Budapest Airport 1 hr 12
High Castle (1 hr 7) 13th-century castle atop a hill offering small history exhibits & scenic river views. Ram Ravine (1 hr 13) Rocky canyon with waterfalls, popular for its creek trail that involves railings & ladders. Visegrád Mountains (57 min) Steep, circular walks leading to volcanic rock formations, narrow gorges & mountain lookouts. Királyrét Forest Railway (20 min) Pilis Mountains (1 hr 19) Well-known hiking destination with scenic woodlands & multiple lookouts for dramatic views. Visegrad Citadel (1 hr 2) Centuries-old Italianate structure with a Gothic cloister, Renaissance-style loggia & exhibitions. Nagy-Hideg-hegy (1 hr) Wooded peak in the Börzsöny mountains, popular for hiking & skiing, with a stone lodge at the top. Basilica of Esztergom (37 min) Domed, neoclassical style place of worship, built from 1822 to 1856 with a crypt & ornate interior. Börzsöny (1 hr 11) Northern Hungarian mountain range with extensive hiking trails amid biodiverse beech & oak woods. Dobogókő (57 min) Popular tourist region offering forested trails, a stone memorial, museum & a pilgrimage site. Esztergom Castle (37 min) Castle and museum Pilis (1 hr 13) Prédikálószék (1 hr 17) This 639-m. peak in the Visegrád Mountains features hiking trails & a 12-m.-tall lookout tower. Csóványos (1 hr 15) Szentendre Skanzen Village Museum (1 hr 1) Museum of 18th- to 20th-century village & farming life, with dwellings & a museological collection. |