Day trip · North of Budapest
Where the Danube turns south between the hills: the artists’ town of Szentendre, the Skanzen, Visegrád’s royal palace and citadel, Esztergom Basilica and Gödöllő Palace.
Day trip feature
North of Budapest, the river swings round a great bend between the hills, past a baroque town of artists, a royal castle and the largest church in Hungary.
Take the HÉV to Szentendre for galleries and baroque streets, climb to the citadel at Visegrád for the view over the bend, and see the vast basilica of Esztergom.
Read the full back story below, then plan your day.
The back story
Where the Danube turns south between the hills: a Serbian baroque town, the palace of a Renaissance king and the mother church of Hungary.
Artists and baroque streets
A baroque riverside town of artists, galleries and Serbian Orthodox churches, a short train ride from Budapest.
Village life
A large open-air museum of Hungarian village houses, churches and farms on the edge of Szentendre.
Sztaravodai út 42Explore View on map
Marzipan art
A small museum of marzipan sculptures and a confectionery in Szentendre.
Dumtsa Jenő utca 14Explore View on map
The king’s castle
The medieval royal palace of King Matthias by the river and the citadel above the Danube Bend.
Hungary’s largest church
The largest church in Hungary, rising above the Danube at Esztergom, the country’s first royal capital.
Train, HÉV or boat
The HÉV runs to Szentendre, trains go from Nyugati to Esztergom, and boats sail up the Danube in summer.
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