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Budapest Ruin Bars (Szimpla Kert)
Iconic nightlife venues built in abandoned buildings and courtyards of the Jewish Quarter, pioneered by the legendary Szimpla Kert.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Ferencváros
Budapest, Hungary · Europe
About Ferencváros
Ferencváros works well as a base: 4km from Buda Castle.
Ferencváros is in Budapest, Hungary, with about 59,000 people. You drive on the right here.
Ferencváros (Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡svaːroʃ], English: Francis City) is the 9th district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
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What is there to see near Ferencváros?
Within an hour or so of Ferencváros: Budapest Ruin Bars (Szimpla Kert) (3 km), New York Café (3 km), Buda Castle (4 km), St Stephen's Basilica (4 km).
Are there any good drives near Ferencváros?
The nearest famous roads are Balaton North Shore Drive (Route 71).
Where is Ferencváros?
Ferencváros is in Budapest, Hungary.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 59,056
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Hungary
- Region
- Budapest
- Timezone
- Europe/Budapest
- Coordinates
- 47.4775, 19.0908
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Essential numbers in Hungary
e-vignette required for motorways. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Ferencváros
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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New York Café
Budapest's eclectic-renaissance coffee palace of 1894, all gilded twisted columns, frescoes and chandeliers: the literary headquarters of turn-of-the-century Hungary, often called the most beautiful café in the world. Expect a queue.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Buda Castle
The historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings on Castle Hill in Budapest, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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St Stephen's Basilica
Neoclassical basilica in Budapest with a dome offering panoramic city views, housing the mummified right hand of St Stephen.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Budapest's most iconic bridge and the first permanent crossing of the Danube between Buda and Pest, a symbol of Hungarian national pride.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Heroes' Square
Monumental square at the end of Andrassy Avenue in Budapest, with the Millennium Memorial colonnade and two flanking art museums.
4 km · about 10 min drive
cafe
Café Gerbeaud
Hungary's grand confectionery institution on Vörösmarty Square, serving cakes since 1858. Its Gerbeaud slice and dobos torte under chandeliered ceilings made it the benchmark of Hungarian pastry art.
4 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
Matthias Church
A richly decorated Gothic church in Budapest's Castle District with colorful Zsolnay ceramic roof tiles.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Driving roads near Ferencváros
- Right hereFisherman's BastionA fairy-tale neo-Romanesque terrace on Castle Hill offering the most iconic panoramic views over Budapest and the Danube.
- Right hereMegyeri BridgeHungary's longest cable-stayed bridge sweeps the M0 motorway across the Danube north of Budapest, its twin 100 m pylons forming a striking modern gateway to the capital.
Driving in Hungary
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.58/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €16 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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