S P R I NG T I M E GU I D E S
Budapest, Hungary
TOUCH DOWN
Spring in Budapest sees the
opening of the city’s outdoor spas
and open-air pools, as terrace
tables spread over pavements
across town. By May, Budapest’s
‘
ruin bars’ provide alfresco
drinking in urban residential
courtyards. Try the
Ellátó kert
(
Kazinczy utca 48, ellatokert.
blogspot.hu
)
in the heart of the
bar quarter in District VII, or
Kertem (
kertemfesztival.hu
)
in the City Park.
GET OUT
To relax during the day, head
to
Margaret Island
where the
Palatinus lido (
palatinusstrand.
hu
)
opens its pools from 1 May.
EAT WELL
The traditional restaurants of
hilly Buda open their gardens
from spring, including the
Vadrózsa
(
Pentelei Molnár
utca 15, vadrozsa.hu
).
Don’t
forget that spring is the season
of
gyümölcsleves,
or fruit soup
(
pictured left
),
a healthy cold
starter to any outdoor meal.
DRINK UP
For this spring season, spa party
crew
Cinetrip
(
cinetrip.hu
)
is
moving from the Széchenyi
fürdö baths to the Lukács
(
lukacsfurdo.hu
)
every Saturday
during April and May, with DJs
spinning for a crowd in swimming
gear. Look out for the All Inn
Records night on 12 April at
the
A38
boat (
a38.hu
),
the
city’s key live music venue by the
Peto˝fi Bridge.
GETTING TO THE CENTRE
See page 102 for details.
Words by Peterjon Cresswell
MARGARET ISLAND
Formerly known as the
island of the rabbits,
Margaret Island sits in the
middle of the Danube. It
has a 5,350m jogging track
that winds round the island.
