The back story
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The back story
The Castle District: the back story
Seven centuries on a hill above the Danube: kings, sieges, a royal palace and a fairy-tale bastion.
Neighbourhood guide · Castle Hill
The Castle District: Our Favourites
Seven centuries on Castle Hill: Matthias Church, the Fisherman’s Bastion, the royal palace and its museums, with where to eat, have coffee and stay.
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What to see
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Must see
Buda Castle
The vast former royal palace on Castle Hill, now home to the Hungarian National Gallery and the Budapest History Museum, with views over the Danube.
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Fairy-tale views
Fisherman’s Bastion
White neo-Romanesque terraces and towers beside Matthias Church, built at the turn of the 20th century, with famous views over the Danube.
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The patterned roof
Matthias Church
The Gothic church of the Castle District, with its famous roof of coloured tiles and a richly painted interior.
Szentháromság tér 2Explore View on map
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Castle Garden Bazaar
Várkert Bazár
Neo-Renaissance arcades and gardens below Buda Castle on the riverbank, restored as a cultural space.
Ybl Miklós tér 6Explore View on map
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Hungarian art in the palace
Hungarian National Gallery
Hungarian art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, in the wings of the royal palace on Castle Hill.
Szent György tér 2Explore View on map
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In the castle
Budapest History Museum
The museum of the city’s history, in the royal palace, with the medieval royal chapel and rooms beneath the palace.
Szent György tér 2Explore View on map
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A secret hospital
Hospital in the Rock
A hospital and nuclear bunker built in the caves beneath Castle Hill, used in the Second World War and in 1956, now a museum.
Lovas út 4/CExplore View on map
Where to eat
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In the Castle District
21 Magyar Vendéglő
Modern Hungarian cooking on Fortuna utca, one of the best tables in the Castle District.
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A Castle Hill classic
Pierrot
An elegant restaurant in a former bakery in the Castle District, with Hungarian and international dishes.
Fortuna utca 14Explore View on map
Cafés
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Since 1827
Ruszwurm
A tiny, much-loved confectionery in the Castle District, serving cakes since 1827 in a Biedermeier interior.
Szentháromság utca 7Explore View on map
Where to stay
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Inside the Castle District
Hilton Budapest
A hotel in the heart of the Castle District, next to Matthias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion, built around medieval remains.
Hess András tér 1-3Explore View on map
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