Budapest Airport 59 min
Prédikálószék (1 hr 29) This 639-m. peak in the Visegrád Mountains features hiking trails & a 12-m.-tall lookout tower. Basilica of Esztergom (51 min) Domed, neoclassical style place of worship, built from 1822 to 1856 with a crypt & ornate interior. Szentendre Skanzen Village Museum (48 min) Museum of 18th- to 20th-century village & farming life, with dwellings & a museological collection. High Castle (1 hr 17) 13th-century castle atop a hill offering small history exhibits & scenic river views. Királyrét Forest Railway (7 min) Csóványos (1 hr 2) Ram Ravine (1 hr 27) Rocky canyon with waterfalls, popular for its creek trail that involves railings & ladders. Visegrád Mountains (1 hr 4) Steep, circular walks leading to volcanic rock formations, narrow gorges & mountain lookouts. Visegrad Citadel (1 hr 10) Centuries-old Italianate structure with a Gothic cloister, Renaissance-style loggia & exhibitions. Pilis Mountains (1 hr 31) Well-known hiking destination with scenic woodlands & multiple lookouts for dramatic views. Pilis (1 hr 22) Nagy-Hideg-hegy (47 min) Wooded peak in the Börzsöny mountains, popular for hiking & skiing, with a stone lodge at the top. Dobogókő (1 hr 5) Popular tourist region offering forested trails, a stone memorial, museum & a pilgrimage site. Esztergom Castle (51 min) Castle and museum Börzsöny (58 min) Northern Hungarian mountain range with extensive hiking trails amid biodiverse beech & oak woods. |