near Gellért

Budapest. Gellért Hill

It is easy to find Gellért Hill because it is a hill with a hefty woman on its top seen from almost any point of the city. Actually, Gellért Hill is a huge and not very well groomed park, representing the whole variety of local flora (including even fig trees!). Climbing up the hill, you will (a) know your actual physical condition; (b) get a bird's-eye view of the city and (c) sooner or later, one way or another, reach the Citadella, 1944 Waxworks
Museum
and a restaurant.

Waxworks exhibition in a World War II air-raid bunker.

The Citadella fortress was erected in 1851 by the Habsburgs to control the city and prevent a repeat of 1848-49 Hungarian revolution. During the 1944-45 siege the German troops used the Citadella as an air-raid bunker. Today the Citadel serves as a look-out terrace. 14-meter tall Liberation Monument, which can be seen from almost any point of the city, honors those who laid down their lives for Hungary's prosperity.
There is a hotel, restaurant and museum in the Citadella.

Come here to try Hungarian cuisine and see tourists. No, vice versa. To see tourists and try Hungarian cuisine. Though, the prices are not that scary as one can expect in such a restaurant.

Budapest. Gellert Spa

Gellért Medicinal Bath and Hotel opened in 1918 is one of the most famous thermal baths in the city. Its central location makes it very attractive to tourists. There are separate indoor thermal pools for men and women, saunas and few outdoor pools, one of them with artificial waves. The bath is also worth visiting because of its ornate mosaics and impressive retractable roof above one of the pools.

XI. Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4 (by Szabadság Híd on Buda side)
Tel: 466 6166

Cigarettes, coffee, tea, beer, snacks, wine, sandwiches and sometimes sushi.

XI. Bartók Béla út 1