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Transylvanian Churches

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In this cool exhibition in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest you can see works made between 1880 and 1920, mostly made by art teachers, showing churches in Transylvania. The official description says: “The works exhibited show important sites of our built heritage, Calvinist, Roman Catholic, Unitarian, Greek Catholic, Orthodox, churches and bell towers from multiethnic and multidenominational Transylvania.” If this sounds interesting, why not check out the exhibition? It is going to be on until March 18th, 2012.

Transylvanian Churches – Prints, Drawings and Photos from the Ethnological Archives
Museum of Ethnography
September 17, 2011 – March 18, 2012

Transylvanian churches
El Greco to Rippl-Rónai

El Greco to Rippl-Rónai

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El Greco to Rippl-Rónai
El Greco to Rippl-Rónai

The Museum of Fine Arts has a fine exhibition going currently named: “El Greco to Rippl-Rónai.” This is an exhibition is a tribute to Marcell Jánoshalmi Nemes who was one of the most significant art collectors in early twentieth-century Hungary, as well as one of its most contradictory figures, whose extensive activities as both an art patron and collector became legendary during his own lifetime.

At the exhibition you can see treasured pieces of Nemes’s former El Greco collection, and also wroks from Mihály Munkácsy, Károly Ferenczy, József Rippl-Rónai, Pál Szinyei Merse, Béla Uitz, Károly Kernstok and János Vaszary.

El Greco to Rippl-Rónai
Museums of Fine Arts
October 26, 2011 – February 19, 2012

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11 nice December activities in Budapest

11 nice December activities in Budapest

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11 December activities in Budapest
11 December activities in Budapest

December can be a very cold month in Budapest and in Hungary, but there are plenty of good and nice programs in this period as well. Check out our list beneath for pieces of advice and recommendations.

– Visit the popular Christmas markets in Budapest
– Go ice skating in the City Park
– Enjoy the 5 course Hungarian winedinner in the centre of Budapest
– Visit Szentendre for winetasting, shopping, Christmas market and more fun
– Do a daytrip to the Christmas markets in Vienna
– Enjoy a thai massage in Lian Thai Massage
– Visit the Alexandra BookCafe in Andrassy Út
– Check out a performance in the Hungarian State Opera
– Eat a newly baked Chimney cake (kürtöskalács). Eat it while drinking some hot wine.
– Learn how to make Hungarian food at a nice coooking school
– Taste Hungarian beer at our brewery tour

We wish everyone a wonderful December, a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Andre Rieu Budapest

Andre Rieu Budapest

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Andre Rieu Budapest
Andre Rieu Budapest

Fantastic news to Andre Rieu fans in Hungary. He is finally coming to Hungary and to Budapest in May 2012. It will for sure be an awesome concert with lots of humour, the way we know it from Andre Rieu, and first of all wonderful music. Andre Rieu is a master of his instrument and wherever he goes large crowds and packed concert venues await him. The same will happen in Budapest as Andre Rieu will play and perform May 5th, the concert itself starting at 20.00 in Papp László Budapest Sportarena. If you would like to be there, order your tickets online as soon as possible for the Andre Rieu concert in Budapest.

Andre Rieu Budapest 2012
May 5th, 2012 – 20.00
Budapest Sportarena

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

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Good winter hotels in Budapest

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December, January and February are maybe not the most popular months to travel, but before Christmas and for New Years Eve quite a lot of tourists still come to Budapest. If you plan to visit Budapest in the winter months, why not check out the hotel recommendations that we have for you.

Five star hotels
– Corinthia Hotel Budapest
– Kempinski

Four star hotels
– Continental Zara
– Hotel President
– La Prima Fashion Hotel

Three star hotels
– Best Western Hotel Art
– Promenade City Hotel

Direct flights between Budapest and Bern

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Since October 30th this year SkyWork has launched a direct flight between Budapest and Bern, which means it is even easier to get from Budapest to Switzerland, if that should be interesting. If you would like to use this offer in either direction, check out the Skywork webpage located at: http://www.flyskywork.com/

Direct flights between Budapest and Bern

Jewels from Oceania

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The natural scientist Lajos Biro collected a whole lot of treasures and goodies during his time in Oceania. He lived between 1856 and 1931. Just to let you understand the greatness of the Biro collection, read this:

“The full Bíró collection, including the group of objects from Huon Gulf is outstanding not only for its documentation but also for its quantity. Its 5,519 items represent more than a third of the total Oceania collection containing 14,600 items (the museum’s second largest non-European collection.“

Jewels from Oceania – The Lajos Bíró Collection
September 30, 2011 – January 29, 2012
Museum of Ethnography Budapest

New Years Eve offers for 2011

New Years Eve offers for 2011

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New Years Eve in BorLaBor?
New Years Eve in BorLaBor?

We have recently started updating our page with information on different restaurant offers for New Years Eve in 2011. So far we have offers and menus and price information from La Pampa, Pampas Steakhouse, Mátyás Pince, Karpátia, BorLaBor and Kaltenberg, and more restaurant are to come on our list within shortly.

So if you come to Budapest for New Years Eve, check out the list, and once you have found the offer pleasing to you, send us an email and we will help you with the reservation.

Budapest on New Years Eve

Amorphis Budapest

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Amorphis will perform in Budapest in the start of 2012 at Club 202. This concert venue is popular for death metal concerts, so this will for sure continue on in the same style. Amorphis will also perform in Bratislava, so if you would like to see them there and read more about Amorphis in Bratislava, check out this page.

Amorphis Budapest
Club 202
January 8th, 19.00

Tickets: WorldTicketSHop

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Chris Rea Budapest

Chris Rea Budapest

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Chris Rea Budapest
Chris Rea Budapest

Chris Rea will perform in Budapest in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena on February 15th, 2012 – the day after Valentines day. So, if you like Chris Rea, why not bring your love with you to Budapest, enjoy some good restaurants, romantic swim in the Szechenyi Thermal Bath on Valentines day, and then totally enjoy the Chris Rea concert on February 15th? Good idea, huh?

Chris Rea Budapest 2012
Budapest Sportarena
February 15th, 20.00

Tickets: WorldTicketSHop

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