Downtown Pest Walking Tour
This tour takes you through Pest, the busy and lively centre of Budapest on the east bank of the river Danube. In the second half of the 19th century, Budapest become the opulent political, financial and religious centre of the newborn Hungarian nation.
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What's included in Downtown Pest Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
This ornate synagogue is the second largest in the world and a testament to the vitality of Budapest's Jewish community in the 19th Century.
Hungarian Parliament Building
The monumental Parliament at Kossuth Square, the most expensive structure ever built in Hungary at its inauguration, is the symbol of Budapest’s rise in the 19th century.
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)Pass-by Only
Built between 1851 and 1905, this revered neoclassical church accommodates 8,500 people and and contains Hungary's most revered Catholic relic: the mummified right hand of the church’s patron, King St Stephen.
Inclusions
- 3-hour guided walk through Downtown Budapest
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Please meet your guide outside Szamos Cafe, Budapest Kossuth Lajos tér 10
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Your tour guides are professors, doctoral students, historians, journalists, art critics, and published authors.