Pedestrian walkway in Margitsziget park  

47.518954, 19.043781 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Memorial stone by a tree between the musical fountain and children's
playground
Kind of sport indicated on the stone
Penthatlon

Historical background Checkpoint picture 03

You can't have a car ride on this island - it's closed for the private transport. But you cant still use a bus or any of the eco-friendly bikes and electrocars here. The Margit island is a little archipelago consisting of three little islands. It was even drifting downstream. Now it's not: the northern side of the island was strenghteden. And it also was raised on 2 meteres not to let the floods bog it up. It's modern name Margaret's Island got in XIV сentury after the Dominican order monastery built here by the king Bela IV for her daughter Margareth. The Turks in 1541 occupied the monastery and used the buiding for the Pasha's Harem. You can still see what's rest from the walls and the church not far away from another beautiflu landmark, the Margaret Island Water Tower. In 1796 József Habsburg, a fan of parks and gardens, arranged here a cozy villa for his young russian wife Alexandra Pavlovna. To take care of the island's plants, trees and flowers he invited a man from Schönbrunn gardeners' dynasty. The first brahcny plane-trees you see on the island were planted here in József 's period. Margaret Island with it's rose and Japanese gardens, thermal baths and the biggest beach in the city is one the best places in Budapest to spend some hours or even a weekend.

Present in routes of categories Griffin, Atlas

Passed by: 31/36 (86%).

By categories:

  • Atlas: 21/21 (100%)
  • Griffin: 10/15 (67%)