Budapest

Few cities look better from the water. Buda's castle hill and Fisherman's Bastion face the Parliament on the Pest bank, with the Chain Bridge between them, and most cruises arrive or leave in the evening when it is all floodlit. Allow time for the thermal baths, the coffee houses and the market hall if the itinerary gives a full day.

Good to know

The banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987; Andrássy Avenue was added in 2002.
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge opened in 1849.
The Parliament is the largest building in Hungary.

A stone lion on the Chain Bridge, with the bridge and St Stephen's Basilica beyond — A stone lion on the Chain Bridge

Fisherman's Bastion framed through an arch, in morning sun — Fisherman's Bastion framed through an arch

St Stephen's Basilica at the end of a pedestrian street

Themes

Christmas markets

Sources

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue UNESCO World Heritage Centre