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 skiing area Jungholz is equipped with slopes in easy and medium difficulty. Whoever is on vacation in the Jungholz skiing area, gets the opportunity of an offer with several versatile tracks, which are prepared outstanding.

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The ski resort private://Kopaprivate:// in the Karpacz is located at an altitude of 820 to 1,340 meters above sea level. Skiers can take advantage of 7 lifts, two chairlifts and five t-bars. Trails are artificially snowed.