Budapest/Óbuda

Óbuda (literally Old Buda) is in Budapest. This article describes the southern part of District III (Óbuda–Békásmegyer).

Understand

Settlements dating from the stone age have been found in Óbuda. The Romans built Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia province here. Hungarians arrived after 900 and it served as an important settlement of major tribal leaders, later kings. Béla IV of Hungary built a new capital after the 1241-42 Mongol invasion in Buda, somewhat south of Óbuda. Óbuda was merged with Buda and Pest on 17 November 1873.

The Main Square (Fő tér) and the surrounding streets (Laktanya utca, Hídfő utca lit. Barrack Street, Bridgehead Street) with its cube stones, lampposts, remaining neo-classical and eclectic-storied houses faithfully evoke the 18th and 19th century atmosphere of Óbuda. Under cobblestones of the main square is the medieval Chapter district, from 11-14th centuries. The former provost's palace, and Peter and Mary Church stood here, remnants are no longer visible.

Get in

To Óbuda from the center:

  • From Batthyány tér  M2  by  H5  to 🌍 Szentlélek tér.
  • From Göncz Árpád városközpont  M3  by  1  to 🌍 Szentlélek tér.
  • From Nyugati pályaudvar  M3  by  9  to 🌍 Flórián tér.

Public transport map of Óbuda–Békásmegyer.

See

Historical buildings and statues

  • 🌍 Trinity Statue (Szentháromság-szobor), III, Szentlélek tér (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). The original statue of the Holy Trinity was made from the Zichy family donations, after the 1738–1739 plague. Due to the construction of the Árpád bridge the statue was demolished in 1956. The pieces of it were transported to Kiscell Museum. In 2000 it was restored set up near the old location. The sculpture composition has three columns: Saint Roch, Saint Sebastian and Saint Felix figure, in the guardian stones: Saint Charles of Borromeo, Saint Francis of Xavier and Saint Florian can be seen. The relief shows the Penitent David and the Good Shepherd. The altar-like front part shows Virgin Mary and under of it, Saint Rosalia.
  • 🌍 Zichy Palace (Zichy-kastély), III, Fő tér 1 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). This is a Baroque palace was built between 1740–1757 for Miklós Zichy. The engineering and construction did János Henrik Jäger, stonemason. The main building of the complex was surrounded by wings. Later, The two wings symmetrically terraced garden houses joined (in 18–19th centuries). A park stood opposite the palace facade.
  • 🌍 Dwelling Houses (Lakóházak), III, Fő tér (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). Fő tér 5: One-story, eclectic neo-classical house with balcony. Fő tér 4: Classicism ('copf style'), storey, corner house, built around 1780. Harrer Pál utca 2: One-story, eclectic house with courtyard.
  • 🌍 Town Hall (Városháza), III, Fő tér 3 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). The old one-story Town Hall was demolished in the early 1900s. Built in 1906 on the site a new representative building. This building is today Óbuda–Bekasmegyer Mayor's Office.
  • 🌍 Szindbád Sculpture (Szindbád-szobor), III, Fő tér (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). Sculpture by Péter Szanyi about the protagonist of Gyula Krúdy's novel. It was set up in 2013.
  • 🌍 Waiting (Várakozók), III, Szindbád tér (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). The ladies with umbrellas, is a sculpture group by Imre Varga was set up in 1986.
  • 🌍 Votive Altar (Fogadalmi oltár), III, Flórián tér (Flórián tér  1  9 ). Statue assembly. The figures of the assembly are Saint Florian (on the left), Charles Borromeo (at the centre) and Philip Neri (on the right).
  • 🌍 Dwelling Houses (Lakóházak), III, Lajos utca (Nagyszombat utca  9  / Tímár utca  H5 ). Fényes Adolf utca 2: Former tanner house, classicist, built around 1830. Lajos utca 104: One-storey 18th century house with eclectic facade. Lajos utca 102: One-storey, Baroque house with romantic facade, built around 1860. Lajos utca 100: One-storey, classicist house with eclectic facade, built around 1800.
  • 🌍 Silk Spinner Manufactory (Selyemgombolyító), III, Miklós tér 1 (Raktár utca  9 ). Built around 1785.

Exhibitions

  • 🌍 Kiscell Museum (Kiscelli Múzeum), III, Kiscelli utca 108 (Remetehegyi út  165 ), +36 1 388-8560, . Nov–Mar: Tu–Fr 10:00–16:00, Sa–Su 10:00–18:00; Apr–Oct Tu–Su 10:00–18:00. Furniture, chests, signboard, silver, architecture collections, photo gallery, toy, technology, ethnography, poster, ballroom dancing collections, maps, manuscripts and printed matter, textile and flags, glass, ceramic and porcelain, mixed lifestyle collections. A beautiful complex of Baroque style buildings built for Trinitarian monks. The museum exhibits fine arts and items of modern history. Exhibitions on the ground floor reachable by wheelchair. On the ground floor for disabled basin site. Adult: 2000 Ft; senior, student: 1000 Ft.
  • 🌍 Goldberger Textile Industry Collection (Goldberger Textilipari Gyűjtemény), III, Lajos utca 136-138 (Tímár utca  H5 ), +36 1 250-1020, . Tu–Su 10:00–18:00. Museum for material and spiritual memories of the Hungarian textile and clothing industry. Adult: 1400 Ft; senior, student: 700 Ft.
  • 🌍 Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism (Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum), III, Korona tér 1 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 375-6249, . Tu–Su 10:00–18:00. Commercial posters, trade history photos, approximately 9,000 pieces a large amount of Hungarian coins and bills, menus, menu cards, price lists and program guides, certificates archive materials, a fine art collection related to both the trade and the catering industry. Around Korona tér, neoclassical, eclectic, and baroque residential buildings built in 19th and 20th centuries. Adult: 1000 Ft; senior, student: 500 Ft.
  • 🌍 Vasarely Museum (Vasarely Múzeum), III, Szentlélek tér 6 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 388-7551, . Tu–Su 10:00–17:45. The museum contains the work of Victor Vasarely, a figure of 'op art'. The works are excellent and are fun to watch. Adult: 800 Ft; senior, student: 400 Ft.
  • 🌍 Lajos Kassák Memorial Museum (Kassák Lajos Emlékmúzeum), III, Fő tér 1 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 368-7021, . Tu–Su 10:00–17:00. Preserve the legacy of Hungarian writer, painter and editor Lajos Kassák (1887-1967). Adult: 800 Ft; senior, student: 400 Ft.
  • 🌍 Óbuda Museum (Óbudai Múzeum), III, Fő tér 1 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 250-1020, . Tu–Su 10:00–18:00. A museum of the local history in the Zichy Palace. Furniture history collection, technology history collection (household and work appliances, office equipment, clocks, entertainment appliances), glass, ceramics and porcelain collection, trades collection, textile collection, numismatics collection, city history, association and party badges, music collection, household collection, stone collection. For disabled the permanent exhibition is accessible. Adult: 800 Ft; senior, student: 400 Ft.
  • 🌍 Imre Varga Collection (Varga Imre Gyűjtemény), III, Laktanya utca 7 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 250-0274, . Apr–Oct: Tu–Su 10:00–18:00; Nov–Mar: Tu–Su 10:00–16:00. The collection contains the works of the Hungarian sculptor Imre Varga. Adult: 800 Ft; senior, student: 400 Ft.
  • 🌍 Budapest Gallery (Medieval Market, Budapest Galéria, Középkori piactér), III, Lajos utca 158 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 388 6784, . Tu–Su 10:00–18:00. The market emerged in the XII–XIII. century, the Danubian harbor and anchorage with Esztergom highway connecting streets. The line of houses on the south side led to the Clarissans convent. Lajos utca 158 was one of the buildings of the former marketplace, at the beginning of the 18th century it was a beer house. In the 1790s, it was converted into an apartment house. In 19th century, it was extended with additional extensions. At this time, the restoration of the building preserved the most important medieval details. The house is now a contemporary art gallery. Adult: 800 Ft; senior, student: 400 Ft.
  • 🌍 Godot Institute of Contemporary Art (Godot Kortárs Művészeti Intézet), III, Fényes Adolf utca 21 (Tímár utca  9  / Tímár utca  H5 ), +36 70 386-8668, . Tu–Su 14:00–19:00. Contemporary art gallery. Adult: 2500 Ft; senior, student: 1500 Ft.
  • 🌍 Artézi Gallery (Artézi Galéria), III, Kunigunda útja 18 (Bécsi út / Vörösvári út  1 ), +36 20 496-3408, . Only by appointment. Independent contemporary art gallery. Free entrance.

Memories of the Roman Empire

  • 🌍 Hercules Villa (Hercules-villa), III, Meggyfa utca 19-21 (Óbuda, Bogdáni út  9 ), +36 1 430-1081, . Apr–Oct: W–Su 10:00–18:00. Exhibition shows the ruins of a villa from the Roman age. Adult: 500 Ft; senior, student: 250 Ft.
  • 🌍 Thermae Maiores (Bath Museum, Fürdőmúzeum), III, Flórián tér 3-5, underpass (Flórián tér  1  9 ), +36 1 430-1081. Apr–Oct: Tu–Su 10:00–18:00; Nov–Mar: Tu–Su 10:00–16:00 (only when the weather is dry and surfaces are not slippery). Outdoor exhibition shows the remains of the baths of the legionary fortress. Free entrance.
  • 🌍 Cella Trichora (Ruins of an early Christian chapel, Ókeresztény kápolna romjai), III, Hunor utca (Óbudai rendelőintézet  1 ). North side of the Raktár street once been one late-Roman Christian cemetery. There was the outskirts of the ancient Christian chapel. A typical cloverleaf-shaped building raised in around 360 CE, in memory of the martyrs and saints. Free to visit.
  • 🌍 Aquincum Military Amphitheatre (Aquincumi katonai amfiteátrum), III, Pacsirtamező utca 2-14 (Katinyi mártírok parkja  19 ). The military amphitheater located south of former Roman military camp. Around 145 the training ground, rebuilt in stone amphitheater during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius. The construction work was performed by the Legio II Adiutrix technical corps. The longitudinal axis 131.8 m (432 ft), cross axis 108.4 m (356 ft) of the outer walls of the stand. The arena size of 89.6 m (294 ft)×66.1 m (217 ft). Molded walls of its cabinets were built by fishbone vaults. The walls were huge stone pillar supported.
  • 🌍 Porta Principalis Dextra (Southern Camp Gate, Déli táborkapu), III, Flórián tér (Flórián tér  1  9 ). Today's Florian Square was the site of the center of former camp of the Aquincum Legion of II. Adiutrix. Now there is an archeological park with the remains of the camp from 2nd-3rd century CE, Officers flats, tabernas and the camp big baths. Free to visit.
  • 🌍 Porta Praetoria (Eastern Camp Gate, Keleti táborkapu), III, Kórház utca 7 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). The gate was built in the second half of the 3rd century. It was the Roman legion camp's main gate looking for Danube river. This was a three-span structure. Both two edges a storey, octagonal tower flanked. The middle passage used for the car traffic, the two extremes made for pedestrians. Across this was accessible the Danube bridge. Free to visit.

Churches

  • 🌍 Saint Peter and Paul Parish Roman Catholic Parish Church (Szent Péter és Pál római katolikus plébániatemplom), III, Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet tér (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 368-6424, . Built by Péter Zichy in 1749 in Baroque style. In front of the church there are sculpures of Saint John of Nepomuk and Saint Florian. The Baroque sculptures created by Károly Bebo sculptor in 1753.
  • 🌍 Óbuda Synagogue (Óbudai zsinagóga), III, Lajos utca 163 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 30 396-9020, . Not open to visitors. Budapest's oldest, still existing Jewish temple, and one of the masterpieces of European neoclassical synagogue. The neo-Classical facade decoration of the six Corinthian columns supported by an open portico tympanum closure. It was built in 1820 according to the design of András Landherr.
  • 🌍 Óbuda Reformed Church (Óbudai református templom), III, Kálvin köz 4 (Flórián tér  1  9  / Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 368-6410, . The temple was built in 1786. The front facade of the church, a tower was erected in 1788. The donations of the faithful in 1878 was made a spire with a helmet. The building made with one nave. The remains of the medieval castle can be found at the basement. Óbuda first regal, later in 11–14th centuries was king and queen headquarters. The Royal Castle was a lowland castle, shaped for regular ground, square form, which is bounded by a double walled moat.
  • 🌍 Óbuda Lutheran Church (Óbudai evangélikus templom), III, Dévai Bíró Mátyás tér 1 (Kiscelli utca  9  / Selmeci utca  19 ), +36 1 388-1773, . Built in 1935.
  • 🌍 Ruins of Clarisse Church and Nunnery (Klarissza templom és kolostor romjai), III, Kiskorona utca (Tímár utca  9  / Tímár utca  H5 ). Not open to visitors, can be seen from the street. Since 1334 Clarissa nuns from the monastery stood here. This was one large three-nave church, each ship has a polygonal apse. Queen Elizabeth (Charles Robert's wife) was founded, who was buried here in 1380. Beautifully preserved basement walls can be seen on courtyard of Ilona Andor Music and Arts Elementary School. The complex was destroyed around 1541. The monastery was home of the altar of Queen Elizabeth, which now can be seen in the New York Metropolitan Museum.
  • 🌍 Holy Blood Roman Catholic Chapel (Szent Vér római katolikus kápolna), III, Doberdó út (Selmeci utca  19 ). Built in 1822.
  • 🌍 Saint Donatus Roman Catholic Chapel (Szent Donát római katolikus kápolna), III, Farkastorki út 58 (Verhovina utca  237 ). Built in 1781.

Nature

  • 🌍 Károly Guckler Observation Point (Guckler Károly-kilátópont) (2 km (1.2 mi) walk from Szépvölgyi dűlő  65 ). Nice view from the top of Hármashatár Mountain.
  • 🌍 Károly Guckler Nature Trail (1 km (0.62 mi) walk from Fenyőgyöngye  65 ). 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long nature trail shows the wildlife of forest around Budapest. There is also two observation points with good view to Óbuda.
  • 🌍 Tábor-hegyi Cave (Tábor-hegyi-barlang) (Erdőalja út 43.  137 ). The second longest dolomite cave in the Buda Hills. Specially protected and archaeologically important cave. There is an observation terrace with a nice view to Óbuda.
  • 🌍 Kőtaraj (Máramaros út  137 ). Crag with nice panorama.

Do

Culture

Leisure

  • 🌍 Kiscell Park (Kiscelli-parkerdő) (Remetehegyi út  165  / Selmeci utca  19 ). Free to visit.
  • 🌍 Óbuda Bath (Óbudai strand), III, Laborc utca 2 (Bécsi út / Vörösvári út  1 ), +36 1 388-9770, . Jun 18–Jul 1, Aug 18–26: M–F 10:00–20:00, Sa–Su 09:00–19:00; Jul 2–Aug 17: M–F 16:00-20:00, Sa–Su 09:00–19:00. Open-air pool. Adult: 1800 Ft; senior, student: 1300 Ft.
  • 🌍 Berguson Bike Rental, III, Laktanya utca 1/b (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 20 207-3133, . Mar–Oct: M–F 07:00–19:00, Sa Su 09:00–19:00. 200 Ft per hour. Deposit of a registered document and deposit of 10,000 Ft is required.
  • 🌍 Brainmaze, III, Bécsi út 121 (Selmeci utca  19 ), +36 20 407-0701, . M–Sa 11:00–22:30. Escape game. 2500 Ft3000 Ft per person.
  • 🌍 Polaris Observatory, III, Laborc utca 2/c (Bécsi út / Vörösvári út  1 ), +36 1 240-7708, . Tu Th Su 20:00–22:30 (only when the sky is clear). Adult: 1000 Ft; senior, student: 600 Ft.

Sport

Events

  • Day of Óbuda (Óbuda Napja). In May. Three days event with free concerts and fair. Free.
  • Summer in Óbuda (Óbudai Nyár). Between Jun 15–Aug 31. Free concerts, film screening and other programs.
  • Festival of Craft Beers in Óbuda (Óbudai Kézműves Sörök Fesztiválja). In September. Free.
  • Picnic in Óbuda (Óbudai Piknik). In September.
  • Advent in Óbuda (Advent Óbudán). In December. Christmas fair and winter outdoor skating.

Buy

In Óbuda:

In Óbuda Highlands:

  • 🌍 EuroCenter, III, Bécsi út 154 (Bécsi út / Vörösvári út  1 ), +36 1 437-4600, . 07:00–22:00; Interspar Hypermarket: M–Sa 07:00–22:00, Su 08:30–19:30; MiMozink Cinema: M–F 13:00–21:45, Sa Su 11:00–21:45; Vidám Színpad Theatre: M–F 10:00–16:00. Shopping center. Services: hypermarket, cinema, theatre, pet food, food bar, jewelery shop, drugstore, bank, travel agency, shoe store, cafe, beauty salon, indoor playground, casino, bookstore, post office, clothes store, fitness studio, pharmacy. Ticket to the cinema: 1550 Ft for adult, 1200 Ft for senior, student; ticket to the theatre: 3000 Ft4500 Ft.
  • 🌍 Stop Shop, III, Bécsi út 136 (Váradi utca  19 ). Spar Supermarket: M–F 07:00–21:00, Sa 07:00–20:00, Su 08:00–18:00; AnyTime Restaurant and Cafe: M–Th Su 10:00–00:00, F Sa 10:00–02:00; Pearl Bowling: M–Th 11:00–00:00, F Sa 11:00–02:00. Shopping center. Services: supermarket, technical store, clotes store, bowling, bank, bookstore, drugstore, shoe store, pet food. Traditional restaurant with local cuisine. Average meal in the restaurant: 2690 Ft, lunch menu in the restaurant: 1090 Ft, bowling: 4200 Ft6100 Ft per hour, biliard: 2000 Ft per hour.
  • 🌍 Tesco, III, Bécsi út 258 (Kubik utca  160 ). M–Sa 06:00–22:00, Su 07:00–20:00. Hypermarket.
  • 🌍 Piccante Delicatesse, III, Szépvölgyi út 63/a (Virág Benedek utca  65 ), +36 1 439-0475, . M–Sa 08:00–19:00, Su 09:00–18:00. Delicatessen, cafe and breakfast.

Eat

This page uses the following price ranges for a typical meal for one, including soft drink:
BudgetUnder 1500 Ft
Mid-range1500 Ft2600 Ft
SplurgeOver 2600 Ft

Budget

In Óbuda:

In Óbuda Highlands:

Mid-range

In Óbuda:

In Óbuda Highlands:

Splurge

In Óbuda:

In Óbuda Highlands:

Drink

Cafes and breakfast

Cafe and confectionery

Pubs

  • 🌍 Abszint Bar, III, Ágoston utca 6 (Óbudai rendelőintézet  1 ), +36 20 950-2229. 09:00–22:00.
  • 🌍 Árkád Pub and Cafe, III, Kórház utca 7 (Flórián tér  1 ), +36 30 977-4201. M–Th Su 12:00–23:00, F Sa 12:00–01:00.
  • 🌍 Beer Company Premium Beer Terrace, III, Árpád fejedelem útja 125 (Tímár utca  H5 ), +36 1 250 4799. M–Th Su 14:00–23:00, F–Sa 14:00–01:00.
  • 🌍 Fonódó Poharazó, III, Bécsi út 88 (Katinyi mártírok parkja  19 ), +36 30 363-0891. M–Th 10:00–23:00, F 10:00–01:00, Sa 16:00–01:00.
  • 🌍 Gödör Pub, III, Lajos utca 49/c (Kolosy tér  19  / Szépvölgyi út  H5 ). M–Th Su 09:00–23:00, F Sa 09:00–01:00.
  • 🌍 Kis Dreher Pub (Kis Dreher Söröző), III, Kórház utca 1 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ). 14:00–22:00.
  • 🌍 Legenda Pub, III, Pacsirtamező utca 28 (Tímár utca  9 ), +36 20 955-0794, . M–Th 15:00–23:00, F Sa 15:00–01:00.
  • 🌍 Mint Cafe, III, Miklós utca 1 (Flórián tér  1  9 ). M–Th 10:00–23:00, F 10:00–01:00, Sa 16:00–01:00, Su 16:00–23:00.
  • 🌍 Mirabella Pub, III, Bécsi út 231 (Bécsi út / Vörösvári út  1 ), . M–Th Su 09:00–23:00, F Sa 09:00–01:00.
  • 🌍 Nívó Drink Bar, III, Flórián tér, underpass (Flórián tér  1  9 ). M–F 12:00–00:00, Sa Su 14:00–00:00.
  • 🌍 Szőlőfürt Pub (Szőlőfürt Borozó), III, Föld utca 51 (Szent Margit Kórház  19 ). 08:00–21:00.

Bars and nightclubs

Sleep

This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room:
BudgetUnder 14,000 Ft
Mid-range14,000 Ft20,000 Ft
SplurgeOver 20,000 Ft

Budget

Mid-range

  • 🌍 Ági Guesthouse, III, Jablonka út 20 (Judit utca  237 ), +36 1 250-3705, . Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. Single room: 15,800 Ft, double room: 19,000 Ft.
  • 🌍 Dojo Motel, III, Farkastorki út 21 (Táborhegyi út  137 ), +36 30 209-8182. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. 5 rooms. Double room: 15,000 Ft.
  • 🌍 Green Apartment, III, Váradi utca 26 (Óbudai rendelőintézet  1  / Váradi utca  19 ), +36 30 966-6159. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Apartment for two person: 19,157 Ft.

Splurge

  • 🌍 Aquincum Hotel, III, Árpád fejedelem útja 94 (Szentlélek tér  H5 ), +36 1 436-4100, fax: +36 1 436-4156, . 4-star. Free Wifi. Spa and wellness centre. There is special thermal water derived directly from nearby Margaret Island. Services include a swimming pool, two thermal pools, a Finnish sauna, steam baths and Jacuzzi. Double room: 32,685 Ft.
  • 🌍 Minimal Style Apartment, III, Tímár utca 30 (Tímár utca  9  / Katinyi mártírok parkja  19 ), +36 30 2101-691, . Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. Apartment for two person: 29,321 Ft.
  • 🌍 Óbuda-Újlak Apartment, III, Dereglye utca 4 (Kolosy tér  19  / Szépvölgyi út  H5 ), +36 70 339-7271. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. Double room: 22,400 Ft.

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