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Danube Bend
Where the Danube turns south: Szentendre's artists' lanes, Visegrád's castle and Esztergom's great basilica.
- Open
- Year-round; river boats from about May to September
- Price
- Free to wander; paid for the castle and museums
- Time Needed
- A day trip
- Address
- Fő tér, 2000 SzentendreDirections
- Getting There
- About 40 minutes by suburban train from Batthyány tér in Budapest to Szentendre; in summer, boats run up the river to all three towns.
Why Go
North of Budapest the Danube bends sharply through wooded hills. Szentendre, a riverside town of Serbian churches and galleries, is the nearest stop; Visegrád has the ruins of a royal palace and a hilltop citadel with the best view of the bend; and Esztergom, Hungary's first capital, is crowned by the country's largest church.
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