Lonely PlanetJul 23, 2026
The best day trips from Budapest
Explore beyond the city limits and see the Hungarian countryside on these delightful day trips from Budapest.
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- Esztergom BasilicaSightEnormous domed church rising high above the town and river.
- PadlizsánRestaurantCafe with a dramatic courtyard.
- Prímás PinceRestaurant
- Elsewhere
- Eger CastleParkEger, HungaryLegendary bastion that held out against the Turkish invasion.
- Valley of Beautiful WomenSightEger, HungaryHillside cellars for tasting Eger wines.
- LyceumMuseumEger, HungaryHistoric building with baroque library and astronomy museum.
- Lake BalatonSightBalatonfüred, HungaryLargest lake in central Europe, popular summer destination.
- PantheonSightBalatonfüred, HungaryWall with placards of illustrious past visitors.
- Visegrád citadelSightVisegrád, Hungary13th-century fortress with dizzying views over the Danube.
- Visegrád CastleSightVisegrád, HungaryRomantic ruins of a 15th-century Renaissance palace.
- pálinka museumMuseumVisegrád, HungaryLearn how Hungary's famous fruit brandy is made and tastes.