The city, which is beautifully situated on both sides of the river Danube, has 2000 years of history. There are relics from the time of the Roman Empire as well as from the Middle Ages. However, it mainly reflects the atmosphere of the end of the 19th century when the millennium of Hungary was celebrated. There are many of museums, theatres, concert halls, plenty of restaurants and other places of entertainment.
Several baths offer the pleasure of thermal waters of various medicinal springs.
As Budapest is a traffic junction in Eastern Central Europe, it can easily be reached by air, by train, by car or by hydrofoil. All foreign visitors must have a valid passport. The visa policy of Hungary is liberal. For visits shorter than a month, no visa is required for citizens of most European countries, the United States, Canada, Japan and Israel. People coming from Austria, Germany and Italy can visit Hungary with their domestic identity card.