The newly opened Labyrinth is a creepy warren of damp, drippy caves, dungeons, passageways and cellars that run beneath Castle Hill. It also houses a slightly confounding series of exhibitions that range from reproductions of prehistoric cave paintings to references to early Hungarian history and mythology. Unfortunately, the exhibits were a little difficult to figure out, since the caves are almost pitch black and signage is minimal. Our map (yes, thank God we were given a map!) listed names like "Personal Labyrinth (…for those not afraid of themselves)," "Labyrinth of Another World," "Tatar Corridor," and "Path of the Magic Deer." We didn’t see much in the way of Tatars, and we think (but we are not sure) that we saw the Magic Deer of Hungarian mythology. We did encounter some strange pseudo-Roman statue fragments and a dripping wet ivy grotto. It was bizarre.
I personally didn’t like feeling my way around the damp passages and thought the exhibits were a little out of place. However, my husband (a big fan of catacombs and ossuaries) loved it. I couldn’t wait to get out, while he giggled to himself as we encountered dead ends and semi-lit reproductions of cave art. I would have been more interested to learn the original uses for this maze of passages beneath Buda Castle – but we were unable to find any answers.
Oddly enough, there is also a small café and a film-screening area in the caves. The Labyrinth is open from 9:30am-7:30pm daily. Admission was minimal.