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178  BUD APEST AREA B Y AREA

A 90-Minute Walk from Buda to Pest

Buda and Pest were unified in 1873, an act made possible by measured. Walk to the centre
the construction of the monumental Chain Bridge some 20 of Chain Bridge 8 (see p66 and
years earlier. Before that, the two areas had shared a relatively p116) and look back towards
common history, but they always retained separate identities. the Castle District. On a clear
Even today, Buda remains more regal and relaxed than day there are glorious views
of the Royal Palace and the
commercial, dynamic Pest. This walk reveals such differences, unmistakable Neo­Gothic
while highlighting the bond that makes Budapest’s whole silhouette of Mátyás Church.
greater even than the sum of its sublime parts.
SZILÁGYI
TÉR
souvenir shops, Széll Kálmán tér SZAL A G U.
before arriving 1 km (0.5 mile)
at Dísz tér and FŐ U.
the Honvéd 1
Monument 2 J PONTY U. S T E H LO G Á B O R R A K P A R T
3 (see p77). TÁRNOK U. FARKAS BÍRÓ U. NÁDOR U.
The monu­ ÚRI U. PALA U. ZRÍNYI U. OKTÓBER 6 U.
ment was HUNYA DI JÁNOS ÚT SZÉCHENYI
raised in DÍSZ ISTVÁN 9 MÉRLEG U.
TÉR
honour of those TÉR 3 FŐ U. J8
who died in the PAL OTA ÚT ÁDÁM TÉR J JÓZSEF ATTILA U.
CLARK
Hungarian revolution S ZT. GÖRGY U. SZÍNHÁZ U. 7 Széchenyi JÓZSEF
lánchíd
of 1848–9. 4 6 DOROTTYA U. NÁDOR BÉCSI U.
TÉR
SZT.
Head south out of GYÖRGY APÁCZAI U. HARMINCAD U.
the square, along stately TÉR 5 SZENDE PÁL U. Vörösmarty
Szinház utca to Sándor J tér
Palace 4 (see p77), one of PALOTA ÚT L Á N C H Í D U .
DEÁK FERENC U.
Buda’s finest buildings and F R I E D R I C H B O R N R A K P A R T 0 w FEHÉR H. U.
2 The terrace and conical towers of the residence of the Hungarian q VIGADÓ SZERVITA
TÉR
Fishermen’s Bastion president. Past the terminus e TÜRR U. VÁCI U. TÉR
of the Sikló, the funicular that Roosevelt APÁCZAI U.
The Castle District links the Royal Palace to the tér to JANE PETŐFI S. U.
The walk begins at the 13th­ embank ment below, an Váci utca RÉGIPOSTA U. PÁRIZSI U.
century Mátyás Church 1 extravagantly ornamental Facing the Pest YBL. M. D a n u b e HANING
TÉR
(see pp86–7), one of the oldest gateway 5 (see p74) leads side of the river PESTI B. U. KÍGYÓ U. ÚT Ferenciek
tere
buildings in Buda, and coro­ from the Habsurg Steps to there are rewarding DÖ B RE NTE I U . r y SAJTÓ
t
nation church of the Hungarian the Royal Palace. A wide vistas too: of Budapest’s RAKPART SZABAD
kings. Directly behind are the path meanders in front of the peerless Parliament VÁCI U. VERES KÁROLYI U.
ramparts of Fishermen’s Bastion palace and offers more fine building (see pp112–13); and DUNA U. CUKOR U.
2 (see p84), from where there views of Pest. of the city’s grandest hotel, DÖBRENTEI IRÁNYI U. PÁLNÉ U. PAPNÖVELDE
u
are famous views across the the Four Seasons Gresham TÉR Erzsébet híd i PÁL U. U.
Danube to Pest. Return past the Across the Danube into Pest Palace 9 (see p118), on the far NYÁRY
main portal of Mátyás Church The path leads down through side of Roosevelt tér. The hotel’s SZERB U. KIRÁLYI PÁL U.
and onto Tárnok utca, running well­kept terraces to Clark astonishingly opulent foyer MOLNÁR U. FEJÉR G. U.
the gauntlet of its myriad Ádam tér, named after the is well worth a visit.
Scottish engineer From Széchenyi István tér, a SALKAHÁZI SÁRA RAKPAR T V ER ES PÁ LNÉ U. BÁSTYA U.
Adam Clark, who walkway runs south next to the R AO U L HAVAS U. VÁCI U.
built the awe­ tram lines on Belgrád Rakpart. SÓ U. K Ö R Ú T
inspiring Chain FŐVAM
TÉR
Bridge and the Tips for Walkers W A L L E N B E R G Fővam V Á M H Á Z o PIPA U.
Neo­Classical Alagút tér SÓHÁZ U.
tunnel 6 (see p104), Starting point: Mátyás Church,
which channels Széll Kálmán tér. R A K P A R T
traffic underneath Getting there: buses 16 and 16A Szabadság hid
the Royal Palace. from Széll Kálmán tér, or tram 2r.
In the centre of the Length: 3.8 km (2 miles). SZENT Szent
Gellért tér
square is the Zero Stops: Gresham Palace Kávéház GELLÉRT
TÉR
Kilometre Stone 7, on Széchenyi István tér, Corso
from which all of Étterem at Vigadó tér 2, or 1000
Hungary’s road Tea at Váci utca 65.
View from Buda to the Parliament Building in Pest distances are
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