ELTE Füvészkert — Attraction in Budapest

The place is nice and peaceful, and I am sure that if you are a flora lover you will take a lot of interest in the various plants both inside and outside the greenhouses. However, the positives stop here.

Bringing a camera inside costs extra 500HUF. It does not make any sense why an expensive iPhone can get in but a very cheap DSLR camera has to buy a ticket. But anyways 500 HUF is dirt cheap, who cares.

Now to the insane part. If you pay the camera ticket you are only allowed to take pictures of the plants and the environment!!! Taking a picture of your friend is not allowed and you have to buy an extra ticket costing 25.000 HUF.

I would understand if you are a professional and you bring pro gear with you to be charged extra, but for amateurs like me this is the most insane thing, that I cannot take a picture of my friend with my camera, but I can using my phone.

On top of the above the toilet was dirtier than the Danube and the staff was impolite and not able to...

One of the few and not enough lush green parts of the Hungarian capitol. Despite the fact that nowadays' Füvészkert's size is only one third of the original, it took us 3 hours to get through the half of this representative botanical garden. Needless to get into details in connection with the amount of the various species it counts as it's size talks for itself, but to mention one the most interesting things is that you can even find some BANANA AND LEMON TREES which are not that common in this climate. Furthermore, though walking through the Kert can be a full-day activity it's quite cheap as a ticket for an adult costs 1200 HUF (4€), and 600 HUF (2€) for students/pensioners. Absolutely...

A pleasant little respite on a sunny afternoon. This garden, while not huge, is host to a large variety of plants from all corners of the world (and a few small animal exhibits as well). The winding paths and themed exhibits really help then sense of immersion. Though it's not quite far enough from the main road to drown own the sounds of traffic and construction, it is still quite relaxing and there are plenty of shady spots to simply sit and enjoy the view. The only thing I would change is the lack of signage as there were a number of times I was left wondering what kind of plant I...