Gellért Hill and the Citadella
Guide
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeViewpointAllow 1–2 hours with the climbPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A steep wooded hill over the river, climbed by paths and steps past a waterfall and the statue of St Gellért. From the top, by the tall Liberty Statue and the walls of the Citadella, you see every bridge and both halves of the city.
A brief history
The hill is named after a bishop who, legend says, was thrown from it in 1046; the Citadella fortress was built by the Habsburgs after the 1848 revolution to keep watch over the city.
Tips
- Best time
- Sunset
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–2 hours with the climb
- Free days
- Always free. The Citadella has been under a long renovation, and the Gellért Baths at the foot of the hill were due to close for renovation too: check what's open
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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
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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