Things to do in Kosd

Széchenyi Thermal Bath is among the largest thermal spring spas in Europe. Its natural hot water is used for medicinal purposes to aid degenerative joint illnesses and inflammations. Admire the neo-Baroque style of the buildings and the pools that date back to the turn of the 20th century.

Heroes' Square (Hősök Tere) is one of the most popular public spaces in Budapest, and was at the heart of the 1896 commemorations of 1,000 years of the nation's history. The Millennium Monument is the centrepiece of the square. The archangel Gabriel surveys goings-on in the plaza below him from his perch at the top of this dazzling 36-metre white column. While it was designed by Albert Schickedanz for the celebrations at the end of the 19th century, in fact it didn't see completion until much later, in 1929. A couple of years later, the square would be renamed, and take on its current moniker.

Like many of Budapest's most beautiful and prominent structures, Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad Vára) was built as part of the Millennial Exhibition of 1896. While it is small in stature, the castle has a striking appearance from across the lake in City Park. It was built to include replicas of features from a number of significant buildings across Hungary, taking in a combination of different styles: Romanesque, Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance.

Escape from busy Budapest city centre, and then enjoy the many different attractions on offer in this wonderful park. City Park (Városliget) was one of the first parks in the world to be opened to the general public when its gates were thrown wide at the start of the 19th century. It is also notable for its huge size, covering 122 hectares of parkland.

Aquincum was the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia Inferior during the 3rd century which was located on the site of the modern-day Óbuda area of Budapest. The places of worship, houses (with central heating!), shops, legal courts, public bathhouses and the fantastic amphitheatre discovered and restored by archaeologists here are evidence of the huge advances made by the Empire. This fascinating site gives a real sense of how a wealthy regional capital worked many centuries ago.