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Budapest Sightseeing Running Routes #4 - The Bellavista Run

Level:  

Distance:  11,3 km

Duration:  60-75 min

Video about the route: click here

 

Sights on the route:  

  • State Opera House

  • Erzsébet square / Giant Wheel ( The Budapest Eye )

  • Duna corso ( Danube Promenade )

  • Liberty Bridge

  • University of Economics

  • Gellért Thermal Bath

  • Gellért-hill View point/ Citadella / Liberty Statue

  • Palace Garden ( Várbazár )

  • Budavár Palace/ Széchenyi Library

  • Presidential Palace

  • Matthias Church / Fishermen’s Bastion

  • Chain Bridge

  • Széchenyi István square / Gresham Palace/ Hungarian Academy of Sciences

  • Saint Stephen’s Cathedral

 

Run in Budapest with Run Inn Budapest

Tour description:  Beautiful sightseeing circle climbing two hills for some of the best views in Europe.. We run down the Pest side Danube promenade, from here you can admire the Gellert Hill and the Castle Hill which is a World Heritage site. Running through the green Liberty Bridge arriving on the Buda side of the river we can see Gellért Thermal Bath on the left, than we climb up to Gellert Hill on the green marked path to the top, to Liberty Statue. From here you can admire one of the world’s most beautiful views over the city. Let’s run downhill now towards the white Elisabeth Bridge, than we head northward by the river promenade and bicycle route. After 500 m turning left and taking the stairs up of the Várbazár ( Palace Garden ) we arrive to the Budavár Palace. From the palace we take Tárnok street to get to Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastion for another breathtaking view. Running down the stairs of the bastion via Hunyadi street, we reach the roundabout and the tunnel, then turn left, run through the oldest bridge of Budapest, the 160 years old Szechenyi Chain Bridge. Arriving to Pest side bridge head, we can admire the beautiful building of The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (looking north/left) and the Gresham Palace in front of you. Take the small pedestrian street on the left hand side of Gresham Palace ( Four Seasons Hotel ) and head straight to Saint Peter’s Cathedral at the end of the street. After a 500 m easy tapering we will reach Run Inn Budapest, our starting point.

Images on this route's sights

Hungarian State Opera House

Hungarian State Opera House

Corner of Andrassy avenue and Bajcsy-Zsilinsky rd., Budapest

Corner of Andrassy avenue and Bajcsy-Zsilinsky rd., Budapest

Idillic ambiance at Erzsebet ter, Budapest

Idillic ambiance at Erzsebet ter, Budapest

Erzseber ter, Budapest pubs, Budapest nightlife

Erzseber ter, Budapest pubs, Budapest nightlife

University of Economics, Budapest

University of Economics, Budapest

The Budapest Eye, Erzsebet ter, Budapest

The Budapest Eye, Erzsebet ter, Budapest

pesti Vigadó, Budapest

pesti Vigadó, Budapest

Danube Promenade, Budapest

Danube Promenade, Budapest

Danube Promenade, Budapest

Danube Promenade, Budapest

pesti Vigadó, Budapest

pesti Vigadó, Budapest

View from Danube Promenade, Budapest

View from Danube Promenade, Budapest

Danube Promenade, Budapest

Danube Promenade, Budapest

University of Economics, Budapest

University of Economics, Budapest

Liberty Bridge, Budapest

Liberty Bridge, Budapest

View to the Gellert Hill from Liberty Bridge, Budapest

View to the Gellert Hill from Liberty Bridge, Budapest

Gellert Thermal Bath Budapest

Gellert Thermal Bath Budapest

Gellert Thermal Bath, Budapest

Gellert Thermal Bath, Budapest

Church within the rocks of Gellert Hill, Budapest

Church within the rocks of Gellert Hill, Budapest

View to Liberty Bridge from Gellert Hill

View to Liberty Bridge from Gellert Hill

View to Liberty Bridge from Gellert Hill

View to Liberty Bridge from Gellert Hill

View to Liberty Bridge from Gellert Hill

View to Liberty Bridge from Gellert Hill

Runners' selfie from top of the Gellert Hill

Runners' selfie from top of the Gellert Hill

View from top of the Gellert Hill, Budapest

View from top of the Gellert Hill, Budapest

View from top of the Gellert Hill, Budapest

View from top of the Gellert Hill, Budapest

View from top of the Gellert Hill, Budapest

View from top of the Gellert Hill, Budapest

St. Gellert Statue

St. Gellert Statue

View to Elizabeth Bridge from St. Gellert statue

View to Elizabeth Bridge from St. Gellert statue

View at Budavar Palace from Gellert Hill

View at Budavar Palace from Gellert Hill

Budavar palace

Budavar palace

Queen Elisabeth's Statue

Queen Elisabeth's Statue

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Várkert Bazar, Budapest

Buzogany Tower, Budapest Castle Hill

Buzogany Tower, Budapest Castle Hill

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

Budavar Palace, Budapest

View from Budavar Palace, Budapest

View from Budavar Palace, Budapest

View from Budavar Palace, Budapest

View from Budavar Palace, Budapest

Presidential Palace, Budapest Castle District

Presidential Palace, Budapest Castle District

Matthias Church Budapest Castle Hill

Matthias Church Budapest Castle Hill

Matthias Church Budapest Castle Hill

Matthias Church Budapest Castle Hill

View from Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest

View from Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest

View from Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest

View from Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest

Budapest, Castle District

Budapest, Castle District

Tunnel under Castle Hill, Budapest

Tunnel under Castle Hill, Budapest

Funicular to Budavar Palace, Budapest

Funicular to Budavar Palace, Budapest

Funicular to Budavar Palace, Budapest

Funicular to Budavar Palace, Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Chain Bridge's lyon, Budapest

Chain Bridge's lyon, Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

View from Chain Bridge, Buda side

View from Chain Bridge, Buda side

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Szechenyi Chain Bridge Budapest

Szechenyi Chain Bridge Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest

Zrinyi utca, Budapest

Zrinyi utca, Budapest

Saint Stephen's Basilica, Budapest

Saint Stephen's Basilica, Budapest

Budapest Running Sightseeing  video

 

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