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Budapest Attractions Near Abc Apartments
Inner City Parish Church
Hungarian National Museum
Synagogue
St. Stephen's Basilica
Hungarian State Opera House
Parliament
Budapest Attractions - Castle Hill
Castle District
Fishermen's Bastion
Matthias Church
Mary Magdalene Tower
Cave System
Royal Palace
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Budapest Attractions - The Buda Side

Budapest Abc Apartments are ideally situated in Budapest Váci utca (pedestrian area) or very near it, only a few minutes to walk from most of the famous visitor attractions, festival halls, shops, restaurants and bars, yet in spite of being so close to all amenities experience none of the noise of the city at night. Abc Apartments are also very near Elisabeth Bridge.

Across the Elisabeth Bridge and upward the hill is the Castle Hill (Várhegy). The Castle District on Castle Hill is the premier destination for visitors and contains many of Budapest's most important monuments and museums as well as grand views of Pest across the Danube.

Castle District

The Castle District is one of the most romantic pedestrian sections in Budapest. It is The Old Town, where commoners lived in the Middle Ages, with winding streets filled with many interesting buildings in various styles, gas lamps and beautiful monuments. The parallel streets run along to the top of the Castle Hill to Kapisztran ter and the War History Museum.

Fishermen's Bastion

Fishermen's Bastion is on the east side of the hill. It was completed in 1905, on the site of a former fish market. Some sources claim that it name came after fish market while others claim it was named after the fishermen defending it in the Middle Ages. In any case, it is an excellent lookout place, which offer a panoramic view of Pest and Parliament building.

Matthias Church

Matthias church was named after King Matthias, who married twice in it. The church is almost as old as the Royal Palace and its medieval frescos were preserved because the Turks whitewashed it when converting the temple into a mosque after Buda occupation. The church was reconstructed in characteristic neo-Gothic style at the turn of the century. Today it is a popular concert venue because of its magnificent acoustics.

Mary Magdalene Tower

Mary Magdalene church, from the 13th century, was destroyed in World War II and only Mary Magdalene Tower was preserved. The church tower was restored in 1997. It has the 24-piece glockenspiel, which rings every 15 minutes daily, from 8.00 to 21.00.

The Cave System

Almost every house in Castle Hill has cellars several stores deep running down into the hill. These cellars were connected into a several-kilometre-long corridor system in the Middle Ages, which served for quick relocation of defending troops during the war. One section of the cellar system was reconstructed into the Labyrinth of the Buda Castle.

Royal Palace

Immediately south of the Old Town is the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace was destroyed, rebuilt and redesigned at least half a dozen times over the past seven centuries. The medieval palace was destroyed during the battles against Turkish invaders, leaving only the fortified walls. New Baroque palace was started by Maria-Theresa and than expanded in the 19th century. The Palace was destroyed completely during the Second World War. The Royal Palace that can be seen today is an 18th and early 20th century blend reconstructed after the last war. Today, it houses the impressive cultural institutions and museums: Hungarian National Gallery, the National Széchényi Library, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Budapest History Museum.

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