Buda Castle
Guide
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 1–2 hoursPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A long domed palace on top of Castle Hill, with courtyards, statues and terraces looking down on the river and Pest. Inside are the National Gallery and the city's history museum.
A brief history
Hungary's kings had a palace here from the 13th century; the building you see was largely rebuilt after it was badly damaged in the siege of 1944–45.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning, or sunset on the terraces
- Cost
- Free to walk round; museums extra
- Allow
- 1–2 hours
- Free days
- The grounds are always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Castle Hill and Gellért Hill (Buda): The hilly west bank: the palace, Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill, and Gellért Hill to the south. Quiet and pretty, with few cheap beds.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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