- Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, and one of the largest cities in the European Union. It is the country\'s principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre, sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary. In 2015, according to the census, Budapest had 1.75 million inhabitants, with the suburbs its ower 3 million. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (202.7 sq mi) within the city limits. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with an unification on 17 November 1873 of west-bank Buda and Óbuda with east-bank Pest.
- Budapest sightseeing suggested route by taxi or minivan with 6 stops and walks - step by step. Pick up at your accommodation.
1. - Gellért Hill - Citadel - Liberty Statue
2. - Buda Castle - Matthias Church - Fisherman\'s Bastion - Széchenyi Chain Bridge - Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Gresham Palace
3. - Central Market Hall - Hungarian National Museum - Dohány Street Synagogue - Andrássy Avenue
4. - Heroes\' Square - Millennium Memorial - City Park - Széchenyi Medicinal Bath - Vajdahunyad Castle - St. Stephen\'s Basilica
5. - Hungarian Parliament Building - Danube Promenade
6. - Vigadó Concert Hall - Vörösmarty square - Váci Street.
- Budapest sightseeing suggested route by taxi or minivan with 6 stops and walks - step by step. Pick up at your accommodation.
1. - Gellért Hill - Citadel - Liberty Statue
2. - Buda Castle - Matthias Church - Fisherman\'s Bastion - Széchenyi Chain Bridge - Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Gresham Palace
3. - Central Market Hall - Hungarian National Museum - Dohány Street Synagogue - Andrássy Avenue
4. - Heroes\' Square - Millennium Memorial - City Park - Széchenyi Medicinal Bath - Vajdahunyad Castle - St. Stephen\'s Basilica
5. - Hungarian Parliament Building - Danube Promenade
6. - Vigadó Concert Hall - Vörösmarty square - Váci Street.
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Budapest Gellért Hill
Gellért-hill
- Budapest Gellért Hill is a 235 m (771 ft) high hill overlooking the Danube. Gellért Hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the hill, next to Liberty Bridge
The Citadel
- The Citadel in Budapest was built after the 1848–49 Hungarian uprising by the ruling Habsburg Austrians, as it was a prime, strategic site for shelling both Buda and Pest in the event of a future revolt. Gellért Hill also saw action in the Second World War and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, when Soviet tanks fired down into the city from the hill. There is a small military museum in the Citadel’s grounds.
Liberty Statue
- Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue is a monument on the Gellért Hill. It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary. The 14 m tall bronze statue stands atop a 26 m pedestal and holds a palm leaf.