Among the unique characteristics of Budapest is the fact that it is encircled by hills which makes them a rich storehouse of tourist programs. RAILWAY FROM THE CITY TO THE HILLS
By cog-wheel railway from Városmajor up the Széchenyi hill during the trip a full panorama of the city with beautiful villas from the past century along the way.
| ROUND-TRIP WITH THE CHILDREN'S RAILWAY
The only railway in Europe for which aside from driving the train most the duties are performed by 8 to 14 year old children. A 12 kilometer railway twisting through the Buda woods.
| CHAIR LIFT FROM THE VALLEY TO THE TOP OF THE HILL
By the "Libegő" you can climb in a few minutes from Zugliget up János hill the city's highest point whose look-out tower has a full panorama of Budapest.
| BUDAKESZI VADASPARK
Zoo and game park in the Buda Hills showing live animals both original to this area and those domesticated here in their natural habitats. Small and big game and the natural flora of the Buda Hills. Open to visitors:
Mon - Sun: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To get there: by bus 22 from Moszkva tér to the Korányi Szanatórium from there walk about twenty minutes on the marked route.
| SASHEGYI TERMÉSZETVÉDELMI KÖRZET
(Sas Hill Nature Preserve Area)
Nature preserve area in the middle of the city: protected plants and plant associations dolomite flora rock formations. Open to visitors:
March 15 to June 15 and September 1 to October 1:
Sat - Sun 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
To get there: from the junction of Alkotás utca and Hegyalja út on the marked route.
| CAVES
It is one of the unique traits of Budapest that the hills around the city are rich in caves. The number of caves which are formed by thermal water springs is 170. Among these three are currently open for visitors.
| PÁLVÖLGYI BARLANG
(Pál Valley Cave)
The longest cave in the Buda Hills and the 3rd longest in the country. The 500 meter long section is rich in stone formations. Open to visitors: all year.
To get there: from Kolosy tér by bus 65.
| SZEMLŐHEGYI BARLANG
(Szemlő Hill Cave)
This is one of Hungary's doubly protected caves. The visitor section can be visited with guided tours
Open to visitors: all year (except Tuesdays) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..
To get there: from Kolosy tér by bus 29.
| VÁRBARLANG
Labyrinth of Buda Castle The unique calcereous tuff caves of Castle Hill were created as an effect of the hot water sprigs at the dawn of the history of the Earth. These caves then served as refuge as well as hunting ground for the prehistoric man (the "Hunter of Buda”) appearing half a million years ago.
Later the small caves were connected to each other and also to the cellarage of the houses of the Castle District for economic and military purposes, and the complex thus developed into a veritable labyrinth. In the 1930s, as part of the wartime defence program, the complex of cellars was converted into a shelter large enough to accommodate as many as ten thousand people at time. Reinforced - and also disfigured - with concrete, it served as a secret military installation during the Cold War.
Address: H-1014 Budapest, Castle District, Úri u. 9.
Tel.:+36(1)212-0207, +36(1)212-0287
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