Budafok Cave Dwellings

Welcome to the home of the long-departed Mrs. Győző Tóth!

There’s nothing carved in stone that says you can only visit people who are still alive in their homes. What is carved in stone, however, is the cave dwelling at 4 Veréb Street—the only one of its kind in Budapest that can be visited.

The history of Budafok and Tétény – forming the southern part of today’s Transdanubian side of Budapest – is inseparably linked to the former cave and cellar dwellings. Until quite recently, masses of people lived in these makeshift homes under difficult conditions. By the mid-20th century, many houses had been built above the cellar dwellings, and these once-forced places of residence became deserted. Deep courtyards can still be seen while walking around the district, but the dwellings themselves have disappeared.

Mrs. Győző Tóth, the widow mentioned above, used the dwelling until the late 1960s; today it is open to visitors thanks to the Budapest History Museum.

In the exhibition space created inside the cave dwelling, visitors can see the living room and the kitchen, the former lodgers’ quarters, and they can also get acquainted with the tools used by local craftsmen.