Water Town

Between Várhegy and the Danube in Buda, from Clark Ádám tér to Csalogány utca, fairy-tale staircases, colorful baroque houses and elegant aristocratic palaces make up the scenery of a special part of the city, where the peaceful atmosphere mixes with French chic, the traditional with the bohemian, the past with the present . If we were to leave the hustle and bustle of the Castle Quarter behind us, walking along the quayside, Fő utca or the small cobbled streets, we can visit the bistros and cafes that evoke the rich water city restaurant life of the past, restaurants created from centuries-old Capuchin monasteries, we can discover the small artisan bakeries, galleries, salons and clubs. . The district is still the area with the richest monuments in Buda, where it is good to immerse yourself in the life and culture of the water city.

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Sights

The World Heritage-listed Várkert Bazaar was designed by Miklós Ybl and once housed shops and studios in its arcade, while between 1961 and 1984 it was home to the legendary Buda Youth Park.

The Batthyány Square Fair Hall No. VI is one of the largest fair halls built in Budapest during the monarchy, and when it opened it housed 690 "warehouses".

The Four Seasons House at 3 Batthyány Square was built in the late 18th century in the tasseled style and takes its name from the reliefs decorating its façade.

The Buda Vigadó, built in 1899, is now the House of Traditions, with its interior decorated with huge wall mirrors, rich Art Nouveau decoration and frescoes by Erik Pauli - the Evening and the Morning.

Originally steam-powered, the Buda Castle funicular was built between 1868 and 1870 at the initiative of Ödön Széchenyi, son of Count István Széchenyi, the second such transport in Europe after Lyon.

Interesting facts about the street

Built in the 18th century, the Catholic Church of St. Francis of the Wounds still contains Baroque furnishings made by the monks.

The house at 4 Batthyány tér is the only significant Rococo building in the capital, and was once the site of the White Cross Inn, where celebrities such as Emperor Joseph II and, according to legend, Casanova used to stay.

Among the colourful Baroque buildings in Corvin Square, the façade of the Gottlieb House at No 4 features reliefs of King Matthias and an alchemist's workshop, as the house once housed a tin and copper foundry.

The parish church of St. Elizabeth of Lower Wishtown, at 32 Main Street, was given to the Capuchins in the late 1600s, and in the early 1700s a Capuchin monastery was built next to it, which is now half a hotel, but the other half is still inhabited by monks.

The Buda Castle Tunnel is the office of the bridge master of the Chain Bridge, whose family has been looking after the bridges of Budapest for three generations, his great-grandparents were Danube boatmen and he himself grew up in the service apartment of the Tunnel.