THEY say good things come in twos. Love and marriage. Gin and tonic. Jedward. The last is perhaps not the best example out there, but one ancient twosome that is a truly perfect pairing is Buda and… ...

A sense of nostalgia and a feeling the present has been betrayed by the past imbue veteran Magyar director Karoly Makk's "A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda," a film about a couple who meet again ...

Nov. 17, 1873, saw the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, creating modern-day Budapest. The city is divided by the Danube River, with flat Pest to the east and the hilly Buda and Óbuda regions to ...

A city with two sides: How Buda and Pest unite to make a fascinating weekend break. By MARK SAMPSON . Published: 12:39 EDT, 14 December 2012 | Updated: 12:39 EDT, 14 December 2012 ...

The historic charm of Buda and the lively nature of Pest create a striking contrast. From its rolling hills and cobbled boulevards to exciting modern restaurants and age-old attractions, Budapest ...

Decadent, worldly Budapest had willingly opened its arms to its old friends and customers, the Nazis. In the plushy, palatial coffee houses, in the gay restaurants on St. Margaret Island, in the ...

Its modern iteration is a byproduct of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The unification of Buda, Pest, and Obuda led to the creation of what is now known as Budapest on November 17, 1873.