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By Plane
Check out below for the websites of the regular airline companies. Plan approximately a 2h trip from Roissy-Charles-de-gaulle and 1h30 from Nice.
Air france
Malev
Check out below for the websites of the low cost airline companies that offer direct flights from various cities at a cheap price.
Ryanair
Wizzair
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| European citizens must imperatively have a valid passport or a valid national ID card, whatever their age is. If not, entry on the Hungarian territory will be forbidden and the expulsion immediate. Children under 18 are not exempted from providing a valid travel ID with picture. Presenting a family book will not guarantee the entry in Hungary, or the return to France. |
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Hotels Consult hotels recommended by Ypsée. They are located nearby clinics and are used to receive patients for their convalescence. You should always make your own reservation.
 
Discover Budapest
- Health: no vaccine is required
- Currency: the Forint (1€=250 HUF)
- Time zone: same as in France
- Climate: Temperate continental (mild in September – rainy season: February, March)
- Language: Hungaria
- Political situation: member of the EU, the president Lŕszlň Sňlyom is the governor of a parlementary republic.
About Budapest Budapest, capital of Hungary is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. With nearly 2 million of inhabitants, the city kept its soul in spite of the last few years of fast modernization. Nowadays, the Danube, the ancient palaces of New Art style, and the large boulevards are full of gastronomic restaurants and trendy bars. It is here that those fond of history and the night birds get together, as well as all those who just want to relax in the various saunas of the city. |
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- Paprika is used a lot in local dishes.
Soups: Bableves, Magyaros gombaleves, Halleves, Gulyŕsleves.
Meats: Hortobŕgyi palacsinta, Halŕszlé, Pörköltk, Libamŕj, Hidegtŕ.
Vegetables: often cabbage and cucumbers
Wines: Tokaj, Eger, Villŕny, Balaton… to be tasted in Borozň (cellars)
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Wine production started before the arrival of the Romans in the region. The celtic population at the time had already mastered the art of viticulture. With the arrival of Romans, production reached a high level. Old traditions have been transmitted by the Avars and later on by the arriving Hungarians. | |
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Some information on Sopron
Sopron is very near the Austrian border, midway between Vienna and Budapest. It is a symbolic city and heroic in the eyes of Hungarian, since it has managed to resist both the Mongolian and Ottoman. Sopron is a city of 50 000 souls has nearly 400 dentists where it should hardly be more than 20. Sopron as Budapest became a capital of dental travel. It comes from Austria, of course, but also Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Its Cultural Heritage
The Tower Fire
The emblem of the city east of Fire Tower, 61 metres high, which is part of the ramparts that cintrent the city, which could give warning of fire.
The central place
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The royal palace
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Built over the foundations of the castle edified in the 14th century, the actual palace represents the colorful history of Budapest, with the variety of its architecture styles. It includes three museums, one of which is the Historic Museum of Budapest, which, besides the interesting collections exposed, invites you to discover the Renaissance room and the Gothic room for an insight into daily life at the time of the founder kings. |
The channel bridge
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Finished in 1848, destroyed in 1945, then built exactly the same way, it’s also named after István Széchenyi, who designed the layouts and financed its building. First bridge to link the two riverbanks of the city, 1246 feet long, it inaugurated the economic growth of Pest and its reunification with Buda to become Budapest in 1873. |
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Marguerite island 1640 feet wide, this island is a safety haven compared to the animated life of the city. Over 1,55 miles, it offers a heavenly place to go for a walk where the transportation by car is totally forbidden, only buses and minibuses have the right to run. Shaded paths, blossoming gardens, equipped beaches, tennis courts, green sceneries, and thermal springs are right across cafés and restaurants terraces and the prestigious Grand Hotel. All of that constitutes the most beautiful park in Budapest. |
The Ludwig Budapest Museum, Modern Art Museum
The collection is especially rich in pop-art pieces, works of German, French and American artists of the 80’s, as well as pieces of art of the 90’s and later.
The Kiscelli Museum (III. Kiscelli u. 108)
It is the museum in Budapest, that has the most natural scenic environment. It was originally a conventual house belonging to the Trinitarian. You can take a look at the exhibition on the city modern history, based on the collections of the History Museum of Budapest, as well as the collections of art of the City Gallery.
The National Gallery of Hungary (I. Dísz tér 17).
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This collection is located in the buildings B, C and D of the Palace of Buda Castle, and exhibits a hundred thousand art pieces, from the Magyar conquest to today’s art. (permanent exhibition: Lapidary Museum of the Middle Ages; wood sculpture and gothic painted wood panels; altar piece with multiple shutters from the late Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque art pieces). |
The thermal baths of Gellert
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Nightlife in Budapest
The illuminated city offers different night plans. The casinos are open: the Las Vegas casino is open 24 hours, the Tropicana Casino (V. Vigadó u. 2 Tél. 266-3062) is open from 11pm to 6am.
The Moulin Rouge is a theater, a cabaret, a restaurant and a café (VI. Nagymezo u. 17 Tel. 373-0577). It closes at 4am. The Old Man's music hall (VII. Akácfa u.13. Tel. 322-7645) closes at the same time.
The Ferenc Liszt plaza, close to the Octagon as well Ráday street and starting from Kálvin plaza, is welcoming you with its various little bars, restaurants and nice cafés. These places close at 1 or 2am and are always full of young people.
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Its well-known restaurants:
The Gundel: famous for its stew and its Gundel crepes. Entertainment with a tzigane orchestra. The Alabardos: the best specialties of poultry, and boar in the cityThe Margitkert: the genuine dishes of Puszta, known for its 3 orchestras animating the night, as well as the numerous prestigious guests. |
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