Balaton Wine Fest in the centre of Budapest

By zoltan | Published: April 13, 2010

1-2 May 2010.
Address: Budapest district 5 (Centrum), Erzsébet tér.

It is nearby Basilica, Opera and Andrássy Avenue. Nearest metro stop: Deák tér.  (This is the only meeting point of the 3 metro lines of Budapest.)
If you want to enjoy the life in the centre Budapest and taste nice wines of our country, this is your place.
20 winemakers from Lake Balaton, 2 days,  8 concerts. You can taste here the wines of the following famous Hungarian wine makers:
Garamvári (winemaker of the year in 2006), Konyári (winemaker of the year in 2008), Figula (winemaker of the year in 2000), Szeremley, Bujdosó, Légli, Kreinbacher, Laposa, Bussay, Jásdi etc.
Program: Kerekes band, Swing Manouche Poject, Fabula Rosa, Tárkány Művek, Napra.

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3. Tribute Festival in Budapest

By zoltan | Published: January 4, 2010

 

tributeland tribute_fesztival16. January 2010.  16.00.
Budapest, Petőfi Csarnok (In Citypark)

23 tribute bands, 11 hours music in 3 stages, in a big festival of Budapest.

Ticket price:

HUF 3500 until 15 January, HUF 3900 on 16 January.

 

 

 

Program:
 

Great Stage

16:00-17:00 MOTÖRHEAD by Motörhand
17:15-18:15   DEEP PURPLE by Cry Free
18:30-19:30 MÖTLEY CRÜE by Holiday Crüe
19:45-20:45 IRON MAIDEN by Iron Maidnem
20:45-21:00 Öko divatbemutató
21:00-22:15 AC/DC by Ab/Cd
22:30-00:00 METALLICA by Magnetica
00:15:01:30   WHITESNAKE by Whitesnake Tribute Band 

 

Rock/Metal Stage

16:00-16:40 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE by Last 
16:55-17:35 NEVERMORE by Evermore
17:50-18:40 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY by BREWTAL
18:55-19:45 CLAWFINGER by Fingerclaw
20:00-20:50 MEGADETH by Vortex
21:05-21:55 HELLOWEEN by Keepers of Jericho
22:10-23:10 AKELA by Falka
23:25-00:15 SEX PISTOLS by Szeksz Pisztolz
00:30-01:20 CHILDREN OF BODOM by Bastards of Bodom

 

PECSA Cafe Stage

16:00-16:40 P!NK by Habosoldal
16:55-17:35 ROXETTE by Joyride
17:50-18:30 ZZ TOP by CC Top
18:45-19:25 BRYAN ADAMS by Room Service
19:40-20:30 Red Hot Chili Peppers by Good Time Boys
20:45-21:55 QUEEN by Queen Unplagged Project

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ABBA show in Budapest

By zoltan | Published: January 3, 2010

 

abba13. February 2010.
20.00.

Papp László Budapest Sportaréna

Address: Budapest XIV. Stefánia út 2.

Nearest metro stop: “Stadionok”.

ABBA show, not ABBA started again! 

Good singers and musicians plays the most famous ABBA hits.

This show was successful in Budapest in the last year – now this is a possibility to enjoy it again.

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Wine Festival in the centre of Budapest, Eastertime

By zoltan | Published: January 3, 2010

Borfesztivál a Városházánál3-5 April, 10-24 every day.
2010.
Adddress: Városháza park (just behind the City Hall, near “Deák tér” metro stop
(Deák tér is the the only meeting point of the 3 metro lines of Budapest.)
No entrance fee.

You can taste a lot of good Hungarian wines.
The most famous exhibitors: Bock winery, Gere, Polgár from Villány and also winemaker of the year 2007: Frittmann brothers.
Spring Wine Festival is an opportunity to present the growing culture of wine-drinking to the people of Budapest as well as visitors to our city. It is also a chance for the wine producers and sellers to present their wares to the wine audience especially as the festival coincides with both Easter and the Budapest Spring Festival.

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Budapest Gourmet Wine and Cheese Festival

By zoltan | Published: January 2, 2010

Wine Festival in the Castle of Budapest6-9 May 2010.

Address: Buda Castle Palace, near National Gallery

 

 

If you like wines and cheese, it is the best, if you come to Budapest in this long weekend. Here you can taste the best wines of the Hungarian winemakers and many delicious cheese too. In the past this festival was in the Millenáris park, behind the Mammut shopping center, close to  “Moszkva tér”  metro stop. But it was very popular and the organizers had to find a bigger place. This bigger place is now in the Buda Castle Palace. You can enjoy the wonderful panorama of Budapest from this place, as well as you can visit the National Gallery – it would be a complex program for you, not only eat and drink. But we recommend you first time visit the gallery and taste the wines only later…

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Budapest Sziget Festival

By zoltan | Published: January 2, 2010

Budapest Sziget FestivalBudapest Sziget Festival

11 Aug. – 16 Aug 2010.

Budapest Hajógyári Island

Sziget Festival is  one of the most popular event of the summer in Europe now. A lot of  programs, a lot of artists, several concerts in many different stages. For example Iron Maiden, R.E.M., Pink, Robert Plant, Sex Pistols was here in the last 2 years.

“Hajógyári Island” (Hajógyári sziget in Hungarian language) is located near the Buda side of the Árpád bridge, not far to the centre of Budapest. If you stay one week in this island, you can visit also one of the nicest capital of the world, Budapest.

If you want to sleep not in the camping of the island, we can recommend you also accommodation in Budapest too, in hotels or apartments.  It would be more comfortable for you.

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Renovation of the Margit Bridge will take longer time!

By zoltan | Published: November 30, 2009

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The leaders of the renovation  said now that it will take longer time than originally planned. Not only one year, but about  one and a half.

Now it seems it will be a similar story than metro 4 in Budapest. Now nobody knows when can we use the 4th metro line of Budapest  finally.

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We still have to wait for the renovated Matthias Church

By zoltan | Published: July 16, 2009
The costs of the renovation will be double, than expected.
Hungarian Cultural Ministry gave HUF 3.7 billion for the reconstruction of the Matthias Church in 2005, because the church became dangerous.
The ministry promised it will finish in 2010.
But the renovation didn’t finish yet outside - and didn’t start inside…
Now the new plan it will finish in 2012 and the costs will HUF 8 billion.
The church has about 1 million visitors in every year, it is one of the most popular sight of Budapest..
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Margit Bridge Renovation started on 21 August 2009

By zoltan | Published: July 14, 2009

Pál Steiner, one of the leader of Budapest City said it’s true it would be cheaper to build a new bridge! The cost of the reconstruction is Guinness record: HUF 26 billion! (In Germany a 7 times longer bridge was built above the sea from this cost.) But the bridge will get a bycicle way and the tram way and the sculptures will be fully reconstructed on the bridge.

After 21 August only pedestrians, buses and trams can go to the other side of the bridge for one year, cars, vans not.

Strabag company won the right to make the reconstruction.

Mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky agreed that the renovation of the Margit bridge cannot be postponed any longer.

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A newest sight of Budapest – a swimming pool on a boat

By zoltan | Published: July 11, 2009
This swimming pool on a boat was opened in the centre of Budapest.
It is located in the bank of the river Danube, near the Pest side of the Erzsébet bridge.
You can enjoy the wonderful panorama of the Royal Palace and the Citadel from this place.
Free entry in July.
Its cost was HUF 270 million, about EUR 1 million. Budapest capital and sponsors paid it.
Maximum 400 people can stay here at the same time and if it is full, one visitor can spend here maximum 2 hours.
It is 2100 sq.m. large and there are 2 pools – one for adult the other for children -, bar, showers and beds.
Mr. Gábor Demszky, major of Budapest said at the opening ceremony, that this is not only a swimming pool, but also a meeting place in the evenings with disco and cinema.
It will be open until 30 September.
If it works well, it will get thermal water in wintertime…
There were similar swimming pool on a boat in Budapest betwen the two world war, but that time its water came from the Danube.
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