On the Pest side we visit the impressive Heroes’ Square where you get an explanation about the Millennium Monument and its museums. You can have enough free time to take photos. The City Park behind the square has many sights, too: one of the most famous restaurants of Hungary Gundel, Széchenyi Spa, Grand Circus, Zoo, Amusement Park and the scenic Vajdahunyad Castle.
The tour continues along the Andrássy Avenue where we pass by some mansions of former aristocrats, former Music Academy and the Hungarian State Opera House. The Andrássy Avenue is a 2,310-metre boulevard lined with buildings in uniform architecture and linking the City Centre with the City Park. I take you to the Jewish quarter where we can admire the Great Synagogue and the famous synagogue triangle and you can enjoy the unique atmosphere of the narrow streets and courtyards of the quarter.
Then, we visit St Stephen’s Cathedral and you see the magnificent neo-Gothic Parliament building. It is located on the bank of the Danube, serves as the permanent seat of the National Assembly. On our way to the Parliamnet Building we stop to look at the Shoes on the Danube a memorial to the Budapest Jews who were shot by Arrow Cross military men between 1944 and 1945.
After crossing the Danube River we arrive in the Castle District of Buda that used to be the capital of Hungary for several hundred years. In this historical part of Buda you have chance to visit the neo-Gothic Matthias Church, the most beautiful and most well-known Catholic church in Budapest. You can take a view of the Danube and the Pest side from the Fisherman’s Bastion. The Matthias Church and the Fisherman's bastion are the most beloved sights of the Buda Castle District. Of course, we’ll have a 10-15 min. WC and refreshments break where you can buy snacks and drinks (hot and cold)
During the whole day program you will have the opportunity to have lunch in a typical Hungarian restaurant.
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