The Budapest Sun Online - Story page
"Enjoying the beautiful spring afternoon, hundreds of tourists wandered around the Castle District, admiring the ancient buildings and taking photographs of the sights. But many are probably unaware that, underneath their feet, is a labyrinthine network of caverns and passageways curling through the hill. Writing in 1536, Miklós Oláh, Archbishop of Esztergom and secretary to the widow of Lajos II, noted that, 'Because of the countless wine-cellars situated inside the Castle Hill, it is practically hollow.' "
"Enjoying the beautiful spring afternoon, hundreds of tourists wandered around the Castle District, admiring the ancient buildings and taking photographs of the sights. But many are probably unaware that, underneath their feet, is a labyrinthine network of caverns and passageways curling through the hill. Writing in 1536, Miklós Oláh, Archbishop of Esztergom and secretary to the widow of Lajos II, noted that, 'Because of the countless wine-cellars situated inside the Castle Hill, it is practically hollow.' "
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