Budapest Hammer & Sickle Communist Times Tour

Name: Budapest Hammer & Sickle Communist Times Tour
Brand: Viator
Price: 78.45 USD
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4.7(69)2h 30mEnglischBudapest

$78

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In this tour, you'll receive a comprehensive overview of Hungary's communist era. Learn about how children were raised, family life, travel restrictions, and what life was like behind the Iron Curtain. Discover the lengthy process to acquire a passport and experience intriguing aspects of the time, from black markets to banana lines.

We'll explore the history of the Communist government appointed after World War II, whose policies led to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The tour provides an overview and highlights major locations where significant events unfolded.

We'll visit Liberty Square and Budapest's last remaining Soviet monument. Our journey will take us to the Hungarian Parliament, where the first shots that sparked the uprising were triggered. We'll also visit an exhibition near the Parliament, the site of the initial volley.

Inklusive

English speaking guide
Coffee or tea or soft drink

Nicht inklusive

Pick-up and drop-off

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Szent Istvan Bazilika
Szent Istvan ter 1, Budapest, Hungary
Learn about how communism affected the religious life and operation of the different churches
15 MinEintritt nicht inklusive
Szabadsag ter
Szabadsag ter, Budapest, Hungary
Visit the Soviet Memorial, where you can learn about the end of World War II, the beginning of the occupation, and how the Communist Party seized power over the country.
15 Min
Hungarian Parliament Building
Kossuth Lajos Ter 1-3, , Budapest, Hungary
The square in front of the Parliament played an important role in the first days of the 1956 revolution. Here you can learn what led to the outbreak of the revolution and how the party leadership handled the events.
20 MinEintritt nicht inklusive
In memoriam 1956. October 25. Memorial and Exhibition
Kossuth Lajos Ter 6-8, Budapest, Hungary
On October 25, 1956, on the second day of the revolution, the military authorities and Soviet tanks fired into the gathering crowd. The exhibition presents the events with archive footage and recollections.
15 Min
Monument to Imre Nagy/Remembrance Day (Oct. 23)
Vertanuk Tere across from Parliament/Kossuth Ter, , Budapest, Hungary
Visit the statue of Imre Nagy, a leader of the 1956 revolution who was later executed. His reburial was an important moment in the change of regime.
15 Min