# Budapest: the 10 best sights

Parliament, Buda Castle and the thermal baths: Budapest's top sights according to BudapestInfo and travel sites.

- 41 votes · 12 items
- Mar 11, 2024 · foodie96
- https://even.best/en/l/509/budapest-the-10-best-sights

## Top 10

1. **Fisherman's Bastion** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Terrace of turrets built for the millennium celebrations, overlooking the Danube.
2. **Hungarian Parliament Building** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The Neo-Gothic parliament on the Danube, home to the Holy Crown.
3. **Shoes on the Danube Bank** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Memorial to the victims of the Arrow Cross terror near Parliament.
4. **Gellért Hill and Liberty Statue** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The best view of the city, next to the Citadel.
5. **Buda Castle** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The royal palace on Castle Hill, housing the Hungarian National Gallery.
6. **Széchenyi Thermal Bath** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — One of Europe's largest thermal baths, in City Park.
7. **St Stephen's Basilica** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Budapest's largest church, with a panoramic view from its dome.
8. **Heroes' Square** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The Millennium Monument with statues of the Magyar chieftains.
9. **Great Market Hall** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The city's largest covered market, by the Liberty Bridge.
10. **Dohány Street Synagogue** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Europe's largest synagogue.
11. **Ruin bars (Szimpla Kert)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The Jewish quarter's ruin bars, led by Szimpla Kert.
12. **Chain Bridge** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The first permanent bridge between Buda and Pest (1849).

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