Named after the Queen Mother of Hungary who provided her son King Mátyás with an outstanding education in the mid-1400s, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor was established in 1962 when two long promenades were merged.
Ashes, horse chestnuts, Japanese acacias and Mediterranean hackberries provide shade and greenery here but many are in poor condition and require pruning, even replacing. The work should be completed by the end of March.
The area has been recently been in the news for similar environmental reasons. Városmajor, the first public gardens in Buda, is currently being revamped, while a green corridor is being created along this side of the river to improve air quality in traffic-clogged Pest.