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Historic & up the hill

The Castle District (Buda)

8 min · 2 km from the centre

Buda's cobbled hilltop — the royal palace, the fairy-tale Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church, with the whole of Pest laid out below. Quiet, grand and romantic after the day-trippers leave; a steep but rewarding place to sleep.

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Around The Castle District (Buda), Budapest
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€95–160

typical per night in Hungary

mid for Hungary

The sensible middle

Cheapest in BudapestPriciest

Typical prices for Budapest — neither steal nor splurge.

Where it sits

The circle is The Castle District and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)~33 min drive18.2 km

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

  • The Chain Bridge & the Danube5 min walk425 m
  • St Stephen's Basilica14 min walk1.2 km
  • The Hungarian Parliament16 min walk1.3 km
  • Dohány Street Synagogue19 min walk1.6 km
  • Andrássy Avenue & the Opera21 min walk1.8 km
  • The ruin bars22 min walk1.8 km
  • Heroes' Square & City Park11 min taxi3.6 km
  • Széchenyi Thermal Baths12 min taxi4.0 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill, Budapest
Fisherman's Bastion & Matthias Church
Buda Castle above the Danube, Budapest
Buda Castle & the hill
The view over Budapest from Gellért Hill
Gellért Hill & the Citadella
  • 2.Fisherman's Bastion & Matthias Church — The fairy-tale white turrets and terraces on Castle Hill, framing the best view in the city across to Parliament, beside the tiled roof of Matthias Church. Free to wander (the upper terrace charges a little); magical at sunrise before the crowds.
  • 4.Buda Castle & the hill — The great royal palace crowning Castle Hill, now home to the National Gallery and museums, ringed by ramparts with sweeping views. Ride the old funicular up from the Chain Bridge, then wander the cobbled lanes of the district around it.
  • 12.Gellért Hill & the Citadella — The rocky hill on the Buda side, topped by the Liberty Statue and a citadel, with the single best panorama over the whole city and its bridges. Walk up through the woods (or take a bus), and finish at the Art Nouveau Gellért Baths at its foot.

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