Visiting the Buda Castle is a must if you come to Budapest and in this video we show you our top favorite things to do so you can have a lovely time here!
The Buda Castle district – also known as the Castle Quarter – is one of the most visited places the city of Budapest, and there is a good reason for that. The district itself is a UNESCO World Heritage site hosting many amazing buildings to visit and see, such as the Matthias Church, the Fishermans Bastion and the Buda Castle iself! But there is also a creepy labyrinth and the Hospital in the Rock with it’s unique history! And besides the gorgeous architecture to see and take pictures of, there is also the amazing view of the Pest side and the Danube riverside, you can view the Parliament, the St Stephens Basilica and many other sites from here! But there are also some nice foods to try, and some interesting experiences to check out, so in this video we’ll show you how you can spend a day in the Buda Castle District.
We took the Funicular to reach the top, you can check how much the latest prices are and what the opening hours are here: https://www.bkv.hu/en/buda_castle_funicular. We first went to the Buda Castle, you can wander around and enjoy it’s outside or visit the Castle Museum: https://www.varmuzeum.hu/jegyek.html (unfortunately there is no English page, try using a page translator like the one in chrome). Then we visited the Hospital in the Rock, which was also used as a bunker, it has an interesting history and a nice guided tour that takes an hour: https://www.sziklakorhaz.eu/en/informacio/ CREDIT: Photos downloaded from wikipedia page: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sziklak%C3%B3rh%C3%A1z_Atombunker_M%C3%BAzeum
We then went to grab some amazing Strudels at Rétesvár: https://goo.gl/maps/ADfMiCgZSXvhHdUY8. After that, we got ourselves some nice coffee at PABooks (Trinity Cafe), its a bookstore and a cafe in one place! https://g.page/trinity-cafe-budapest?share
We also visited the Labyrinth, it was a very cool experience because the place got really dark and very mystical! Make sure to have some cash with you as the place does not accept cards: http://labirintus.eu/en/informacio/ CREDIT: Photos downloaded from http://labirintus.eu/en/. We had to make a stop at Ruszwurm and try their famous creamy cake! And it delivered indeed! https://goo.gl/maps/kZAomjsQUPjxc4x28
We visited the Matthias Church from the inside, and it is totally worth it! I even like it maybe better than St Stephens Basilica’s inside. We couldnt go up to the tower, but the view must be amazing up there too! https://matyas-templom.hu/prices. The next must see was Fishermans Bastion, you need to pay to go up but the view of Budapest can also be enjoyed through the many columns behind the Church! https://goo.gl/maps/MXahgrji9rYjtGXs5
We were then just wondering around, went to Tóth Árpád promenade where the Cherry blossom was visible (at the time we recorded the video in late April). And then was time for another coffee at 4minutes: https://goo.gl/maps/mcgrkNkgttvwXZan6
We finally went for a dinner and grabbed a Chicken Paprikás, which is a local dish and it was very nice and tasty! There are many tourist trap restaurants in the area, but this one was certainly very nice: 21 Hungarian Bistro: https://g.page/21MagyarVendeglo?share
Stuffed Cabbage Adventures 