
Óbuda (Old Buda) is the oldest and second largest Budapest district. District III lies in the northern part of the city in Buda. Romans had a colony here called Aquincum in the first decades BC. Aquincum served as the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire. Archeologists discovered several monuments from the Roman era that you can visit today. The centre of the district is Fo tér and Flórián tér with administrative and commercial Impressive baroque buildings, like the town hall surround the cobbled Fo tér. The dilapited Zichy Plalace stands on this square too. You'll find a handfull of taverns on Fo tér offering traditional Hungarian cuisine. Békásmegyer is a less attractive part in District III. It consists of huge, characterless high rise blocks, built in the communist era. There are some green areas on Római Part on the Danube bank, on Csillaghegy and the hills west of Bécsi út. Hajógyári-sziget is home to the popular Sziget Festival every summer. Major transportation hubs: Mexikói út and Örs vezér tér (M2 metro line terminal), Bosnyák tér in the centre of the dsitrict, the Gödöllo suburbian railway (HÉV) line is also important in the area's public transportation.


