View of Budapest from the Gellert Hill

Magnificent view from the Gellért Hill. Gellért Hill is 235 m high hill overlooking the Danube. Gellért Hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the hill, next to Liberty Bridge.

View of Budapest from the Gellert Hill

View from the Gellert Hill toward The Hungarian Parliament Building.

Danube

From April until October hydrofoils run along the Danube tetween Vienna and Budapest.

Váci utca (Vaci street)

At the beginning of the famous Váci utca (Vaci street). Váci street is one of the main pedestrian thoroughfares and perhaps the most famous street of central Budapest. It features a large number of restaurants and fashion outlets catering primarily to the tourist market.

Hotel Gellert

Hotel Gellért is a famous, first class four star hotel in Budapest, Hungary. The hotel was erected on the right bank of the river Danube between 1916 and 1918 in the (Secession) Art Nouveau style with some biomorphic elements, at the foot of Gellért Hill, next to Szabadság Bridge.

Hotel Gellert Baths

Gellért Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, is one of the most beautiful and elegant baths in Budapest, built between 1912 and 1918 in the (Secession) Art Nouveau style. They were damaged during World War II, but then rebuilt. References to healing waters in this location are found from as early as the 13th century. A hospital was located on this site during the Middle Ages. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, baths were also built on this particular site.

Hotel Gellert Baths

Hotel Gellert Baths

Hotel Gellert Baths

The Gellért Baths complex includes thermal baths, which are small pools containing water from Gellért hill's mineral hot springs. The thermal baths are decorated beautifully with mosaic tiles. The complex also includes saunas and plunge pools, an open-air swimming pool which can create artificial waves every ten minutes and an effervescent swimming pool.

Liberty Bridge - Freedom Bridge

The Szabadság híd or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge) connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube. The bridge was built between 1894 and 1896 to the plans of János Feketeházy. Although radically different in structure, the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time of construction. It is 333.6 m in length and 20.1 m in width. The top of the four masts are decorated with large bronze statues of the Turul, a falcon-like bird, prominent in ancient Hungarian mythology.

Liberty Bridge - Freedom Bridge

Matthias Church - Church of Our Lady

Matthias Church is a church located at the heart of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in 1015. Officially named as the Church of Our Lady, it has been popularly named after the greatest Hungarian king, Matthias Corvinus, known in Hungarian as Mátyás király, who ordered the construction of its original southern tower. In many respects, the 700 year history of the church serves as a symbol of the city's rich, yet often tragic history.

Matthias Church

Matthias Church by night - a beautiful view!

Matthias Church

Inside, visitors tend to head straight for the Ecclesiastical Art museum which begins in the medieval crypt and leads up to the St. Stephen Chapel. The gallery contains a number of sacred relics and medieval stone carvings, along with replicas of the Hungarian royal crown and coronation jewels.

Matthias Church

Fisherman's Bastion

The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896.

Fisherman's Bastion

The Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen which was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages. It is a viewing terrace, with many stairs and walking paths.

Fisherman's Bastion

Fisherman's Bastion

On top of Fisherman's Bastion.

Statue of Stephen I

Bronze statue of Stephen I of HungaryA bronze statue of Stephen I of Hungary mounted on a horse, erected in 1906, can be seen between the Fisherman’s Bastion and the Matthias Church. The pedestal was made by Alajos Stróbl, based on the plans of Frigyes Schulek, in Neo-Romanesque style, with episodes illustrating the King's life.

Statue of Stephen I

Statue of Stephen I by night.

Hungarian Parliament Building

The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It is currently the third largest Parliament in the world.

Hungarian Parliament Building

Similar to the Palace of Westminster, it was built in Gothic Revival style; it has a symmetrical facade and a central dome. It is 268 m long and 123 m wide. Its interior includes 10 courtyards and 691 rooms (including more than 200 offices). With its height of 96 m, it is one of the tallest buildings in Budapest.

Heroes' Square - Millennium Monument

Hősök tere (meaning "Heroes' Square" in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary. The central site of the square, as well as a landmark of Budapest, is the Millennium Memorial (also known as Millennium Monument or Millenary Monument) with statues of the leaders of the seven tribes that founded Hungary in the 9th century and other outstanding figures of Hungarian history. The construction of the memorial was started when the one thousandth anniversary was celebrated (in 1896), but it was finished only in 1929 and the square got its name then. On the 16th June 1989 a crowd of 250,000 gathered at the square for the historic reburial of Imre Nagy, who had been executed in June 1958.

Heroes' Square - Millennium Monument

Heroes' Square - Millennium Monument

Szentendre

Szentendre is a riverside town in Pest county, near the capital city of Budapest. Szentendre is known for its museums, galleries, and artists. Due to its picturesque appearance and easy rail and river access, it has become a popular destination for tourists staying in Budapest and there are many shops and restaurants catering for these visitors.