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  • Explore Margaret Island Budapest – A Green Oasis in Budapest

    Explore Margaret Island Budapest – A Green Oasis in Budapest

    Inaccessible in the middle of the Danube, Margaret Island was a retreat for religious contemplation from at least the 11th century onward. Relics of the island’s past include the remains of two monastic churches and the ruins of the convent home of Princess Margaret. She was the daughter of King Béla IV, who gave the…