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Andrássy út
Tree-lined Andrássy út, built during Hungary`s Golden Age, has deservedly been called the most beautiful street in the city. The commercial part of the street runs from Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út to Oktogon. Thereafter the boulevard becomes quieter and more picturesque. Traffic islands separate the sidew [...]


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District VI
Castle Hill
Built to defend against a return of the Mongol invaders, Castle Hill is now regularly overrun by hordes of foreign tourists. The Baroque residences here were built in the Middle Ages for the well-to-do; later, before WWII, this area housed government offices. The German occupiers used the hill as t [...]


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District I
Danube embankment
This pedestrian walk stretches along the Danube in Pest from Március 15. tér to Roosevelt tér. Outdoor cafes and benches sprawl out next to hotel fronts - all with ample breathing room around them (usually a rarity in this part of town). The motor traffic has been cleverly tucked away on the other [...]


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District V
Gellért Hill
Approached from beside the Hotel Gellért on the Buda side of Szabadság Bridge (Map Ref. B6), the Gellért hill, named after Hungary’s first Christian martyr who was rolled down it in a barrel lined with spikes, is crisscrossed by secluded paths with turret-like lookout posts which provide dramatic views of Pest. A point of interest near at the start of your walk is the Cave chapel where the anti-Communist cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty preached to thousands of followers before being arrested and imprisoned in 1948 by the authorities. In 1951 the cave chapel was bricked up and was not reopened until 1989. All paths lead to the summit from where the Statue of Liberty watches over the city. Behind the Statue of Liberty is the Citadella (see Essential Budapest for more).
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District XI
Great Boulevard
You won`t find the name `Nagykörút` on the map. It refers to the 4km-long ring road that runs in a sweeping semicircle through Pest, from Margaret Bridge to Petőfi Bridge. The Nagykörút consists of five segments: Szt. István körút, Teréz körút, Erzsébet körút, József körút and Ferenc körút (the las [...]


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Szt. István, Teréz, Erzsébet, József and Ferenc krt
Váci utca
Sooner or later, every visitor to Budapest ends up on Váci utca. Once the main road of the city, this chic street has been filled with fancy boutiques and elegant cafés for at least a century and a half. The northern stretch of the street - pedestrianized a few decades ago - has long been considere [...]


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District V