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Where to stay in Budapest: An insider's guide to the city's best neighborhoods
Best for: Culture, sport, festivals
The third of the three districts whose merger created the city of Budapest in 1873, Óbuda ('Old Buda') is often overlooked after Buda and Pest. Served by the HÉV suburban train that runs from Batthyány tér and Margaret Bridge to Szentendre, District III may seem a trek but it's a swift ten minutes from the main hubs of Buda immediately south. Activity is concentrated around the Római embankment, lined with eateries and the occasional destination bar – most notably, the Fellini Római Kultúrbisztró – close to where Roman centurions would have bathed 2,000 years ago. In more recent times, nearby Óbuda Island has hosted the Sziget Festival, the region's largest annual music event. As well as the locally found Roman remains in the Aquincum Museum, there's art a-plenty around the main square of Fő tér, including a gallery dedicated to Op-Art maestro Victor Vasarely.
