Fisherman’s Bastion (Halaszbastya), Budapest: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Fisherman's Bastion sits on the Castle Hill in Buda, a neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque terrace built between 1895 and 1902 to a design by Frigyes Schulek. The seven conical turrets represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled the Carpathian Basin in 895 AD. The white stone lookout terrace, stretching 140 meters along the Danube side of Castle Hill, offers the most photographed panorama of the Hungarian Parliament across the river. The bastion was built on the site where the guild of fishermen defended this section of the city wall during the Middle Ages. is just one of many options in Budapest. Major attractions worth considering include Andrássy Avenue (Andrássy Út), Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Állami Operaház), and Lake Balaton.