Apartments Budapest
Why not get an apartment in the great Hungarian city of Budapest. It is a great place to buy, sell, rent, or hire a apartment if you can get one. Make sure it is good one or one you can improve. Hopefully you can get one that has good value witch is both cheap and luxury.
Budapest is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country 's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation cente and is considered an important hub in Central Europe. In 2007, Budapest had 1,696,128 inhabitants with an official agglomeration of 2,451,418, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres within the city limits. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification on November 17, 1873, of right bank (west) Buda and Óbuda (Old Buda) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
The river Danube flows through Budapest on its way to the Black Sea. The river is easily navigable and so Budapest has historically been a major commercial port (at Csepel). In the summer months a scheduled hydrofoil service operates up the Danube to Vienna.
Budapest lies in central Hungary. The Danube enters the city from the north; later it encircles two islands, Óbuda Island and Margaret Island. The river that separates the two parts of the city is only 230 m (755 ft) wide at its narrowest point in Budapest. Pest lies on the flat terrain of the Great Plain while Buda is rather hilly.
Castle Hill and the Castle District; there are three churches here, six museums, and a host of interesting buildings, streets and squares. The former Royal Palace is one of the symbols of Hungary and has been the scene of battles and wars ever since the thirteenth century. Nowadays it houses two impressive museums and the National Széchenyi Library. The nearby Sándor Palace contains the offices and official residence of the President of Hungary. The seven-hundred year-old Matthias Church is one of the jewels of Budapest. Next to it is an equestrian statue of the first king of Hungary, King Saint Stephen, and behind that is the Fisherman's Bastion, from where opens out a panoramic view of the whole city. Statues of the Turul, the mythical guardian bird of Hungary, can be found in both the Castle District and the Twelfth District.
In Pest, arguably the most important sight is Andrássy út. As far as Kodály Körönd and Oktogon both sides are lined with large shops and flats built close together. Between there and Heroes Square the houses are detached and altogether grander. Under the whole runs continental Europes oldest Underground railway, most of whose stations retain their original appearance. Heroes Square is dominated by the Millenary Monument, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front. To the sides are the Museum of Fine Arts and the Palace of Arts, and behind City Park opens out, with Vajdahunyad Castle. One of the jewels of Andrássy út is the Hungarian State Opera House.
Seven islands can be found on the Danube: Hajógyári sziget (literal translation: Shipyard Island ), Margit-sziget ( Margaret Island ), and Csepel sziget (the northernmost part of this island belonging to Budapest is a separate district of the city, the XXI., while the other islands are parts of other districts, the III. and XIII. respectively), Palotai-sziget (in fact, it's a peninsula today), Népsziget (connected to the above, but mostly surrounded by water), Háros-sziget and Molnár-sziget.
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, has been the major airport for the city.
Notable islands:
Margit-sziget is a 2.5 km long island and 0.965 square kilometres
in area. The island mostly consists of a park and is a popular recreational area
for tourists and locals alike. The island lies between bridges Margaret Bridge
(south) and Árpád Bridge (north). Dance clubs, Swimming pools, an
Aqua park, athletic and fitness centres, bicycle and running tracks can be found
around the Island. During the day the island is occupied by people doing sports,
or just resting. In the summer (generally on the weekends) mostly young people
go to the island at night to party in its terraces, or to recreate with a bottle
of alcohol on a bench or on the grass (this form of entertainment is sometimes
referred to as bench-partying).
Csepel-sziget or Csepel Island is the largest
island of the River Danube in Hungary. It is 48 km long; its width is 6-8 km and
its area comprises 257 km², whereas only the northern tip is inside the city
limits.
Hajógyári-sziget (or Óbudai-sziget) is a man
built island, located in the third district. This island hosts many activities
such as: wake-boarding, jet-skiing during the day, and dance clubs during the
night. This is the island where the famous Sziget Festival takes place, hosting
hundreds of performances per year and now around 400,000 visitors in its last
edition. Many building projects are taking place to make this island into one
of the biggest entertainment centres of Europe, the plan is to build Apartment
buildings, hotels, casinos and a marina.
Luppa-sziget is the smallest island
of Budapest, located in the north region.
Maybe one of these island regions
could offer a apartment.
Climate
Budapest has a temperate, transitional climate - somewhere between the mild, rainy weather of Transdanubia and the variable climate of the flat and open Great Plain to the east.
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