Gellért Hill

Name: Gellért Hill
Category: Nature and gardens
Location: 1118 Budapest, Kelenhegyi út

Description

Located between Elizabeth Bridge and Liberty Bridge (Várbalang), Gellért Hill (235m) is one of the most characteristic features of the right bank of the Danube. In the 19C, the hill’s slopes were covered in vines, later wiped out by phylloxera.… Read the rest here →

Budapest’s Bests in Three Days

 

After a lot of pacing the streets in Day 1 and Day 2, here we start with a coffee at one of Budapest’s most luxurious coffee houses, followed by a spot of shopping, taking in everything from designer boutiques, folk art shops, and food markets.… Read the rest here →

Main streets & squares Pest

 

Pest, on the left bank of the Danube, also has many historic districts, resorts and famous sights. There are nine bridges spanning the Danube, the oldest being the Széchenyi Chain Bridge built in 1849.

Pest is as flat as a palacsinta (pancake), spread over a number of districts, taking in two-thirds of the city.… Read the rest here →