Budapest Grand Walk

Meet your guide at this wine cellar in the Palace district , and start the tour with an aperitif!

Walking is the best way to explore Budapest, and the only way to truly discover the details hidden among the city’s streets. This 4-hour grand walking tour, led by an experienced local guide, visits a mix of many of the city’s major sights and lesser-known ones which 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. In this neighborhood you will see some stunning buildings (many of which have seen better days) including the Hungarian National Radio Building (which was an important site during the 1956 Revolution) and the National Museum.

We'll pass by the Hungarian State Opera House, a neo-Renaissance building on Andrássy út, designed by Miklós Ybl.

Then briefly check out the neighboring Jewish District, and see the Grand Synagogue (Europe’s largest), the Gozsdu udvar complex, and bustling Király utca.

We'll admire the neo-Gothic Parliament building, which dominates the Danube bank.

This Catholic basilica is named in honor of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose mummified right hand is housed in the church.

Hop on continental Europe’s oldest metro line and also stop for a coffee break at a favorite local café. Budapest has layers of history, and this tour will reveal them through the telling of the 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.

Our tour ends near the Chain Bridge (on the Pest side). Cross the bridge to continue your own exploration of the Buda Castle.

We'll pass through this complex of seven buildings, and their connected courtyards, in the 7th district. The lively courtyards are full of shops and restaurants.

In addition to seeing grand public spaces, you’ll see monuments including the heartbreaking Shoes on the Danube Holocaust memorial and the Soviet Monument. You’ll also learn why there is memorial to characters such as a US major, and Ronald Reagan.

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is housed in an elegant neoclassical palace, built in 1865.

"Liberty" Square is flanked by many beautiful buildings, including the former stock exchange.

Budapest's bridges, linking Buda and Pest, are vital to the city scape, and daily life.