Grand Walk of Budapest with Wine and Coffee Stop - Private Walking Tour

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Explore the highlights of Budapest! Walking is by far the best way to explore Budapest—and the only way to truly discover the details hidden amongst the city’s streets. This tour visits a mix of many of the city’s major sights and lesser-known ones which we believe should not be missed. Focusing on the history of the city and the country, this tour covers a large area of the city, squeezing in many places of interest (and lots of information). Think of it as an advanced introduction to Budapest.

We’ll begin in the Budapest Palace district with a glass of sparkling wine as we get our bearings. In this neighbourhood, we’ll see some stunning buildings, many of which have seen better days. It includes the Hungarian National Radio Building, which was an important site during the 1956 revolution, and the National Museum. Many buildings in this neighbourhood were once aristocratic palaces.

We’ll briefly check out the neighbouring Jewish District, and see the Grand Synagogue, (the largest in Europe), the Gozsdu udvar complex, and bustling Király utca. In addition to seeing grand public spaces such as Kossuth tér, Szabadság tér, and Heroes’ Square, we’ll see grand and eclectic architecture such as The Postal Savings Bank building (built by Ödön Lechner, the Gaudi of Hungary), the Academy of Sciences (founded by statesman Count István Széchenyi), buildings on Andrássy út such as the Opera and the Ballet Institute, among many others.

We’ll see monuments including the heartbreaking Shoes on the Danube Holocaust memorial and the Soviet Monument. You’ll also learn why there is a memorial to characters such as a US major, and Ronald Reagan. We’ll hop on continental Europe’s oldest metro line so we can cover more ground and stop for a coffee break at one of our favorite cafés.

Budapest has layers of history, and this tour will reveal them through the telling of stories of the buildings and streets, as well as the important players in Hungarian history from kings, dictators, and freedom fighters to architects, writers, and politicians. On this walk, you’ll get a good overview of the city, while covering lots of ground, approximately 3 miles.