near Gellért

Gellért is a hill, hotel, baths and square in 11th district of Budapest. Located in the Buda side of the Danube close to the Liberty Bridge Gellért hill with Citadella on its top is the best vantage point of the city and sight rich in history.

Hungarians believed it was the place where witches used to convene, here was killed bishop Gellért, who helped King Stephen to convert his people to Christianity, here were the bloody battles during Second World War.

Today, Gellért hill is parkland and affluent residential area listed as a world heritage site.

Gellért Hill

It is easy to find Gellért Hill because it is a hill with a hefty woman on its top seen from almost any point of the city. Actually, Gellért Hill is a huge and not very well groomed park, representing the whole variety of local flora (including even fig trees). Climbing up the hill, you will (a) know your actual physical condition; (b) get a bird's-eye view of the city and (c) sooner or later, one way or another, reach the Citadella, 1944 Waxworks Museum and a restaurant.

1944 Waxworks

Waxworks exhibition in a World War II air-raid bunker.

XI. Gellért hill
Citadella sétány 1

Citadella

The Citadella fortress was erected in 1851 by the Habsburgs to control the city and prevent a repeat of 1848-49 Hungarian revolution. During the 1944-45 siege the German troops used the Citadella as an air-raid bunker. Today the Citadel serves as a look-out terrace. 14-meter tall Liberation Monument, which can be seen from almost any point of the city, honors those who laid down their lives for Hungary's prosperity.
There is a hotel, restaurant and museum in the Citadella.

Szeged

Come here to try Hungarian cuisine and see plenty tourists. Fish specialties, Gypsy music, folk style. The prices though are not that scary as one can expect in such a restaurant.

XI. Bartók Béla út 1

Gellért Spa

Gellért Medicinal Bath and Hotel opened in 1918 is one of the most famous thermal baths in the city. Its central location makes it very attractive to tourists. There are separate indoor thermal pools for men and women, saunas and few outdoor pools, one of them with artificial waves. The bath is also worth visiting because of its ornate mosaics and impressive retractable roof above one of the pools.

XI. Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4 (by Szabadság Híd on Buda side)