The pretty European city with abandoned buildings turned into quirky pubs with £1.50 pints

Party in dilapidated buildings filled with retro furniture and fairy lights (Image: Tim White/Getty) Budapest, Hungary’s historic art nouveau capital, has one of the best nightlife scenes in Europe. Its eclectic 'ruin bars' offer reasonably priced drinks and live music The buzzing European city straddles both history and modernity, with its roots extending deep into early European civilisation. Originally two separate cities, Buda and Pest, they were unified in 1873 to form Budapest, a vibrant and culturally rich metropolis on the Danube River's banks.

The 1,770-mile-long River Danube divides the city into Buda, with its rolling hills and historic castle, and Pest, the flat, more urban side. It also serves as the city's lifeblood, fostering trade and communication for centuries. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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