The Castle District on the Buda side of the Danube is a museum unto itself.

For economic and military purposes these originally smaller caves were connected and they got also connected to the cellarage of the Castle District's houses.

It actually included two areas, the Castle District and the Royal Palace.

Castle Hill and the Castle District; there are three churches here, six museums, and a host of interesting buildings, streets and squares.

The medieval character of the Castle District is somewhat ersatz, but its pastel charms are real.

I like the neo-Gothic St. Matthias Church in the Castle District.

This is the second of very few places we'd choose to visit in the generally touristy and expensive Castle District.

The Castle District - Hradčany which was built around its square, just outside Prague Castle, dates from 1320.

At the Lobkowicz Palace (Jirska 3; 0042 0 602 595 998; www.lobkowiczevents.cz), a fascinating private museum that opened last year in the Castle District.

This offers one of the best deals in Budapest's Castle District.