Elizabeth Tower in Budapest Hungary - Walk-through and Drone Footage

At 528 metres, leafy János-hegy (‘János Hill’) is the highest point in Budapest. Its summit is crowned by the Erzsébet-kilátó (‘Elizabeth Lookout Tower’), named after revered Habsburg Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Built in 1910 according to a design by Frigyes Schulek of Fishermen’s Bastion fame, the tower was completely rebuilt in the early 2000s. A 100-step spiral staircase gives access to the upper tier of this wedding-cake construction, and its views stretching as far as 80 kilometres and the High Tatra mountains on a clear day.
The easiest way to reach the tower is by taking the Chairlift to its top terminus or the Children’s Railway to János-hegy, then prepare yourself for a ten-minute uphill walk.
There is also bus 21 or 21A from Széll Kálmán tér but this drops you off at Normafa Park, from which you will have to walk a minimum 30 minutes.