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February 2012
Regarded as one of the most
beautiful cities in Europe, its extensive World Heritage Sites includes
the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue,
Heroes' Square and the Millennium Underground Railway, the second oldest
in the world. Other highlights include a total of 80 geothermal springs,
the world's largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue,
and third largest Parliament building. The collections of the Natural History
Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts are also significant.
The city ranked 3rd (out
of 65 cities) on Mastercard's Emerging Markets Index (2008), and ranked
as the most livable Central/Eastern European city on EIU's quality of life
index (2009). It attracts over 20 million visitors a year.
June
27th to July 1st. 2012 - Europride - Web
site
Budapest
Pride - Web site
Cover
photos - Budapest Parliament Buildings & The Great Synagogue. |
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