Centuries ago, the towns of Buda and Pest, the leading cities of a mighty Hungarian kingdom, united to become Budapest. Today, Hungary's vibrant capital maintains its stately ambience and offers ...

Budapest is more than its postcard-perfect Parliament and thermal baths—it’s a living tapestry of history, flavors, and hidden corners. From Ottoman-era spas and bustling market halls to ruin bars and ...

Centuries ago, the towns of Buda and Pest, the leading cities of a mighty Hungarian kingdom, united to become Budapest. Today, Hungary’s vibrant capital maintains its stately ambience and offers ...

It was cold outside in Budapest on the day I visited Széchenyi Bath (or fürdő in Hungarian), a Neo-baroque-style bathhouse built in 1913. Snow flurries were intermittent and wondrous, the chill broken ...

Budapest - Your first visit to a spa in Budapest might be a bit complicated if you don't speak Hungarian, with the exception of the Gellért Bath instructions and price lists in most baths are posted ...

It's 10am on a chilly Friday in ­Budapest, and instead of a winter coat and scarf, I am ambling about under a flawless blue sky in nothing more than a swimming costume and towelling robe. The air is ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. It’s -2 degree Celsius outside in the middle of winter. The icy Danube River is flowing ...

The idea of a rave in a thermal bath excites and worries Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in equal measure, but there’s great food and ruin bars to enjoy if things go awry That a city famous for its spas and ...

Centuries ago, the towns of Buda and Pest, the leading cities of a mighty Hungarian kingdom, united to become Budapest. Today, Hungary’s vibrant capital maintains its stately ambience and offers ...

Judging from Budapest, they may be right: The city has 123 natural springs and about two dozen thermal baths. The baths are actually a part of the health-care system. Doctors regularly prescribe ...