A week in Budapest, Hungary

Seven days in Budapest, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Matthias Church. 33 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Matthias ChurchCathedral · On the map
  2. Buda CastleCastle · 0.8 km on from Matthias Church · On the map
  3. Széchenyi Chain BridgeBridge · 0.4 km on from Buda Castle · On the map
  4. St. Stephen's BasilicaCathedral · 0.8 km on from Széchenyi Chain Bridge · On the map
  5. Hungarian State Opera HouseTheatre or opera house · 0.4 km on from St. Stephen's Basilica · On the map
  6. Dohány Street SynagogueSynagogue · 0.8 km on from Hungarian State Opera House · On the map

6 stops, about 3.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. House of Terror MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Avenida AndrássyLandmark · 0.6 km on from House of Terror Museum · On the map
  3. Museum of Fine Arts, BudapestMuseum · 0.7 km on from Avenida Andrássy · On the map
  4. Heroes' SquareSquare · 0.1 km on from Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest · On the map
  5. Vajdahunyad CastleCastle · 0.3 km on from Heroes' Square · On the map
  6. City ParkGarden · 0.3 km on from Vajdahunyad Castle · On the map

6 stops, about 2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. Vörösmarty térSquare · On the map
  2. Elisabeth BridgeBridge · 0.7 km on from Vörösmarty tér · On the map
  3. Liberty BridgeBridge · 0.7 km on from Elisabeth Bridge · On the map
  4. Hungarian National MuseumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Liberty Bridge · On the map
  5. Museum of Applied ArtsMuseum · 0.7 km on from Hungarian National Museum · On the map
  6. Petőfi BridgeBridge · 0.9 km on from Museum of Applied Arts · On the map

6 stops, about 3.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Hungarian National GalleryMuseum · On the map
  2. Sándor PalacePalace · 0.2 km on from Hungarian National Gallery · On the map
  3. Shoes on the Danube BankMonument · 0.8 km on from Sándor Palace · On the map
  4. Gresham PalacePalace · 0.5 km on from Shoes on the Danube Bank · On the map
  5. Deák Ferenc térSquare · 0.6 km on from Gresham Palace · On the map
  6. площадь ОктогонSquare · 1.1 km on from Deák Ferenc tér · On the map

6 stops, about 3.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Margaret BridgeBridge · On the map
  2. Kossuth SquareSquare · 0.9 km on from Margaret Bridge · On the map
  3. Szabadság térSquare · 0.3 km on from Kossuth Square · On the map

3 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. National TheatreTheatre or opera house · On the map
  2. Müpa BudapestMuseum · 0.2 km on from National Theatre · On the map
  3. Rákóczi BridgeBridge · 0.3 km on from Müpa Budapest · On the map

3 stops, about 0.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Budapest Zoo & Botanical GardenZoo or aquarium · On the map
  2. Hall of ArtsMuseum · 0.6 km on from Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden · On the map
  3. Museum of EthnographyMuseum · 0.3 km on from Hall of Arts · On the map

3 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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