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Palvolgyi Cave

4.8(5,607)Closed · opens 10:00📍 Buda Hills & Rózsadomb · II

In Buda Hills & Rózsadomb, District II, on the Buda side of the river: Palvolgyi Cave, a park. The address is Szépvölgyi út 162, 1025. It is 3.6 km north-west of Hungarian Parliament Building — a transport journey rather than a walk.

It is closed on Mondays and shuts early, in the afternoon. Across the week it opens as early as 10:00 and closes as late as 16:00. On Google it sits at 4.8 out of 5 across 5,607 reviews: enough reviews that the score is not a statistical accident. Among the parks in Buda Hills & Rózsadomb it is both the most reviewed and one of the best rated. Across the whole city, that score puts it in the top 5% of the parks we list.

Nearby, on foot: VAJ Buda · bakery & café (10 min), Gléda Buda (15 min) and Hillside Premium Apartments (20 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Szemlő-hegyi Cave (10 min). See also Buda Hills & Rózsadomb or everything worth seeing in Budapest.

Where to stay nearby

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The essentials

Address: Budapest, Szépvölgyi út 162, 1025
District: II
Phone: +36 1 325 9505
Website: dunaipoly.hu/hu/helyek/bemutatohelyek/pal-volgyi-barlang

Opening hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10:00–16:00
Wednesday	10:00–16:00
Thursday	10:00–16:00
Friday	10:00–16:00
Saturday	10:00–16:00
Sunday	10:00–16:00

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Skip the ticket queueEntry booked ahead means walking past the cash desk — which on a busy day here is a genuinely long wait.Check ticket options →Hear the story on the spotA self-guided audio route on your own phone. Most of what happened here is not written on the building.See audio tours →Visiting several paid sights?A city pass beats single tickets from roughly three paid attractions a day. Below that it does not.Do the arithmetic →Where to sleep nearbyPrices and availability on a live map, so you can judge the walk from here rather than guess from an address.See places to stay →

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Frequently asked

What are the opening hours at Palvolgyi Cave?

The hours published on Google are: Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 10:00–16:00; Wednesday: 10:00–16:00; Thursday: 10:00–16:00; Friday: 10:00–16:00; Saturday: 10:00–16:00; Sunday: 10:00–16:00. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.

Where is Palvolgyi Cave?

The address is Budapest, Szépvölgyi út 162, 1025, in Buda Hills & Rózsadomb (District II).

Is Palvolgyi Cave worth visiting?

It holds 4.8 out of 5 from 5,607 Google reviews — a strong score for a attraction in Budapest. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.