Autumn bucket list: 10 things to do when summer is gone

Some of us cannot wait for the season of colder weather, colourful leaves and huge sweaters, while others want to have a prolonged summer – possibly forever. Here is our what-to-do guide for the Indian summer and autumn.

When the sun is up in the summer, it is usually not ideal to spend a long time outside due to high temperatures, neither in the city nor in nature. However, as leaves start to fall, it is so enjoyable to do the things we could not during hot summer days, is it not? Take a look at our program recommendations for lower but still pleasurable temperatures.

1. Finally: take a big, calm walk in one of Budapest’s magnificent parks.

The Philosopher’s Garden, which we have suggested earlier, is very popular and usually crowded in summer. However, autumn is the time when the parks start to calm down a bit: go and find a peaceful tree offering shade to sit and think under.

2. Visit the Budapest Wine Festival

Try some of the best wines from all the Hungarian wine regions. This year’s thematic is focused on Lake Balaton.

3. Try Budapest Rooftop Cinema

Have you seen all of the film classics? This autumn, the Rooftop Cinema has several of them on screen: movies such as Perfume or Amélie are definitely must-see.

4. Have dinner with an amazing panoramic view over Budapest

Take a look at our collection of restaurants with a great panorama in Budapest, if you are interested.

5. Get to know your city as a tourist

Budapest is full of tourists in the summer, is that right? Of course, we love it when foreigners come to visit the country and try our traditional dishes and pálinka but we have to admit, it is quite hard to navigate in the city sometimes due to the huge groups of people.