Mester Porta Galéria

Castle District


This shop has folk arts and crafts; next door you'll find CDs and DVDs of Hungarian and other folk music as well as musical instruments, scores and books.


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1. Former Capuchin Church

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Used as a mosque during the Turkish occupation, this church recycled Islamic-style, ogee-arched doors and windows on the southern side when it was rebuilt…

2. Church of St Anne

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The twin-towered baroque Church of St Anne (1740) has one of the most eye-catching interiors of any church in Budapest, including a magnificent late-18th…

3. Fishermen’s Bastion

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The bastion, a neo-Gothic masquerade that looks medieval and offers some of the best views in Budapest, was built as a viewing platform in 1905 by Frigyes…

4. Batthyány tér

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The centre of Víziváros, Batthyány tér is the best place to take pictures of the photogenic Parliament building across the Danube. In the square's centre…

5. Matthias Church

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Parts of Matthias Church date back 500 years, notably the carvings above the southern entrance, but essentially the church (named after King Matthias…

6. Golden Eagle Pharmacy Museum

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Just north of Dísz tér, on the site of Budapest’s first pharmacy (1681), this small, entertaining museum contains a mock-up of an alchemist’s laboratory,…

7. Museum of Applied Hungarian Folk Art

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This small museum focuses on folk art from around Hungary. There are impressive collections of fine textiles and embroidery, wood and bone carvings,…

8. Music History Museum

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Housed in an 18th-century palace with a lovely courtyard, this wonderful little museum traces the development of music in Hungary from the 18th century to…