Snapshot: Visiting Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest

Sitting near the top of the Castle Hill is an eye-catching Neo Gothic terraced towers overlooking the Danube River, offering you sweeping views of Budapest City. From the city itself, you can get a glimpse of the towers, an intricately designed structure among the many buildings dominating the skyline across the Danube River.

The Fisherman’s Bastion, with seven towers of differing heights representing the seven Magyar (Hungarian) tribes that arrived in the country in the late 9^th century, IS the key attraction to visit when you’re in the city. Just about every guide that I read when researching on the city lists this as a must-visit. And it didn’t disappoint.

Built between 1895 and 1902, it got its name from the fisherman’s guild tasked with defending the Castle District during the Middle Ages. The viewing terrace, while offering amazing sights of the city, is in itself, a stunning picture. There are walkways and stairs that lead you around the lookout towers, where you can get different views of the city.

Check out the view of the city from the Fisherman;s Bastion. — Check out the view of the city from the Fisherman’d Bastion.

While you can roam around the Bastion for free, there is an area (right side of the bastion) that charges an entry fee of 700 forints. You really don’t have to pay. The rest of the bastion gives amazing views.

An equestrian statue if Hungarian military leader Gorgey Artur at the Bastion.

The sculpture of King Saint Stephen at the Bastion.

Tip: To get up to the Fisherman’s Bastion, you can either walk, take a bus, or do what I did- get on the funicular. Built in 1870, it goes on a slow ascend up the hill and makes an enjoyable experience.

There are plenty more to do when you’re in Budapest, check some of them out.