Downtown Pest Walking Tour
Description
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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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.
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.
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.
This iconic statue complex features the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders.
This noble avenue was Budapest's answer to Paris's Champs-Élysées in the 19th century, a statement of the Hungarian capitals increasing sophistication and affluence.
Learn about the Hungarian sense of obligation to this US president, Ronald Reagan, for his efforts to bring down the Iron Curtain and the creation of this memorial.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
Katy Till was our tour guide on this, our 8th tour of a 4 country trip. It doesn’t get any better than this. She was exceptional, the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tour guides). She was energetic, vivacious, passionate and adaptable, adjusting our tour to take us to places in Pest that were not part of the published itinerary. If you sign up for this tour and are lucky enough to get paired with Katy, you’re in for an unforgettable experience.
Thank you for the wonderful review. We're so pleased you enjoyed it. Hoping to see you on another Insight Cities tour in Prague, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, or Salzburg. Safe travels!
Simply fantastic professionalism and and skill. Lovely places fantastic guides. Bookings are worth it.
We were so impressed with our tour guide Eszther Talaber. Her thorough knowledge of the City of Budapest, together with her extremely friendly and caring nature made this an experience we shall remember and cherish for the rest of our lives.
Dear Alan, We're so glad you enjoyed the tour and that it was such a memorable experience! I'll make sure to let Eszter know. Hope to see you soon again on our other tours in Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, or again in Budapest! Elizabet, INSIGHT CITIES
Our guide took the time to really explain Budapest without rushing us and made good use of her ipad to show images from history that contrast the city today. The tour was very worthwhile.
Glad you enjoyed the tour. We are proud of our great guide team! Thanks for taking the time to review.
We couldn't have asked for a better start to our trip than the Downtown Pest tour with Ballint. Great guide, informed, good company, small group made it easy to have conversations not just a lecture. We knew we made the right choice in 10 minutes flat. We only wished we had a chance to take his communist tour too.
We're thrilled you enjoyed it. Travel safe and have a great spring. We hope to see on Insight Cities tours again in the future, maybe in our other cities -Prague, Berlin, Vienna and Salzburg. Thanks again for booking with us!
The street art was our favorite. Very informative tour. We also enjoyed the architecture, Jewish sites and ruin bars.
<p>The guide was very knowledgeable and willing to take us anywhere in the city we were interested in finding out more about.</p>
