Budapest: Buda Castle District Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Budapest: Buda Castle District

Probably the most popular area in Budapest with tourists. Even for residents, it's quite an interesting place to wander around, and there are often events going on here.

NEW PICTURES ARE AT THE END

Buda Castle	Buda Castle	Buda Castle	Castle guardian
Elaborate lighting	Steeple in the Castle District	Well worn corner	Mother and child
In front of St. Matthias Church	Night light	Making friends	Hard at work
Intent on embroidery	The hat maker	The potters	Entertaining
Hungarian bagpipes	The hurdy-gurdy man	Theater	Antiquities
Tourist games, Castle district	Ottomans at the Vienna Gate	Well-trained dogs in Budapest	Bride, groom and photographer
Wedding chapel	Pálinka Festival at the Castle	House on Vienna Gate Square	House on Vienna Gate Square
House on Vienna Gate Square	House on Vienna Gate Square	Another stab at the Lion Gate	The classic shot: Fisherman's Bastion
Fisherman's Bastion	Fisherman's Bastion	View from Fisherman's Bastion	View from Fisherman's Bastion
:: Buda Castle Festival of Folk Arts 2011 ::	Presidential palace	Castle walls	The castle turul revisited
Fair-goers at the gate	:: Wine Festival at Buda Castle ::	Gold in the Castle district	Surrounded by brilliance
Medieval synagogue	Elegant facade	'King' restaurant (complete with king)	The bright yellow building
The pasha door	Regal grille	Academy of Sciences, Musicology Archive	National Archives
Integrating new and old	More new with old	Matthias Church	Matthias Church
Matthias Church	Matthias Church	Matthias Church	Szent István
Different view of Matthias Church	A glimpse of Matthias Church	Buda Castle at sunset	National Dance Theater at sunset
Moon over festival goers	Repurposed	The real No. 8	Stonework décor
Imposing door	Elaborate hardware	Bullet-riddled old Defense Ministry	Old Ministry of Defense
Star door	Age worn	Intricate knocker	Interesting door
Big enough for a truck	Grand door	Majestic door	Regal door
:: Hungary's National Archives: A Splendid Surprise ::	In memory of liberation of Buda from Ottomans	King Matthias, 1486	:: Matthias Church (Mátyás templom) ::
Ruins, St. Mary Magdalene Church	Almost contemporary color scheme	Ornate window	Corner window
The very yellow house	Just a castle street	Castle street on a spring day	Chain Bridge from Buda Castle
Easter fair: Transylvanian pogácsa	Easter fair: Hungarian lángos	Easter fair: Potato spirals	Easter fair: Musical blacksmiths
Buda Castle at sunset	Waiting for a president	Castle district house	Castle district house detail
Presidential guard	Have ashtray will travel	Tourists admiring a Trabant 601	The good-luck horse
The weddingmobile	Fishermen's Bastion in sweet light	Mátyás church in sweet light	Mátyás church at night
Mátyás church at night	Lit up Parliament building	Lánchíd (Chain Bridge)	Fishermen's Bastion at night