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NORTH OF THE
CASTLE DISTRICT

Between Castle Hill and the western bank of Víziváros create a wonderful vista
of the Danube, extending north from the along the western bank of the Danube.
Chain Bridge towards Margit körút, is the In the Middle Ages and during the 150
area known as Víziváros or Water Town. years of Turkish occupation this area north of
This area gained its name in the Middle Castle Hill was forti fied by a system of walls.
Ages due to constant flooding. It was A short section of these walls still exists by
origi nally an area inhabited by artisans No. 66 Margit körút, and is commemorated
and fishermen who, due to this flooding, by a plaque. The tomb of Gül Baba, a Turkish
remained poorer than their neighbours dervish, is in the north of the area. It is one
on Castle Hill. Today, the church towers of the few surviving Ottoman monuments.

Sights at a Glance ZSIGMOND U.
Churches Restaurants pp197–8
2 Capuchin Church 1 Arany Kaviár Étterem FEJEDELEM U. ÁRPÁD
3 Calvinist Church 2 Arriba GÜLBABA U. ÜSTŐKÖS U.
4 St Anne’s Church 3 Carne di Hall APOSTOL U.
MECSET U.
pp106–7 4 Csalogány utca 26 TÖRÖK U. Margit híd
6 St Francis’s Wounds 5 Dunaparti Matróz Kocsma MARGIT U.
Church 6 Gusto Café
7 Horgásztanya Vendéglő M A R G I T K Ö R Ú T
Historic Buildings 8 Kacsa Vendéglő FRANKEL LEÓ UT LIPTHAY
and Monuments 9 Mandragóra HENGER U.
1 Tunnel 10 Nagyi Palacsintázója TÖLGYFA U. FEKETE SAS U.
8 Tomb of Gül Baba 11 Pavillion de Paris BEM J.
TÉR
12 Róma Ételbár BEM J. U.
Squares 13 Trófea Grill
5 Batthyány Square 14 Vigadó Söröző GANZ U.
Baths KAPÁS U. HORVÁT U. FŐ U.
7 Király Baths M A R G I T K Ö R Ú T ERŐD U. KÁROLY U. SZÁSZ KACSA U. ANGELS ROTTA RAKPART
9 Lukács Baths JURÁNYI U. VARSÁNYI IRÉN U.
KAPÁS U. FAZEKAS U. MEDVE U. VITÉZ U. GYORSKOCSI U. NAGY BEM RAKPART D a n u b e
IMRE
TÉR
SZÉNA CSALOGÁNY U.
TÉR HATTYÚ U. CSALOGÁNY U.
VÉRMEZŐ ÚT OSTROM U. FIÁTH JÁNOS U. TOLDY FERENC U. MÁRIA MÁLNA U. Batthyány
BATTHYÁNY U.
TÉR
tér
Széll Kálmán VÁRFOK U. SZABÓ ILONKA U. VÍZIVÁROS
tér MARKOVITS U.
MÁTRAY U.
FRANKLIN U. FŐ U.
VÁM U.
ISKOLA U.
SZILÁGYI
TÉR
DONÁ TI U.
TOLDY FERENC U.
SZABÓ ILONKA U.
0 metres 300 CORVIN
TÉR
0 yards 300 HALÁSZ U.
SZALAG U. PONTY U. STEHLO GÁBOR RAKPART
PALA U.
FARKAS BÍRÓ U.
FŐ U.
See also Street Finder CLARK ÁDÁM
maps 1 & 9 TÉR
The Calvinist Church with its roof of colourful ceramic tiles For keys to symbols see back flap

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