Visegrad Travel Guide

  The view from Visegrad Castle
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  • The view from Visegrad Castle
      The view from Visegrad Castle
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  • Visegrad seen from the ferry
      Visegrad seen from the ferry
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  • Houses at the outscirts of Visegrad
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Visegrad castle

Visegrad castle, Visegrad

 Raimix Says:  Castle stays on the high forested hill. We made trip up to te hill with bus, bus stopped really close to the castle.Visegrad castle is both reconstructed and not. In reconstructed buildings museum of medieval torments is housed. Mostly all fortifications was built in XIII... 

Really nice panoramas!

Really nice panoramas!, Visegrad

 Raimix Says:  I really recomend you to see panoramas from visegrad hill and the castle. Danube and mountains look pretty. Nice contrast of big mountains, river, small houses, Hungarian flag near castle and very special atmosphere. 

Museum in castle

Museum in castle, Visegrad

 Raimix Says:  It is nice - castle is not empty inside - it houses small shop and museum.Museum shows the history of items to torment people and to kill people, who was guilty doing such thing in medeival times like diabolism, sorcery, plunders and more.Museum is based on wax figures - lot... 

Fun Extreme Canopy course

Fun Extreme Canopy course, Visegrad

 ehcsk Says:  Its amazing! The starting point of the canopy course is at Nagyvillám Hunters where tickets can be purchased. Depending on the weather, protective clothing is put on (mountaineering belt and helmet). From here, participants walk in groups of 6-7, the 250 meters to pillar 1.... 

Danube bend tour, visegrad

Danube bend tour, visegrad, Visegrad

 cheesecake17 Says:  I booked all my tours on this site...Booked tour in order to get the 10-20% discount...The first tour stop is Esztergom, on the Danube. It is the centre of the Hungarian Roman Catholic church. The city is of historical significance; St. Stephen, the first Hungarian king, was... 

The little town of visegrad

The little town of visegrad, Visegrad

 cheesecake17 Says:  The town of Visegrad is situated in a picturesque and strategic location north of Budapest at the bend of the Danube River. It was used by the Romans as a military fortress in the 4th century and became a Slavic settlement in the 9th century when they named it Visegrad, the... 

visegrad castle

visegrad castle, Visegrad

 cheesecake17 Says:  The Visegrád castle in the Danube bend comprises of two buildings. Construction of the lower castle started around 1247. It was a rather unusual design, with a road crossing through the castle quarter. The most interesting part of the lower castle is the residential tower... 

Awesome view on the Duna

Awesome view on the Duna, Visegrad

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Walk up to the Castle

Walk up to the Castle, Visegrad

 shirez Says:  Entrance fee:350 HUF for students and kids800 HUF for adults10.30-17.30 

Exploring yet another castle

Exploring yet another castle, Visegrad

 Assenczo Says:  Climbing the hill and reaching the castle perched on top of it is the main reason one should go to Visegrad anyway. My climb defeated two misconceptions; the Danube plain is flat and Hungary immune to Slavic influence. Neither of these is true. As you can see, in this... 

Hotels  

Silvanus Hotel

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Royal Club Hotel

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Restaurants  

Don Vito: Pizzeria

Don Vito: Pizzeria, Visegrad

 antistar Says:  A mafia themed restaurant serving up surprisingly decent pizza with pleasant street side dining on the quiet "main street". The service is fast and friendly, and the decor is definitely interesting, although I couldn't work out whether they were going for a mafia or prison... 

Nagyvillam Restaurant: Beautiful view to the Danube-Bend, the Citadel

Nagyvillam Restaurant: Beautiful view to the Danube-Bend, the Citadel, Visegrad

 ehcsk Says:  Looks like a wonderful place to visit. We did, and it was great! now we know why, because this is the only one restaurant in the Danube-bend where the owner is a Executive "Star" Chef! Good news, it is not expensive. Hunter' s soup with tarragonVenison a la Fõvadász... 

Don Vito: Pizzaria

Don Vito: Pizzaria, Visegrad

 metteks Says:  We arrived to Visegrad around lunchtime, and we wandered around a little to find a place to eat before heading for the castle. There aren’t that many restaurants in Visegrad, so we glad that we found this one. We ordered two big pizzas, as they list how big they are in cm in... 

Transportation  

Bus

Bus, Visegrad

 antistar Says:  Visegrad is on the Volanbusz route from Budapest to Eztergom. Budapest is about an 1.5 hours away, and Esztergom is about 30 minutes further along the river. The buses are modern, comfortable, air-conditioned, and good value for money. A single trip to or from Budapest will... 

Shopping  

Little market near castle on hill

Little market near castle on hill, Visegrad

 Raimix Says:  This market gives you opportunity to buy some gifts, from visegrad and Hungary. There are many national thing in sale there like pencils with national ornaments, clothes, postcards and more goods.About postcards: I am happy I have bought the postcards with Visegrad in this... 

What to Pack  

Good and very good shoes is advice

Good and very good shoes is advice, Visegrad

 Raimix Says:   Have good shoes climbing to hill and in the castle. As you know, castle is not so much renovated, lot of small pits. Camera should take a panorama views and dont turn it too much to sun. You can see a part of Visegrad castle ruins in photo, and of course, me! :) 

Favorites  

Beautyful panorama from the Castle!

Beautyful panorama from the Castle!, Visegrad

 monika.varga Says:  The Castle is an interesting museum. 

Magical athmosphere

Magical athmosphere, Visegrad

 Raimix Says:  As I said before, I havent seen much mountains in my live. The most interesting thing was panorama. I just can imagine, how much area had seen medieval soldiers from this castle and how they like Visegrad overally. There is so remains of lower castle too and the medieval... 

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Visegrad - hilly little town with castle

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  I live in country without any big mountains, without so big river like Danube is and this trip to Visegrad let me to see flat Danube and stunning mountains. In 1009 the first written source... 

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Visegrad

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 My trip to Visegrad was on june 27 2006 which included a 10 hour tour of the cities of Szentendre, Visegrad and Ezstergom....Started at 9am and ended at 6pm..... I booked thru the internet with this... 

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Visegrad

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Visegrad. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 5 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Perched on a hill and steeped in history

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Visegrad. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Explore the Danube-benk

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 I always travel a lot, I like to explore diferente cities, villages, taste tipical meals and wines.. Visegrád is a very nice small city. Its another world like Budapest. If you travel to Visegrád its... 

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