Fisherman's Bastion
Guide
Photo: TUX · CC BY-SA 2.5 hu, Wikimedia Commons
FreeViewpointAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A fairy-tale terrace of white stone turrets, stairs and arches right beside Matthias Church, looking straight across the river at the Parliament.
A brief history
Built between 1895 and 1902 as a lookout, not a fortress; its seven turrets stand for the seven Magyar tribes, and it takes its name from the fishermen's guild that once guarded this stretch of wall.
Tips
- Best time
- Sunrise, or after the upper towers stop charging in the evening
- Cost
- Free on the lower terraces
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- Free in the evening and in winter (check)
- Hours
- The lower terraces are always open; the upper towers usually charge by day from about mid-March to mid-October and are free in the evening (check)
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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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