Exploring Budapest: District I
13/01/2021 10.24am
Every neighbourhood in Budapest has its own distinct personality, history, architecture and community. In our new video series, Exploring Budapest, we go district-by-district through Hungary s capital. Come with us along the way, starting with District I!
District
I has history going back
hundreds of years. Castle Hill was settled in
the 13th century, when
King Béla IV built a castle here in 1242.
Since then, the area has seen waves of invasions and battles. Today’s castle is
a massive Baroque palace built in the 1700s, and houses the
The
castle grounds provide a rambling series of cobblestone paths for visitors to walk through on their way to the top of Castle Hill, which include stairs up to the castle ramparts and a breath-taking view of the city below. If walking up the hill doesn t sound like so much fun, then why not