Nov. 17, 1873, saw the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, creating modern-day Budapest. The city is divided by the Danube River, with flat Pest to the east and the hilly Buda and Óbuda regions to ...

One of the city's more obvious features, of course, is the elegant bisecting presence of the River Danube, which creates two parts of the city, namely Buda and Pest. Geographical divisions ...