Budapest has lots of beautiful sights that are well-known by tourists, but did you know that there are several places, hidden from most tourists' eyes, that are just as beautiful? If you would like to know what these 'hidden' places are, keep on reading! :) 1) Hidden beauties of Budapest - Tomb of Gül Baba & Gül Baba street Gül Baba was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet who lived in Hungary in the 16th century. His octagonal tomb can be found in the district of Rózsadomb, and it combines the Ottoman and Hungarian architecture in a very beautiful way. It now belongs to the Republic of Turkey. It is the most northen place of muslim pilgrimage. 2) Hidden beauties of Budapest - Mansfeld Péter Park If you want to have a nice view of Budapest at a place that is not known by tourists almost at all, go to Mansfeld Péter Park. This small park is situated quite close to the Tomb of Gül Baba, in the district of Rózsadomb. It was named after Péter Mansfeld, the youngest victim of the communist retaliation following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. You can find a statue of him at the center of the park. 3) Hidden beauties of Budapest - Lupa island Lupa island (Lupasziget) is not very known by Hungarians either, because it's far from the center of Budapest and it isn't easily accessible. To get on the island, you have to take a ferry that leaves only 2 to 5 times a day, depending on the season, or hire a kayak or canoe and row there. The beauty of this island lies in it's hiddenness. There are mostly summer houses on the island and a main street with a row of sycamore trees. 4) Hidden beauties of Budapest -
Budapest has lots of beautiful sights that are well-known by tourists, but did you know that there are several places, hidden from most tourists’ eyes, that are just as beautiful? If you would like to know what these ‘hidden’ places are, keep on reading! 🙂 1) Hidden beauties of Budapest – Tomb of Gül Baba
