Only few metropolises in the world have in their centre a hill such as the Gellért enjoying nature protected status, in the depths of which are huge thermal water reserves used by three medicinal baths built at the foot of the hill: the country’s most elegant spa, the Gellért thermal baths, jacuzzi and wave bath, swimming pool and strand, and two baths dating from the Turkish period, the Rudas and Rác Medicinal Baths with thermal, steam and tub facilities.
A military fortress built on the crown of the hill in 1851, the Citadel, today serves as a platform for all-round panoramas of the city.