Aquincum Museum and Ruin Garden

Quick Useful Facts

• Open every day (10:00-18:00 April - October and 10:00-16:00 November - March)
• Ticket prices: depend on the time of year and size of your group
• Located: close to different attractions
• Allowed take dogs and other pets
• The best part of the attraction is the ancient ruins
• Website: http://www.aquincum.hu/en/

If you’re itching to see an even older slice of history you can check out the Aquincum and the Ruin Garden. This outdoor museum is the restored ruins of an ancient Roman city. This was the predecessor of Budapest and the capital of the old Roman province of Pannonia back during the 5th century AD. The ruins themselves were discovered during the 18th century by a winemaker. After three centuries of continuous archeological and restoration efforts, the lost city is now open to tourists. The Aquincum has gorgeous mosaic floors, an amphitheater, a water organ, tombstones, and a beautiful garden. There is also an annual music festival called Sziget held in the Aquincum every year.

Reviews

• “In the middle of Budapest is a whole block of ancient Roman ruins. There is a coliseum, tombstones, some frescoes, and even mosaics. True, not everything fits on the territory of the museum, so there are all sorts of stones with pieces of some kind of ornaments just on the street”