Budapest Airport 1 hr 16
Pilis (52 min) Hűvösvölgy, Children's Railway (38 min) Szentendre Skanzen Village Museum (51 min) Museum of 18th- to 20th-century village & farming life, with dwellings & a museological collection. Ram Ravine (1 hr 2) Rocky canyon with waterfalls, popular for its creek trail that involves railings & ladders. Dobogókő (36 min) Popular tourist region offering forested trails, a stone memorial, museum & a pilgrimage site. Basilica of Esztergom (27 min) Domed, neoclassical style place of worship, built from 1822 to 1856 with a crypt & ornate interior. Prédikálószék (1 hr 7) This 639-m. peak in the Visegrád Mountains features hiking trails & a 12-m.-tall lookout tower. Visegrád Mountains (47 min) Steep, circular walks leading to volcanic rock formations, narrow gorges & mountain lookouts. Buda Hills (57 min) Rolling hills with hiking & mountain biking trails, reachable by cog railway, train or chairlift. János-hegy (57 min) Rising 528 meter, Budapest's highest peak features a chairlift & lookout tower with sweeping views. Pilis Mountains (1 hr 8) Well-known hiking destination with scenic woodlands & multiple lookouts for dramatic views. Hármashatárhegy (55 min) Wooded hilltop trails to a viewing tower remodeled from a WWII bunker, with city & Danube panoramas. High Castle (57 min) 13th-century castle atop a hill offering small history exhibits & scenic river views. Elizabeth Lookout (1 hr 2) Constructed in 1911, this landmark limestone tower offers a cafe & steps to sweeping views. |