Szépjuhászné ( en, Beautiful shepherdess) ( ''from 1945 to 1992 Ságvári-liget '') is a small clearing in the
2nd district of
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, in the saddle between
Hárshegy
Hárshegy (English:Linden Hill, German: Lindenberg) is a part of Budapest's 2nd district. Its entire area is made up of (Great Linden Hill) and (Little Linden Hill), from which there are sweeping views of Budapest. The area is a popular place fo ...
and
János-hegy.
Background
It is accessible by the of the
Budapest Children's Railway. It is the site of the
Pauline Monastery where the
Pauline Order
The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit ( lat, Ordo Fratrum Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitæ; abbreviated OSPPE), commonly called the Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Roman Catholic Church founded in Hungary during the 13th century.
Thi ...
founded their first
friary
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
.
It is a starting point for hikers into the
Buda Hills
The Buda Hills ( Hungarian: ''Budai-hegység'') are a low mountain range of numerous hills which dot the Buda side of Budapest, capital of Hungary. The most famous ones located within city limits are Gellért Hill, Castle Hill, Rózsadomb, , J ...
. It is very easy to reach the . Visitors frequent the at the top of Nagy-Hárs-hegy and the on Kis-Hárs Hill.
References
External links
*
Hegyvidék
Buda Hills
{{Budapest-geo-stub