Andrássy Avenue

The Andrássy Avenue, in Budapest

The Andrássy Avenue is one of the most prestigious arteries of Budapest, more than two kilometres long, classified in the world heritage of UNESCO. The Budapest audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant avenue traced in 1872, lined with neo-Renaissance façades and private mansions, under which runs the oldest metro line of continental Europe.

The elegant avenue classified by UNESCO

Stretched over a total length of two thousand three hundred and ten metres, the Andrássy Avenue is one of the main and historic arteries of Budapest. Constantly travelled since its construction in 1872, it pays tribute to Gyula Andrássy, count and above all Hungarian statesman, known for his revolutionary commitment against the reign of the Habsburgs, notably during the revolution of 1848. Because of its fine preserved façades, its houses and its private mansions of Renaissance style of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this avenue was declared world heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2002. Much prized for its lively and commercial side, lined with luxury shops, cafés, theatres and the State Opera, it links the city centre to the municipal park and the Heroes' Square. You would almost forget that, under our feet, runs the second oldest metro line of Europe, after that of London, inaugurated also at the end of the nineteenth century and classified in the world heritage. To stroll on the Andrássy Avenue is to go back in time in the heart of the elegant Budapest of the Belle Époque, between architectural splendour and urban life. A prestigious avenue and a jewel of heritage, the Andrássy Avenue is a fine stop of the discovery of Budapest.

What to see

Here you walk along one of the most prestigious avenues of Budapest, more than two kilometres long, traced in 1872 and named after the statesman Gyula Andrássy; lined with neo-Renaissance façades, private mansions, luxury shops and the Opera, classified by UNESCO in 2002, it shelters under its cobblestones the oldest metro line of continental Europe. The Andrássy Avenue is a jewel of Budapest. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Andrássy Avenue crosses the district of Pest, from the city centre to the Heroes' Square, in Budapest, reachable on foot or by metro. It is an avenue freely accessible, lined with shops, cafés, theatres and the Opera, lively all day. You walk along it during a stroll in the centre.

Why is the Andrássy Avenue of Budapest classified by UNESCO?

Because of its fine preserved façades, its houses and its private mansions of Renaissance style of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, that earned it to be declared world heritage of humanity in 2002; traced in 1872 and named after the statesman Gyula Andrássy, it also shelters under its cobblestones the oldest metro line of continental Europe.

Where is the Andrássy Avenue in Budapest?

In the district of Pest, from the city centre to the Heroes' Square, in Budapest, in Hungary.