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The Fisherman’s Bastion is one of the most famous points of the Buda Castle, which was set up by Frigyes Schulek in 1901-1902. Here used to stand the bastions of a former fishermen’s guild in the Middle Ages. The Neoromanesque style bastion-line never had defending functions; it is more likely to be a piece of decoration which gives a nice frame for the Castle’s building and serves as a staircase up to the Castle Area. On the occasion of festivals the white bastion is sparkling in the floodlight; its domed, lacy corridors make it look like a fairy-tale castle, which can be seen from the whole eastern side of the Danube. Both the Fisherman’s Bastions itself and the superb panorama opening from here attract amateur photographers. In the evening when tourist groups have already moved to the pleasant restaurants teen-aged couples visit the Fisherman’s Bastion to have their first kisses in this magnificent place.

Transportation: Buda side, Castle bus, Bus No. 16 - Trinity Square (Szentháromság tér)

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