Bona Ventura

Városliget (District XIV) · Budapest

Sipeki Balás Villa (Lechner)

Sipeki Balás-villa

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A small Secession castle by Ödön Lechner on the edge of City Park, with slim chimneys, towers and a weather vane. It was restored in 2024 in its original colour after decades of pale pink. Few tourists find it.

Address
Hermina út 47, 1146 Budapest
Hours
not verified (headquarters of the Hungarian Federation of the Blind; the owner says the hall, staircase and winter garden can be visited, but no times are published)
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 15 min
Price
Free (exterior)

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Good to know

  • Today it is the home of the Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted, so be quiet and respectful.
  • The owner had no heirs and left the villa to charities for the blind when he died in 1944.
  • It is a 10-minute walk from the Széchenyi bath along the park edge.

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