OUR FAVORITE PICNIC SPOTS
VÁROSLIGET
VÁROSLIGET (CITY PARK) WAS THE MAIN VENUE FOR HUNGARY’S 1896 MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION MARKING THE NATION’S 1,000-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, AND IT CONTAINS MANY MONUMENTS REFLECTING HUNGARIAN HISTORY. ONE OF BUDAPEST’S MOST POPULAR PUBLIC PARKS, IT SPANS 100 HECTARES, NEARLY HALF OF WHICH IS LUSH GREEN SPACE—IDEAL FOR RELAXING AND PICNICKING.
WHILE ENJOYABLE YEAR-ROUND, IT’S ESPECIALLY LIVELY IN SUMMER, WITH DECK CHAIRS, PLAYGROUNDS, HISTORIC LANDMARKS, LAKES FOR DUCK FEEDING AND BOATING, OPEN PICNIC AREAS, AND SHADED, TREE-LINED WALKWAYS. A STANDOUT PICNIC SPOT IS KIRÁLY-DOMB NEAR THE MILLENNIUM CAFÉ, OFFERING TREES, SCENIC VIEWS, AND A SMALL HILL PERFECT FOR KITE FLYING.
VÁROSLIGET COMBINES DIVERSE ATTRACTIONS WITH NATURAL TRANQUILITY IN THE HEART OF BUDAPEST. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE BUDAPEST ZOO, MUNICIPAL GRAND CIRCUS, SZÉCHENYI MEDICINAL BATHS, VAJDAHUNYAD CASTLE, HEROES’ SQUARE, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, THE PALACE OF ART, AND THE AWARD-WINNING HOUSE OF MUSIC AND MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY.
GELLÉRT HEGY
THE GARDEN OF PHILOSOPHERS IS THE PARK TO VISIT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MOST BREATHTAKING PANORAMIC VIEW OF BUDAPEST WHILE BEING SURROUNDED BY A PEACEFUL GREEN SPACE.
IT IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SPOTS TO ENJOY A ROMANTIC PICNIC DATE WHILE WATCHING THE SUN SET OVER THE CITY OR JUST SIMPLY TO ENJOY THE TRANQUILITY OF THE SPACE WITH LOVED ONES, THE VIEW, AND TO PHILOSOPHIZE A BIT.
TUCKED AWAY ON THE HILLSIDE, THE PARK IS SECLUDED AND FILLED WITH STATUES OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE FIVE MAJOR RELIGIONS: JESUS, BUDDHA, ABRAHAM, LAOZI AND AKHENATEN.
THE PRESENCE OF THE STATUES COLLECTIVELY CREATE A SPACE OF ACCEPTANCE AND TOLERANCE, ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR SELF-REFLECTION WHILST ENJOYING A REFRESHING AND PLEASANT AFTERNOON PICNIC.
MARGITSZIGET
LOCATED ON THE DANUBE, BETWEEN BUDA AND PEST, MARGARET ISLAND OFFERS A SERENE GETAWAY WITHIN THE CITY PERFECT FOR AN EARLY AFTERNOON PICNIC. MARGARET ISLAND AWAITS YOU WITH SEVERAL VERDANT GREEN LAWNS.
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN SETTLING DOWN IN THE GRASS WITH A PICNIC BLANKET AND ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE AND THE FLOURISHING NATURE AROUND YOU.
OUR FAVORITE SPOT FOR A PICNIC WOULD HAVE TO BE UNDER PALATINE JOSEPH’S PLANE TREE, LOCATED BETWEEN THE ART NOUVEAU WATER TOWER AND SAINT MICHAEL'S CHAPEL. THE 200 YEAR OLD TREE, WITH A TRUNK THAT MEASURES 6.5 METERS IN CIRCUMFERENCE, FOLIAGE WITH A DIAMETER OF 50 METERS AND HEIGHT OF 40 METERS, IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ITS KIND AND PROVIDES THE PERFECT SPOT FOR A PICNIC.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS TO CHECK OUT WHILE ON MARGARET ISLAND INCLUDE THE BEAUTIFUL ROSE AND JAPANESE GARDENS, RUINS OF A FRANCISCAN MONASTERY AND DOMINICAN CONVENT, A SMALL ZOO, AND THE MUSICAL FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE ISLAND.
NORMAFA
NORMAFA, LOCATED IN THE BUDA HILLS ON THE 12TH DISTRICT’S SVÁBHEGY, OFFERS EXTENSIVE BREATHTAKING VIEWS AND A BREATH OF FRESH AIR AWAY FROM THE TEEMING CITY CENTER.
ALTHOUGH EVERY PART OF NORMAFA IS BEAUTIFUL AND WORTH SEEING, ANNA RÉT (ANNA’S MEADOW) IS WHERE WE RECOMMEND GOING, FOR A RELAXING PICNIC. IT IS LOCATED ONLY 500 METERS FROM THE NORMAFA SKI HOUSE, AND IT OFFERS AN EXPANSIVE GREEN FIELD WHERE AN ABUNDANCE OF CITY DWELLERS FREQUENTLY ENJOY PICNICS, BARBECUES AND PLAY SPORTS.
THERE ARE SOME TREES THAT PROVIDE SHADE, DEDICATED SPOTS FOR CAMPFIRES AND PLAYGROUNDS FOR CHILDREN (THERE IS EVEN A ZIPLINE!). ANNA RÉT IS THE PERFECT SPOT TO HAVE A PICNIC AND SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR EVEN ENJOY A ROMANTIC DATE.
IF YOU ARE UP FOR TAKING A HIKE, WALK TO THE ERZSÉBET KILÁTO (ERZSEBET’S LOOKOUT TOWER) FROM NORMAFA FOR A BEAUTIFUL VIEW. NORMAFA IS AN AMAZING PLACE AS IT OFFERS BOTH SHORTER AND LONGER LENGTH HIKES AND SOME OF HUNGARY’S MOST ASTOUNDING FLORA AND FAUNA.
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