Danube Bend
Danube Bend (Hungarian: Dunakanyar) is a curve of the Danube in Hungary and gives its name to this entire region.
Cities
Left bank
| đ Dunakeszi (FĂłt, Göd) Shopping city, Roman Harbour Fort remains. |
| đ VĂĄc A town on the Danube Bend with several churches and lots of baroque architecture. |
| đ Nagymaros Sights include the German Minority Heritage House, KĂĄlmĂĄn Kittenberger Memorial House, Roman Catholic Church with Baroque and Gothic elements, Friar Julian Observation Tower, Remete Cave, TörökmezĆ Animal Park, Dunakanyar Adventure Park. In the surroundings: Shipping History Museum, IstvĂĄn SzĆnyi Memorial Museum and KĂĄroly KĂłs Observation Tower in ZebegĂ©ny. |
| đ VerĆce Main sights are the Gorka Ceramic Exhibition, Migazzi Mansion, Ruins of Roman Watchtower. In the surroundings: KirĂĄlyrĂ©t Forest Railway, Swabian Museum in Kismaros; Lynx House and Draisine Loop in KirĂĄlyrĂ©t. |
| đ RĂ©tsĂĄg Sights include the Local History Exhibition, Lutheran Belfry, Mindszenty Memorial. In the surroundings: Lake BĂĄnk with Beach, Slovak Heritage Museum in BĂĄnk; DrĂ©gely Castle, Szondi Exhibition Space and Szondi Memorial in DrĂ©gelypalĂĄnk; NĂłgrĂĄd Castle, Heritage House in NĂłgrĂĄd; GyurcsĂĄnyiâScitovszky Mansion, Seholsziget Adventure Park in NĆtincs; Gyada Nature Trail in Katalinpuszta. |
| đ Szob Main sights are the Bezina Valley Forest Railway, Börzsöny Museum and the Luczenbacher Mansion. In the surroundings: Forest Museum Railway, Nagyvölgy Bath in Kemence; Our Lady of Hungary Basilica, Pauline and Prison History Exhibition in MĂĄrianosztra; Forest Railway, Heritage House, Watermill, Lace Carvings and the Gothic Saint Stephen Church in Nagybörzsöny. |
Right bank
| đ Esztergom (Dorog) The first capital, the seat of Constitutional Court and the Roman Catholic Church of Hungary, home of the biggest church in Central Europe. |
| đ Szentendre Picturesque town on the Danube just north of Budapest. |
| đ PomĂĄz (BudakalĂĄsz) Teleki-Wattay Palace and the Stone Hill. |
| đ PilisvörösvĂĄr (Piliscsaba) One of the most German settlement in Pest County. |
| đ LeĂĄnyfalu |
| đ VisegrĂĄd A small town with rich Medieval remains: Castle of VisegrĂĄd, Royal Palace, Solomon Tower and Water Bastion. It's a good starting point to explore the VisegrĂĄd Mountains. Nearby popular places are the NagyvillĂĄm hill with Zsitvay Observation Tower, Toboggan Park, Canopy, Ski Resort and MogyorĂł Hill Wildlife Park; ApĂĄtkĂști Valley with MiklĂłs BertĂ©nyi Botanical Garden, Spartacus Trail, KaĂĄn Spring, Ărdögmalom Waterfall, TelgĂĄrthy Meadow and Trout Lakes. |
Other destinations
- đ DobogĂłkĆ â the highest summit of the Pilis Mountains is a popular hiking destination with a forest that is held sacred by neo-pagans
- đ Pilis Protected Area â a protected area of forest land areas. Guided tours in nature protection area. Because of the basic characteristics of limestone karst formation, the hills are exceptionally rich in caves.
- đ Börzsöny â one of the most popular resort place for Budapesters
- đ Pilis Mountains â in Esztergom offer plenty of opportunities for hiking, mountain biking.
- đ VisegrĂĄd Hills â great opportunities for hiking, caving. See here the Ărdögmalom waterfall.
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Ferries of Danube river
There are many ferries across the Danube River, including VĂĄcâTahitĂłtfalu, SzobâPilismarĂłt, FelsĆgödâSurĂĄny, AlsĂłgödâSzigetmonostor, PĂłcsmegyerâLeĂĄnyfalu, DunakesziâHorĂĄny, KisorosziâVisegrĂĄd/Szentgyörgypuszta, VisegrĂĄdâNagymaros, and PilismarĂłtâZebegĂ©ny.