St. Stephen’s Basilica

Location

Budapest
Hungary
47° 30' 3.204" N, 19° 3' 14.3604" E
HU
General info: 

Hungarians are very proud of their history. Their country exists more than one millennium and their first king takes a special place in Hungarian history. King Stephen (or Istvan, in Hungarian) is the most praised historical figure among Hungarians.

To celebrate a thousand years of the existence of their country, the Hungarians built around two magnificent buildings at the beginning of the previous century. One was the Hungarian Parliament Building – a secular pride of Hungary, while the other was the Roman Catholic basilica, named in the honor of the father of the Hungarian nation, Saint Stephen. Out of respect to these two national pride buildings, no other building in Budapest is allowed to be taller.

Getting there: 

Take the subway (M3) to Arany János street.

Costs: 

There's no cost to enter the church, but there is a nominal fee of HUF 500 to go up to the observation deck.

Interesting places nearby

The ski resort Severak is the coldest place of Jizerské Mountains. Trails are suitable for families with children and slopes on Jih are suitable for better skiers. For fans of snowboarding and freestyle skiing is there a snowpark.

Locally renowned for its snow record, a funicular from Partenen accesses the Loipe 2000 high-altitude cross-country circuit on the Bielerhöhe.

In the family-winter-wonderland St. Urban / Simonhöhe everybody has the possibility to ski as the slopes are well prepared and there is no risk of avalanches.

5 ski tows and a modern 4-passenger chairlift with 20 km long wonderful runs makes the heart of the young and the old skier alike leap. Snowboarders are welcome and can romp about to their hearts' content.

The ski center Skalka arena is located in the Kremnické hills. The resort has really good conditions for skiing because of it´s location. Skalka arena is a part of the resort Skalka pri Kremnici.

A traditional hillside village with three separate ski areas in the mountains above together providing a good mix of ski conditions and gradients. There is a huge modern hotel complex at Aremogna (1625m) with doorstep skiing.