If you like new experiences or if you feel like you need a little extra emotion, go to Budapest. That amazing city, often described as the “Paris of the East”, offers many opportunities to have fun – especially in the summer. You will get a real taste of the Bohemian atmosphere in many places of the city. Since last year, there’s one more reason to visit that elegant capital: a unique exhibition that takes place in the dark.

Yes, you got it right: it’s not a traditional exhibition where you’re expected to stare at art pieces; it is rather an experience that invites you to use all of your senses – but your sight. You will be guided throughout the exhibition by blind leaders. They will take you through natural spaces in the most complete darkness. In order to make the best of your visit, try and join one of the small groups that take off every 15 minutes.

This incredible trip is a way to rediscover the world: at some point you will be able to experience the daily life of a blind person and you will realize that the most basic things, such as ordering coffee in a public place, are hard to achieve. After this experience, no doubt you’ll be able to pick out spices with your eyes shut!

Have you ever seen… a talking clock, a typewriter to write in Braille or household appliances that talk? If you want to check out those fun items, come to Budapest! A lot more awaits you …

This walk in the darkness will lead you to a bar where you may order food and try drinks. Now, if you’re interested in living a blind person’s life for a few hours, here is your chance to do it! Don’t miss out… this fascinating experience will prove you how little use you make of your sense of smell. You’ll see how everything seems different when you can’t look. To relax and eliminate the stress, don’t forget to stop by the dark massage room where you’ll be well-treated.

So what are you waiting for? Come experience new ways of perceiving the world. Get comfy in an apartment in Budapest and go challenge your senses at the Invisible Exhibition.

Budapest acquired the title of “Spa City” in 1934 due to the large number of thermal and curative waters and springs it has: 118 wells and springs which gush 70 million litres of water per day at temperatures between 21 and 80 ° C. The concentration of minerals and elements of these healing waters is perfect for healing ailments.

Budapest baths date back to Roman times, but it was not until the twentieth century when they became popular for treatment of diseases. During the Turkish period (from 1541 to 1686) there were important spas constructed that continue still today.

But the Budapest spas are not just wellness centres. Some of them organize aquatic night parties called “Cinetrip Parties” or “Magic Baths”, where hundreds of young people dance and listen to the best music inside the swimming pools. This way, the spas are turned into spectacular nightclubs full of lights, screens and gogo dancers.

Aside from these parties, most of the public baths are not mixed. Many of them reserve a few days for men and then a few days for women, although there are also some spas in which both sexes can be mixed.

The most famous Budapest Spa Resorts

Gellért Spa (District 4. Kelenhegyi Street, 4)

Timetable: weekdays: from 6.00 to 19.00, weekends: from 6.00 to 17.00

This is one of the oldest and most beautiful spas of Budapest thanks to its spectacular marble columns, its colourful Zsolnay mosaics, its statues, its beautiful stained glass windows and it modernist furniture although the star of the centre is a 700m square atrium with a beautiful glass roof. The spa (located inside the Gellért hotel) has 9 therapeutic pools, an outdoor wave pool, a thermal water pool, a children’s pool and a covered effervescent pool. It also has a sauna and massage services. The composition of its waters includes calcium, magnesium, sulphates and other minerals. There are some references to the use of medicinal waters of Gellért since medieval times, but it was not until 1918 that this construction was completed.
Széchenyi Spa (District 14. Állatkerti Avenue, 11)
Timetable: weekdays from 6.00 to 22.00
This is one of the largest spas in Europe thanks to its 15 pools, 3 large outdoor pools and 12 small covered pools. It was inaugurated in 1913 and it is of Neogothic style. Besides the pools, this resort has some Turkish baths, saunas, massage service and diving pools. One of the main attractions are the chess matches that are disputed in the warmer outdoor pool (37 ° C), where tourists and locals challenge each other to games and spend a pleasant time.

Budapest has much to offer besides being a spa city; Budapest is the jewel of Hungary. Discover why! Rent Apartments in Budapest and enjoy a great Budapest spa weekend or even a Budapest spa holiday – the choice is yours!

Along with the arrival of spring, one of the most important festivals of Hungary and one of the most transcendent of Europe comes to Budapest: the Budapest Spring Festival. From March 20th to April 5th, 200 cultural events of various forms and in fifty different stages will take place. Apart from the traditional classic music and jazz concerts, a varied range of theatre programs, film projections, outdoor shows, dance representations, folklore music concerts and other great international events of fine reputation will be added. Don’t miss it! Rent the best Apartments in Budapest and enjoy your time there.

Budapest Spring Festival Program

Friday 20.03.2009
19.00 Emmerich Kálmán: Die Bajadere – Operetta in two parts – Budapest Operetta Theatre
19.00 Botho Strauß: The Park – Hungarian Première – International Theatre Festival – National Theatre
19.30 Joshua Bell and the Camerata Salzburg – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
19.30 Capricious Express Joint Concert of the Capriccio Chamber Orchestra and CimbaliBand – Crossover – Millenáris Teátrum

Saturday 21.03.2009
15.00 Music-Dance-ABC Performance by Tamás Vásáry (piano) and Henriett Tunyogi (dance) Through Children’s Eyes – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
15.00 “Haydn and the Time” – Exhibitions – Museum of Applied Arts
19.00 Emmerich Kálmán: Die Bajadere – Operetta – Musical – Budapest Operetta Theatre
19.30 Oleg Maisenberg and the Kremerata Baltica – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
20.00 Orchestra Baobab – Special treats – Millenáris Teátrum

Sunday 22.03.2009
15.00 Let’s go to Rio! Performance by Csaba Méhes and the Brass in the Five wind quintet (première) -Through Children’s Eyes – Millenáris Teátrum
19.00 Puccini: Turandot – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 Bartók Evening – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
19.30 Kodály Quartet – Chamber evenings – Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér

Monday 23.03.2009
19.30 Telekom Orchestra Hungary – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
20.00 Max Raabe & Palast Orchester – Special treats – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Tuesday 24.03.2009
19.00 Trey McIntyre Project Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Music of a Lost World – Special treats – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Wednesday 25.03.2009
19.00 Trey McIntyre Project Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 An Evening with the Hungarian National Philharmonic on the Anniversary of Bartók’s Birth – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
20.00 Budapest Tomkins Vocal Ensemble – Church concerts – Matthias Church

Thursday 26.03.2009
19.00 Trey McIntyre Project Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Friday 27.03.2009
19.30 Szabadi 50 – Orchestral concerts – Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér

Saturday 28.03.2009
19.00 Puccini: Turandot – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 French Melodies with Philippe Jaroussky – Chamber evenings – Academy of Music
20.00 Napoleon ante portas! Church concerts Matthias Church

Sunday 29.03.2009
19.00 Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice, or The Soul of the Philosopher – première – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Monday 30.03.2009
19.30 Mahler Chamber Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Tuesday 31.03.2009
19.00 The National Theatre Ballet in Prague – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.00 Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice, or The Soul of the Philosopher – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 Miklós Perényi (cello) and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
19.30 Piano Recital by Mika Teranagane, Most Successful Participant of the Franz Liszt Seminar – Sapporo Chamber evenings – Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio

Wednesday 01.04.2009
19.00 The National Theatre Ballet in Prague – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Haydn: The Seasons – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
19.30 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra – Folk music, folk dance – Thália Theatre

Thursday 02.04.2009
20.00 Nigel Kennedy Quintet – Special treats – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall.

Friday 03.04.2009
19.00 Bangarra Dance Theatre – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Cimbalom Recital by Ágnes Szakály “Hommage à Haydn” – Chamber evenings – Festetics Palace, Hall of Mirrors
19.45 Budapest Festival Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Saturday 04.04.2009
10.00 28th National Dance House Gathering and Arts and Crafts Fair – Folk music, folk dance – Papp László Budapest Sportarena
19.00 Bangarra Dance Theatre – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Susan Graham and the Ensemble Matheus – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
20.00 Before Palm Sunday In memoriam Gabor Baross – Church concerts – Matthias Church

Sunday 05.04.2009
10.00 28th National Dance House Gathering and Arts and Crafts Fair – Folk music, folk dance – Papp László Budapest Sportarena
11.00 Let’s Set Out to See the World! – Through Children’s Eyes – Kunsthalle
19.00 Bangarra Dance Theatre – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.00 Vienna State Opera Mozart: Don Giovanni – concert performance – Opera – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Don’t miss it! Rent the best Budapest Apartments and have a great time!