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                                                Duration: Fixable
                                            
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                            Do this because
                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                        
                                                        Begin at the commanding Palace, a symbol of royalty and rebirth throughout Hungary’s history.
                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                        
                                                        Explore the magnificent Matthias Church with its lavish roof decoration and interior, and the romantic Fisherman’s Bastion with unrivaled views over Pest cityscape and the rolling Danube river below.
                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                        
                                                        Stroll through the cobbled streets and baroque facades of the Castle Hill residential district, lovingly rebuilt when Habsburg-led troops retook it from the Turks in 1686 and again after the Russians crushed Nazi troops there in 1945.
                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                        
                                                        Visit the house of an 18th-century pharmacist’s family, reflecting on everyday life in the Castle District.
                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                        
                                                        End at the Vienna Gate with sweeping views to Óbuda (Old Buda) where the Romans founded the city, then named Aquincum.
                                                    
                                                                                             
                                         
                                        What to expect
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                                                                    We start our Buda Castle District tour at the Palace, the ancient seat of royal power. It was rebuilt, extended, changed, burned down, and rebuilt again several times over, getting its current eclectic appearances only after World War II. The first to build on Castle Hill was King Béla IV. He erected a fortress on this spot around 1250 after a devastating invasion by Mongolian hordes. Renaissance King Matthias made it into the most famous court in Europe at the end of the 15th century. Then came the Turkish pashas who ruled the country from here for over 150 years,...
                                            We start our Buda Castle District tour at the Palace, the ancient seat of royal power. It was rebuilt, extended, changed, burned down, and rebuilt again several times over, getting its current eclectic appearances only after World War II. The first to build on Castle Hill was King Béla IV. He erected a fortress on this spot around 1250 after a devastating invasion by Mongolian hordes. Renaissance King Matthias made it into the most famous court in Europe at the end of the 15th century. Then came the Turkish pashas who ruled the country from here for over 150 years, followed by a succession of Habsburg emperors. Your historian guide helps you discover these regimes and what their major monuments at the Castle tell us about Hungary’s fascinating, multinational past and present.
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                                            What's included
                                                                                            
                                                    
                                                    3-hour guided walk
                                                
                                                                                            
                                                    
                                                    Historian tour guide
                                                
                                                                                     
                                                                        
                                        
                                            What's not included
                                                                                            
                                                    
                                                    Entrance to the castle and castle museum
                                                
                                                                                            
                                                    
                                                    Entrance to Matthias Church
                                                
                                                                                            
                                                    
                                                    Entrance to Fisherman Bastion
                                                
                                                                                     
                                    
                                 
                                                       
                                    
                                        What to remember
                                        
                                            Please note, a minimum of 2 participants is required
It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes
Please wear modest clothing (covering shoulders and thighs) for entering churches 
Male visitors are requested to enter with their head bare unless this is against their religion
 
                                     
                                                                                                    
                                
                                
                                    Booking Fee
                                    
                                        Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
                                    
                                 
                                
                                    Cancellation Fee
                                    
                                        Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
                                    
                                 
                                                        
                            Where
                                                        
                                Baltazár Hotel and Café, Országház utca 31, 1014 Budapest, Hungary
                            
                                                                                    
                                
                                Meeting point:
                            
                            
                                At the Baltazár Hotel and Café (50m from the first bus stop on Castle Hill, which is on the Bécsi kapu tér).