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Still top of the pops for English-language bookshops in Budapest, with fiction, travel guides and lots of Hungarica, as well as a large selection of newspapers and magazines overseen by master bookseller Tony Láng. Helpful staff are at hand to advise and recommend.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Budapest attractions

2. Basilica of St Stephen

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Budapest’s neoclassical cathedral is the most sacred Catholic church in all of Hungary and contains its most revered relic: the mummified right hand of…

3. Basilica of St Stephen Treasury

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The treasury of the Basilica of St Stephen contains ecclesiastical objects, including censers, chalices, ciboria and vestments, plus an unforgettable art…

4. Holy Right Chapel

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This chapel in the Basilica of St Stephen contains the Holy Right (also known as the Holy Dexter), the mummified right hand of King St Stephen and an…

5. Miklós Horthy Statue

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A controversial statue of Hungary's intra-war leader, Miklós Horthy, considered a hero by the right wing but reviled as a fascist dictator by many others,…

6. Basilica of St Stephen Dome

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The top of Basilica of St Stephen dome offers some of the best views in Budapest. It can be reached via a lift and 42 steps (or 302 steps if you want to…

7. Antifascist Monument

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This memorial dedicated to the 'victims of the German occupation' appeared at the southern end of V Szabadság tér in July 2014. It remains extremely…

8. Gresham Palace

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This sumptuous art nouveau building facing the Danube across V Széchenyi István tér, with its gold tiles, mosaics and celebrated wrought-iron Peacock…