Castle Hill

Location

Budapest
Hungary
47° 29' 46.338" N, 19° 2' 22.4412" E
HU
General info: 

Castle Hill is placed high above the city on the Buda side. In the 13th century, Mongolian tribes were advancing from the east to the Europe, leaving only death and horror behind. The whole Europe was trembling in fear, so the Hungarians were left alone to fight the aggressors. Their king at the time Béla IV, decided it would be best to keep his people safe by retreating to the hills. That is when this magnificent pride of Hungarian architecture was made on top of this hill.

Some parts of the castle were demolished and rebuilt many times trough the history, so nowadays the Castle Hill represents the mixture of various artistic styles, predominately baroque and gothic. The palace these days serves as the cultural establishment, offering visitors different artistic exhibitions.

Getting there: 

Take the Funicular from Chain Bridge; the public bus, called Várbusz, from Széll Kálmán tér (formerly Moszkva tér) or one of the many paths leading up to Castle Hill.

Costs: 

Entering the Castle Hill is free for everyone.

Interesting places nearby

Ski slope is located close to the city, on the north-western side of the mountain. Destination is next to city park. Ski resort has two chair-lifts, three ski slopes with a total length of about 2,800 with vertical drop 110 m.

The Präbichl, the ski resort for beginners and experts, offers a great variety of winter sport opportunities.

The resort Racibor / Oravský Zámok is located in the mountains of Oravská Magura. It is only 1 kilometer away from the Oravský castle. There are slopes in intensity from very light to moderate.

Efficient, always different and natural. These three definitions would be sufficient to provide a complete description of the Racines ski area. But by taking a closer look, we would notice that Racines is much more.

Radstadt / Altenmarkt, a part of Ski Amade, offers modern lift systems, perfectly prepared slopes, a 4 km long toboggan-run, an ice-rink, a stable for horse riding, opportunities for going in horse-drawn sleighs, ski and snowboard school

The ski area Ramsau am Dachstein offers numerous slopes for all levels of difficulty and the pistes are well prepared.