BUDA CASTLE (Budai Vár) 1st district
If you want to see the whole town on the northern side of the Castle, you must walk about 3 km
around the Castle District between the two entrances – Bécsi kapu tér and Dísz tér. Major sights: Matthias Church Fishermen’s Bastion, tower of Mary Magdalene Church.
The current uniform Baroque appearance had emerged by the mid-18th c. The restored Castle District is a cultural, arts and tourist centre. 
As well as the major museums housed in the Royal Palace, there are numerous interesting collections – Museum of War History, Golden Eagle Pharmacy Museum, Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Catering, Medieval Jewish Prayer House, Museum of Telephony, Museum of Music History, Castle Cave and some fine galleries. This is where you can find Budapest Hilton Hotel, which is probably the most beautiful member of the Hilton chain. In a side wing one can see the ruins of a medieval Dominican cloister. The area offers plenty of aristocratic and middle-class restaurants, pastry shops, cafeterias and night clubs. Guided tours around the Castle District are also offered.
BUS 16, 78, Várbusz, Funicular. Cars are not allowed to enter the Castle District
FISHERMEN’S BASTION (Halászbástya) I. Szentháromság tér.
Completed in 1905 on the site of a former fish market – this is where the name comes from. It has never served defense purposes: it is an excellent look-out place. The flood-lit row of bastions offer a panoramic view from the other bank of Danube. The cityscape is opening up from there, including the Fishermen’s Bastion, has been part of UNESCO’s World Heritage since 1988. The crypt Of the St. Michael Cemetery Chapel, first written record from 1443, was opened to the public in 1997. Temporary exhibitions and a special paper-making workshop inside. Open: Tue-Sun 0830-2300 16 March-31 Oct with one ticket for both sights, Mon and on other dates free admission to the Fishermen’s Bastion.
BUS 16, 78, Várbusz, Funicular. Cars are not allowed to enter the Castle District
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INSTITUTE (Földtani Intézet) XIV., Stefánia út 14.
The Hungarian style plus art nouveau palace was built in 1898-1899. The brick ornamental braids, the steep roofs covered with blue glazed tiles and the frontispiece lend a bizarre, fairy-tale like look to the building. On the roof top three figures hold a globe on their backs. Particularly beautiful is the fence.
M2 Népstadion, BUS 7
