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Fisherman's Bastion

A fairy-tale terrace of white turrets on Castle Hill, with the best view across the Danube to the Parliament.

Photo: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always; the upper turrets have set hours
Price
Free for the lower terraces; paid for the upper turrets by day
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Szentháromság tér, 1014 BudapestDirections
Getting There
Bus 16 to Szentháromság tér.

Why Go

Built between 1895 and 1902, its seven towers stand for the seven Magyar tribes that founded Hungary. The lower terraces are free; the upper turrets charge in the daytime.

Come early, or at sunset, before the crowds.

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