What’s Changed in Budapest’s Várnegyed Lately? A Deep Dive into the Castle District’s Transformation
Hey, fellow explorers! If you haven’t wandered through Budapest’s Várnegyed (Castle District) in a while, buckle up—things have been shifting big time up on the hill. Renovations, demolitions, reconstructions, and some bold new builds have been reshaping this historic slice of the city, all under the banner of the National Hauszmann Program. I recently spent an afternoon poking around, from the freshly rebuilt former Ministry of Finance to the half-finished giants looming over Szent György Square, and even stumbled on …