Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Castle District
The Castle District encompasses Castle Hill (Várhegy) - nerve centre of Budapest's history
and packed with many of the capital's most important museums and other attractions - as
well as ground-level Víziváros (Watertown). What the latter lacks in sights it makes up for
in excellent restaurants, many of them around Széll Kálmán tér, a major transport hub and
the centre of urban Buda.
Gellért Hill & Tabán
Standing atop Gellért Hill and proclaiming freedom throughout the city is the lovely Liberty
Monument, Budapest's most visible statue. She looks down on the Tabán, a leafy neigh-
bourhood originally settled by the Serbs, and a great many students; the Budapest
University of Technology and Economics (BME) is here.
Óbuda & Buda Hills
Óbuda is the oldest part of Buda and retains a lost-in-the-past, village feel; here you'll find
excellent museums, the remains of the Roman settlement of Aquincum and some legendary
eateries. The Buda Hills are a breath of fresh air and offer forms of transport that will de-
light kids of all ages.
Belváros
The 'Inner Town' is just that - the centre of Pest's universe, especially when it comes to
tourism. This is where you'll find Váci utca, with its luxury shops, restaurants and bars, and
Vörösmarty tér, home to the city's most celebrated
cukrászda
(cake shop) and one of its two
Michelin-starred restaurants. The centre is Deák Ferenc tér, where metro lines M1, M2 and
M3 (but not M4) converge.
Parliament & Around
Bordering Belváros to the north is Lipótváros (Leopold Town), with the landmark Parlia-
ment facing the Danube to the west and the equally iconic Basilica of St Stephen to the east.
