Andrássy Avenue
Andrássy út
A 2.3-kilometre tree-lined boulevard linking the city centre with Heroes' Square. It is a World Heritage Site, and beneath it runs M1, the oldest underground line in continental Europe.
Completed in 1876 and modelled on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, Andrássy Avenue is lined with Neo-Renaissance palatial apartment buildings, embassies and luxury boutiques. Together with the Millennium Underground Railway (the yellow M1 line, opened in 1896 as the first underground line in continental Europe), it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along the avenue are the State Opera House, the House of Terror, the Liszt Memorial Museum and the Kodály Memorial Museum. The section closer to the city centre is dominated by luxury shops and cafés. For the outward journey, take the M1 in its vintage carriages straight to Heroes' Square. For the return, walk back along the avenue, which takes about 40 minutes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- House of Terror
- Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
- Heroes' Square
- New York Café
- Vajdahunyad Castle
- Hungarian State Opera House
- Szimpla Kert
- Széchenyi Thermal Bath