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Margaret Island

A car-free park island in the Danube, with gardens, a running track, a musical fountain and ruined medieval convents.

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Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Margitsziget, 1138 BudapestDirections
Getting There
Tram 4 or 6 to Margitsziget, or bus 26 across the island.

Why Go

Locals come to jog its 5-kilometer rubber track, picnic and swim at its open-air pools. The musical fountain plays near the southern tip.

It's reached from the Margaret Bridge.

Nearby in Budapest

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