The Gellert Statue on Gellert Hill is not so much a destination in and of itself as it is a pleasant journey. The statue itself is unremarkable, but the woods surrounding it cover beautiful hills filled with horse chestnut trees which are a lovely yellow in the fall. Paths meander on up past the statue and up toward the Citadella...
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Gellert Hill and Statue (Gellert Hegy), Budapest
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Ranked #15 of 172 attractions in Budapest
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Type: Historic Sites, Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas
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Description: The best views of Budapest and the Danube River are from this hill, which also features the imposing fortress, the Citadella, at its summit.
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Great to go to on a clear day. Hop on bus stops here for 20 mins which is just enough time to buy a drink and get some photos.
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On a fine day there are great views of both sides of Danube. Views from different locations. Several ways and tracks to go up. Best not to have a rigid idea of which track to take but to go with the flow -- you will get up there! I had nice stroll from Central Market, Szabadsac Bridge, the hill, then...
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long climb up, but discovered on arrival that there is a road up! nice views, but fishermans bastion has better ones. museum at top would be interesting if you were interested in war history
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Well, this was actually pretty nice place to go. Some tips: - Climb there, don't use tourist busses. - Go to the bunker museum. - Take the camera with you and take pictures from whole city.
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Take a public tram up from just around the corner from the Gellert Hotel and it's no sweat. Walking down was lovely through the greenery
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Still worth it to climb to the structure for photos.
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Painfull walk from the bottom but up it was quite boring nice views etc. Take the bus down moore fun and I ended up eating some nice indianfood for less than 10E for 2 ppl.
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Best panoramic views of Budapest! Definitely worth the hike!
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Great view from the top, nice restaurant in the mountain, lots of stalls selling at tourist prices........
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4.5 out of 5, 13 reviewsLast reviewed 29 Apr 2012
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