Budapest, Hungary · Europe
Pest works well as a base: 3km from Buda Castle.
Pest is in Budapest, Hungary, with about 1 million people. You drive on the right here.
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Within an hour or so of Pest: New York Café (1 km), Széchenyi Thermal Baths (2 km), St Stephen's Basilica (2 km), Heroes' Square (2 km).
The nearest famous roads are Balaton North Shore Drive (Route 71).
Pest is in Budapest, Hungary.
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e-vignette required for motorways. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
Full driving guide for Hungary8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
One of the largest public thermal bath complexes in Europe, a grand neo-baroque palace filled with steaming mineral-rich pools.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Neoclassical basilica in Budapest with a dome offering panoramic city views, housing the mummified right hand of St Stephen.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Monumental square at the end of Andrassy Avenue in Budapest, with the Millennium Memorial colonnade and two flanking art museums.
2 km · about 5 min drive
castle
The historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings on Castle Hill in Budapest, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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A breathtaking neo-Gothic masterpiece on the Danube riverbank and one of the largest parliament buildings in the world.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Budapest's most iconic bridge and the first permanent crossing of the Danube between Buda and Pest, a symbol of Hungarian national pride.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
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.
3 km · about 5 min drive
April to October
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