Budapest Sightseeing Running Routes #4 - The Bellavista Run
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Distance: 11,3 km
Duration: 60-75 min
Video about the route: click here
Sights on the route:
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State Opera House
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Erzsébet square / Giant Wheel ( The Budapest Eye )
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Duna corso ( Danube Promenade )
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Liberty Bridge
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University of Economics
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Gellért Thermal Bath
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Gellért-hill View point/ Citadella / Liberty Statue
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Palace Garden ( Várbazár )
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Budavár Palace/ Széchenyi Library
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Presidential Palace
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Matthias Church / Fishermen’s Bastion
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Chain Bridge
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Széchenyi István square / Gresham Palace/ Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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Saint Stephen’s Cathedral


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 | ![]() Corner of Andrassy avenue and Bajcsy-Zsilinsky rd., Budapest | ![]() Idillic ambiance at Erzsebet ter, Budapest |
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![]() Erzseber ter, Budapest pubs, Budapest nightlife | ![]() University of Economics, Budapest | ![]() The Budapest Eye, Erzsebet ter, Budapest |
![]() pesti Vigadó, Budapest | ![]() Danube Promenade, Budapest | ![]() Danube Promenade, Budapest |
![]() pesti Vigadó, Budapest | ![]() View from Danube Promenade, Budapest | ![]() Danube Promenade, Budapest |
![]() University of Economics, Budapest | ![]() Liberty Bridge, Budapest | ![]() View to the Gellert Hill from Liberty Bridge, Budapest |
![]() Gellert Thermal Bath Budapest | ![]() Gellert Thermal Bath, 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 |
![]() 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 | ![]() St. Gellert Statue | ![]() View to Elizabeth Bridge from St. Gellert statue |
![]() View at Budavar Palace from Gellert Hill | ![]() Budavar palace | ![]() Queen Elisabeth's Statue |
![]() Várkert Bazar, Budapest | ![]() Várkert Bazar, Budapest | ![]() Várkert Bazar, Budapest |
![]() Várkert Bazar, Budapest | ![]() 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 | ![]() View from Budavar Palace, Budapest |
![]() View from Budavar Palace, Budapest | ![]() Presidential Palace, Budapest Castle District | ![]() Matthias Church Budapest Castle Hill |
![]() Matthias Church Budapest Castle Hill | ![]() View from Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest | ![]() View from Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest |
![]() Budapest, Castle District | ![]() Tunnel under Castle Hill, Budapest | ![]() Funicular to Budavar Palace, Budapest |
![]() Funicular to Budavar Palace, Budapest | ![]() Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest | ![]() Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest |
![]() Chain Bridge's lyon, Budapest | ![]() Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest | ![]() View from Chain Bridge, Buda side |
![]() Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest | ![]() Szechenyi Chain Bridge Budapest | ![]() Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest |
![]() Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest | ![]() Zrinyi utca, Budapest | ![]() Saint Stephen's Basilica, Budapest |
Budapest Running Sightseeing video
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