Hungary
The store offers an exciting mix of vintage clothes and accessories (both for men and women) side-by-side contemporary designs, all for very affordable prices.
www.szputnyikshop.hu/
Budapest VII., Dohány utca 20
+ 36(0)6 1 321 3730
Google map: bit.ly/szwWQO
Gouba started up again for spring Sunday 13 March.
Great news!
This modern bazaar is located in the unique architectural gem, the Gozsdu udvar (courtyard passageway between Kiraly utca and Dob utca in the heart of Pest's Jewish quarter).
Unique antiques, gifts, gastronomy, performances. Try Hungarian palinka (fruit brandy) or fine local wines.
KIraly utca 13 and Dob utca 16, Budapest
www.gouba.hu
Every Sunday 10am to 6pm (although you can walk through Gozsdu udvar at any time during the day, the gates are closed at night)
We stayed there for 9 days last month and it was very good, comfortable and quiet apartment and right by the river and the Vaci shopping street. The owner was very helpfull even before we arrived in his emails and gave us a lot of good advices about where to go and what to see and so on. Even when we got there he took us on a short walk to show us where everything is in the area so really good service. We are going again later in this year when the weather gets warmer so that we can enjoy the balcony and views. We really recomend this place to stay in Budapest.
Found this place on tripadvisor but they have a web site www.budapestvacationservice.com. The street name is Regi Posta Street.
The Great Market Hall is centrally located and the largest market in the central Budapest area, on the Pest side of the Liberty Bridge. The building is of beautiful neo-Gothic construction with intricate, heavily-decorated roof tiling.
The market is a three-storey structure, supported with slender metal columns. Even today the market is used by the people of the city for daily necessities such as vegetables, meat and fish. It is also a tourist mecca with lots of traditional salami and paprika on sale. The basement holds a supermarket for convenience shopping.
The sights and smells of this market are unforgettable, but it's setting is the cherry on the cake.
1093 Budapest, Vámház körút 1, Hungary
+36 1 217 6067
Google map: bit.ly/ecrYee
Getting There
Address: Fővám tér, Pest end of Liberty Bridge, trams 2, 47, 49
the nearest metro station is at Kálvin tér (M3 blue line)
Opening Hours-Budapest Central Market Hall
Monday: 06.00-17.00, Tuesday-Friday: 06.00-18.00, Saturday: 06.00-15.00, Sunday: closed.
www.passportchop.com/europe/hungary/budapest-great-market-hall-nagycsarnok/
If you visit Heroes' Square, I strongly recommend to pass by this small and cosy wine store on the nearby Damjanich Street. It has a wide range of Hungarian and Italian wines, and absolutely not a rip-off like other wine stores in the centre. The staff speak German and Italian, but no English - yet.
1071 Budapest
Damjanich u. 25/A
(on the corner of Damjanich and Nefelejcs Street
Best flea market, along with the monthly market in Pecs, in central Europe. Eat, drink and be fascinated.
Immense indoor market featuring local specialties, exotic fruits and vegetables, etc. The top floor has several inexpensive places to grab a bite, and lots of souvenir stalls.
vamhaz korut 1-3
This is an old market hall close to Liberty Bridge, not far from Kalvin ter tube station. Shopping can be an experience and the architecture is of exceptional value. Most vendors remember that Margaret Thatcher visited the market in 1984, but this should not be seen as argument against a visit. Next door you will find the neo-renaissance building of the economics faculty.
Vámház körút; nearest metro: Kálvin tér; trams: No 2, 47, 49 at Fovam ter
The Ecseri Flea Market in the ninth district has many treasures for collectors, browsers and anyone looking for an unusual souvenir to take home. I got a really old violin for $50. I’m convinced it's a Strad...
Apparently the Cityrama agency organises direct shuttles from the city centre; www.cityrama.hu/
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