Budapest is the capital of Hungary and the cultural, commercial, historical and financial hub of the country. Budapest has a very long history, the very first settlers in this area were Celts that came here before 1 AD! The city, as we know it today, was created by merging two separate cities Buda and Pest in the 19^th century, each of them on the opposite bank of Danube River. That is why the central area of Budapest along the river has several notable monuments and it’s classified as UNESCO World Heritage Site. city guide Budapest