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Budapest chosen among the world’s best travel destinations
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The astonishing Hungarian capital celebrated its 150th birthday this weekend with gala shows, and it was also chosen as one of the world’s best travel destinations by Condé Nast Traveler.
Budapest was created by joining Óbuda, Buda and Pest in 1873. Interestingly, we celebrate that anniversary on 17 November, but, in reality, the city was formed on 25 October. 17 November was the day when the city council took over the management of the affairs.
Hungary’s President, Katalin Novák, said that Budapest was the home and island of peace and security, which is valuable in a turbulent world. She added that Budapest is a place for all Hungarians to be proud of.
Gergely Karácsony, the opposition mayor of the Hungarian capital, said that Budapest was “unshakable in its Hungarianness”, but is also European. “Some cities are forever, like Rome, and some cities always rise again, like Budapest”, he added. And it seems that is respected also by foreign travellers.
An important success for Budapest
According to lelepo.hu, Condé Nast Traveler, an international travel magazine, compiled the destinations they recommend their readers visit in 2024. The good news is that the 150-year-old Budapest obtained a very good position on this list. Thus, we can say that the Hungarian capital is among the world’s best destinations.
The list titled “The 24 Best Places to Go in 2024” is in alphabetic order. It starts with Accra, Ghana, and continues with Budapest. They suggest tourists go for a fresh take on the 150-year-old city. The title may be misleading for some. Only the unification of the three city parts (Pest, Buda and Óbuda) happened in 1873. The three cities were founded much earlier than that. All three have ancient Roman origins and have been populated by Hungarians since the Conquest of the Carpathian Basin (895-896).
