CITADELLA RESTAURANT The Citadel, crowning Gellért Hill, was constructed by the Hapsburgs some 150 years ago to frighten the residents of Pest and Buda. The Citadel, which has seen a lot of hardships, has housed a restaurant since the mid-1960s. The guests visiting the restaurant will have the opportunity to enjoy Hungarian hospitality and taste the delicacies of Hungarian and international cuisine in a patinated milieu, under vaulted walls and period weapons. The quality of the cuisine is guaranteed by the acclaim of the Hungarian gastronomy profession, the Védnöki Tábla. In the evenings, the gastronomic experience is supplemented with fine gypsy music. Following the consumption of a delicious lunch or dinner walking around the Citadel, we can marvel at the beautiful panorama of Budapest, thus crowning our visit to the Gellért Hill. THE TERRACE From spring till autumn, the inner courtyard of the fort houses a terrace seating 80, providing a suitable location for open-air events and dinners. In the evenings the band provides pleasant dance-music.
CITADELLA ÉTTEREM (Citadella Restaurant) Restaurant opening hours Monday through Sunday: From 11:00 till 23:00 opening hours between May and October: Every day from 10:00 till 22:00 Reservation in the restaurant and the beer-house: Telephone:
HOTEL CITADELLA Hotel Citadella, a one-star hotel awaiting its guests with its 12 two - four bed rooms equipped with shower, and its one 14-bed tourist room, operates among the ancient walls of the fortification. Hotel Citadella, though it is accessible from the city centre with a less than five-minute drive, offers its rooms at reasonable prices, in a quiet, natural environment. Services: 24-hour receptionists services, currency exchange, safe, guarded hotel parking lot, souvenirs.Room reservation: Telephone:
THE CIUTADEL AS EVENT CENTRE Its historical touch and architectural features make the Citadel especially suitable as scene for a large variety of events. Rooms with different capacity and atmosphere and open places offer many opportunities from elegant dinners to dance events or concerts. Beside conferences, business meetings and receptions there are also locations for special events, such as fireworks, performances, automobile shows, beauty queen selection, sport competitions or even ox-roasting. Further information: Citadella Touristic and Event Center 1118 Budapest, Citadella sétány 1. Phone/fax:
EXHIBITIONS IN THE CITADEL The Citadel, located on Gellért Hill, built by the Habsburg Dynasty between 1850 and 1854, is one of the most significant sights of Budapest. The building complex, situated 240 metres above sea level, and visible from almost any point of the city, has become one of the characteristic constructions of the Hungarian capital in the last couple of decades. The Citadel has been a protected historical building since 1965, and became part of the World Heritage in 1987. Gellért Hill was pronounced a protected nature areain 1997. A permanent open-air exhibition entitled "The Present and Past of Gellért Hill" introduces the inner courtyard of the protected historical building. The rock formation of Gellért Hill was formed 210 million years ago. Among other things, archaeologists have uncovered finds of graves from the Copper Age, remnants of the first town-like settlement, and Roman Era gravestones in the area. The exhibition also covers the conditions of the construction of the Citadel in 1850 and 1854, as well as its history during the part 150 years. Our open-air exhibition presenting the life of Bishop Saint Gellért and the Hadtörténeti Fegyver-és Eszközbemutató (The Exhibition of Historical Weapons and Military Equipment) can also be found in the inner courtyard of the Citadel.
THE CITADEL Opening hours from Monday through Sunday: Until 23 September: between 09:00 and 22:00 From 24 September: between 09:00 and 18:00 Telephone/Fax:
THE CITADEL IS ACCESSIBLE: By bus 27 as far as Búsuló Juhász Étterem (Búsuló Juhász Restaurant) and with a couple of minute walk from there.
| Roomtype | Sun | Average room rate (/night) |
|---|---|---|
| Double room | € 45 | € 45 |
| Triple room | € 55 | € 55 |
The rates mean price/room!