Gellért Hill — Attraction in Budapest

Gellért Hill (Hungarian: Gellért-hegy; German: Blocksberg; Latin: Mons Sancti Gerhardi Turkish: Gürz İlyas Bayırı) is a 235 m (771 ft) high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the 1st and the 11th districts. The hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the hill, next to Liberty Bridge. The Gellért Hill Cave is also located on the hill, facing the hotel and the Danube.

At the top of the hill Citadella (English: citadel) can be found with a nice panoramic view of the city

The Citadel The first recorded names of the hill in the Middle Ages were Kelen-hegy, Pesti-hegy (English: Pest Hill) and Blocksberg. From the 15th century it has been called Szent Gellért hegye (lit. the hill of St. Gerard) referring to the legend about the death of St. Gerard. The bishop was assassinated by the pagans during the great pagan rebellion in 1046. He was put in a barrel and rolled down into the deep from the top of the hill.

The former name, Pesti-hegy (Latin: Mons Pestiensis) referred to the large cave (now Gellért Hill Cave) in the hillside. The word is probably of Slavic origin and means oven or cave.

The Ottoman Turks called the hill Gürz Elyas bayiri. Gürz Elyas was a holy man from the Bektashi order whose shrine and grave on top of the hill was a place of pilgrimage in the 17th century.

Also, on the hill is statue of liberty. The liberty statue or freedom statue commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, prosperity and the freedom of hungary. It was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of what was then referred to as the Soviet liberation of Hungary during World War II, which ended the occupation by Nazi Germany. Its location upon Gellért Hill makes it a prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape.

The 14 m tall bronze statue stands atop a 26 m pedestal and holds a palm leaf. Two smaller statues are also present around the base, but the original monument consisted of two more originally that have since been removed from the site and relocated to Statue Park. The monument was designed by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl. According to Kisfaludi Stróbl himself the design was originally made for the memorial of István Horthy and would in that role have featured a human child instead of the palm leaf that was a Soviet addition.

You can come by car or bus, they have parking...

One of the most wonderful tourist attractions in Budapest is the Gellért Hill with it's marvelous paths surrounded by lush vegetation and the citadel on the top of the hill. I highly recommend for tourists to visit the location at least once in a lifetime. You can take a refreshing walk in the paths and enjoy the wonderful scenery of the city. Due to the vegetation you can enjoy the view from designated places like balconies. The pathways are from the mid sixtees and they are so cool. The citadel itself is currently under construction so you cannot visit it and it's a disadvantage that at the bottom of the hill you cannot find a a notice about it so you just climb up in vain if you are interested only the citadel. Another drawback that there are only a few holders for garbage and and a lot of people tend to drop their litters in the nature. But aside from these things it is worth to see the location with the family or your group! You can easily take a walk there from Pest side across the Erzsébet bridge there which is right there opposite the Hill, and from the Hill the scenery of the bride and the traffic on it is worth to see! And one another thing... At summertime take some...

GELLERT HILL Gellert Hill is a 235-meter-high hill that overlooks the Danube River. The hill derived its name from Saint Gerard, who was thrown to his death from its heights. At the hill's base, adjacent to the Liberty Bridge, you'll find the Hotel Gellert and the Gellert Baths. The Gellert Hill Cave is also situated nearby. On the opposite side, where the Elisabeth Bridge leads, there is a captivating waterfall, and further up, the statue of Bishop Szent Gellert stands at an elevation of approximately 40 meters. At the hill's summit stands the Citadella, offering a splendid panoramic view of the city. Additionally, the Liberty Statue graces the same area. The hill, somewhat steep from the Danube side, is crisscrossed with paths and stairs that can lead you all the way to the Citadella. Unfortunately, during our visit to the area, we came to the well but didn't drink, as both the fortress and the Liberty Statue were closed for...