Fishermen Bastion

This Romanesque monument to the Guild of the Fishermen was built in 1895 next to Matyas Church. It never had the role of a defensive building despite its name. It serves instead as a viewing terrace.  

St Istvan

The first crowned king of Hungary

Danube and Pest

Matyas Church

This church was built in the 13th century in the Romanesque style before being changed into Gothic. The Turks converted the church into a mosque in 1541.

A unique round stained glass

Castle District

The Castle District is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265.

The Chain Bridge from the Castle District

Funicular to the Castle District

We took the funicular up to the Castle District.

Buda Castle Tunnel

The Scottish engineer Adam Clark settled in Hungary after completing the Chain Bridge. One of his later projects was building this tunnel that runs through Castle Hill.

The entrance to the Tunnel on Adam Clark ter

The Tunnel is 350 m long, 9 m wide and 11 m in height

The Chain Bridge

We took the tram back to Castle District. At the foot of the hill is the Chain Bridge.

The Chain Bridge was built between 1839-1849 and was the city's first permanent bridge across the Danube. The bridge extends 380m and supported by two towers. It was regarded as an engineering feat at the time.

Cave Church

This church was established in 1926 for the Pauline order of monks.The church was closed by the Communist regime in the 1950s and was only re-opened in 1989.