The view
Over the Danube Bend.
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The Visegrád Citadel, or Fellegvár, is a medieval fortress on a high hilltop above the town of Visegrád, on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend north of Budapest. It lies about 33 km in a straight line from the capital. King Béla IV and his wife built it in the 1240s and 1250s on a triangular plan with three corner towers. In the 14th century it became a royal residence and gained a new curtain wall and palace buildings, and King Sigismund added a third wall around 1400. The Hungarian crown and royal insignia were kept here from the 14th century until 1526. Its German name is said to come from a view that «dazzles» those who see it. Grey stone walls and towers crown a densely wooded green hill, from which the Danube curves in a wide bend between the hills. Below stands the hexagonal Solomon Tower, part of the Lower Castle that once linked the fortress to the river. You can drive up or take walking trails from the town. The view over the Danube Bend is the highlight, so choose a clear day.
Over the Danube Bend.
On the hilltop.
Hexagonal, below.
Visegrád, Pest County, Hungary
By car or walking trails from town.
A clear day, for the view.