Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Although it is not one of the five premier-league football teams in Budapest, no club has
dominated football here over the years like Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), who play at the
newly built
Flórián Albert Stadium
in Pest. For match schedules check the
Hungarian Foot-
ball
(
www.hungarianfootball.com
) website.
WATER POLO
Hungary has won the European Championships in water polo a dozen times since 1926, the
World Championships three times (most recently in 2013) and taken nine gold medals at the
Olympic Games, so it's worth catching a professional or amateur game of this exciting
info 1-412 0041;
www.waterpolo.hu
) is based at the
Alfréd Hajós swimming complex
on
Margaret Island.
Activities
The best place for canoeing and kayaking in Budapest is on the Danube from the Buda side
at Rómaifürdő. To get there, take the HÉV suburban line to the Rómaifürdő stop and walk
east towards the river. Rent kayaks or canoes from the
Béke Rowing Club
(Béke Evezős
53 ; canoe per day for 2/4 people 2600/3200Ft, kayak for 1/2 people 1600/2600Ft;
8am-8pm Jun-Aug, to 7pm May & Sep, to 5pm Apr & Oct; HÉV to Rómaifürdő stop) or
Piroska utca 28; canoes & kayaks per day from 2500Ft; 8am-6pm May-Sep, 10am-4pm
Oct-Apr; HÉV to Rómaifürdő stop), both about 5km north of the Árpád Bridge.
If you'd prefer to get down and dirty, head for the hills and visit one of Buda's under-
ground caverns: Mátyáshegy Cave, Pálvölgy Cave or Szemlőhegy Cave.
