomical event which takes place every year in Budapest since 2007 and the festival shows the best food and drinks of the exhibitors / restaurants.

At the Gourmet Festival visitors can choose from more than 100 restaurants including Borkonyha which is a French styled bistro which offers the best Hungarian dishes and has also a wide selection of wines, Cake Shop which sells the best handmade sweets, desserts, creams, pies and cakes in Budapest, DiVino Wine Bar which is one of the most popular places in Budapest which presents a wide selection of the best products of the young wine maker generations and Gerbeaud Coffeehouse which is definitely one of the most famous sweet spot in the centre of the city, Gerbeaud offers the most delicious traditional cakes. Unfortunately the programs of the Gourmet Festival 2015 have not been announced yet.

The Gourmet Festival will take place from the 21st May 2015 to 24th May 2015 at Millenáris Park in the heart of Budapest. Tickets for the festival are already available.

Millenáris Park
16-22. Kis Rókus utca, Budapest

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