Comments on: Fortress with a View in Budapest, Hungary/2019/06/24/fortress-with-a-view-in-budapest-hungary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fortress-with-a-view-in-budapest-hungaryExplore The World With Us One Country At A TimeMon, 17 May 2021 19:40:41 +0000hourly1By: Some of the Most Unique or Interesting Hikes that We’ve Taken – Living The Q Life/2019/06/24/fortress-with-a-view-in-budapest-hungary/comment-page-1/#comment-11400Mon, 17 May 2021 19:40:41 +0000/?p=45147#comment-11400[…] Gellért Hill in Budapest – We walked from our hotel down to the river where we crossed Liberty Bridge to start our hike to the top of Gellért Hill, which is 771 feet above the river below. The winding path is fairly steep and takes you through a wooded area as well as by the St. Gellért Monument. The hill gets its name because it is the location where St. Gellért was brutally killed and apparently tossed from the hill. It took us about an hour to make the walk to the top of the hill, but we stopped several times to take in the scenic views at the various overlooks. At the top of the hill is the Citadella, which is a fortress on the Buda side of the Danube River. The Liberty Statue that is located next to the citadel can be seen from throughout the downtown area of Pest. The bronze statue features a woman raising a palm leaf toward the sky and, although it was built by the Soviet Union, it still represents Hungary’s freedom from Nazi occupation. As interesting as the fortress and statues are, the main reason for making the trek to the top of Gellért Hill is for the views of Budapest. You can see the Buda Castle District, the Parliament Building, St. Stephen’s Basilica, the Danube River, and the heart of Budapest. […]

]]>By: The Cave Church in Budapest, Hungary | Living The Q Life/2019/06/24/fortress-with-a-view-in-budapest-hungary/comment-page-1/#comment-9607Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:54:00 +0000/?p=45147#comment-9607[…] the effort of walking along the Danube below Gellert Hill. We combined it with our visit to the Citadella, which sits high above. It may not be the most well-known site in Budapest, but if your itinerary […]

]]>By: LivingTheQLife/2019/06/24/fortress-with-a-view-in-budapest-hungary/comment-page-1/#comment-9568Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:42:07 +0000/?p=45147#comment-9568In reply to tanjabrittonwriter.

No we did not. Thank you!

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