About this route
Across the Danube between castle-topped Buda and grand-boulevard Pest — one of Europe's most spectacular cityscapes.
Stops on this route
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Start
Buda Castle
Sprawling palace complex on Castle Hill, home to the Hungarian National Gallery.
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1
Fisherman's Bastion
Neo-Romanesque terrace with fairy-tale turrets and the best Danube views in the city.
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2
Matthias Church
Gothic church with a colourful Zsolnay-tiled roof, scene of royal coronations.
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3
Chain Bridge
The first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, a 19th-century engineering icon.
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4
Hungarian Parliament Building
Neo-Gothic riverside parliament, the third largest in the world.
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5
St. Stephen's Basilica
Neoclassical basilica with a panoramic dome and the mummified Holy Right Hand of St Stephen.
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End
Heroes' Square
Grand square with the Millennium Monument honouring the founders of Hungary.
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