Enjoy a guided tour of Saint Stephen's Basilica, one of Budapest’s highlights, and visit the tower, dome terrace and treasury with included entrance tickets.Admire this Neo-Renaissance architecture, and see the mysterious relic of the Holy Right, the naturally mummified right hand of the first Hungarian king Saint Stephen.Learn about the 1000 years old Christian history of a proud nation. Enjoy a guided tour inside the church to see its rich interior covered with real gold and decorated with many frescos and sculptures made by the best local artists of the late 19th century.Take an elevator and continue your guided tour to the panoramic terrace around the dome. Enjoy the panorama from above. Explore the treasury and history exhibition of the basilica at your own pace.

St Stephen's Basilica private guided tour and Tower access ticket

You'll find an English-speaking tour guide who will give you the tickets to enter the church. You'll have a guided tour within the church with the help of your tour guide.You'll be amazed by its luxurious interior, which is covered in genuine gold and embellished with numerous murals and sculptures created by the top local painters of the late 19th century. Furthermore, you'll view the enigmatic Holy Right, a naturally mummified right hand believed to belong to Saint Stephen, the first Hungarian ruler who brought the nation under Christian authority in the eleventh century.Finally, you'll take an elevator and continue your tour on your own to the dome's panoramic terrace.

Skip-the-line escorted entrance ticket to St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest

Meet your English-speaking tour guide in front of the ticket office of Saint Stephen's Basilica and start your guided tour outside and inside the church.Built in the 2nd half of the 19th century, it is one of Budapest’s highlights, known for its monumental dome and beautiful Neo-Renaissance architecture. You will see the mysterious relic of the Holy Right, the naturally mummified right hand of the first Hungarian king Saint Stephen, who ruled the country in the 11th century and converted Hungarians to Christianity. You will learn about the 1000 year old Christian history of a proud nation. Enjoy a guided tour inside the church to see its rich interior covered with real gold and decorated with many frescos and sculptures made by the best local artists of the late 19th century.After the visit to the interior of the church, you can take an elevator and use your ticket to visit the panoramic terrace around the dome, an amazing lookout point above the whole of Budapest. You can also use your ticket to enter the treasury and history exhibition of the basilica which you can explore at your own pace.If the church cannot be visited because of an unforeseen special ceremony, you will be compensated with a guided tour in the treasury and history exhibition.

St Stephen's Basilica tour with tower access in Budapest

St. Stephen's Basilica

Discover the Hungarian Parliament Building and explore its beautiful architecture at your own pace with an audio guide.Built in 1904 by Imre Steindl in a peculiar Eclectic style mixed with Neo-Gothic details, The Hungarian Parliament is currently the third-largest parliament building of the world.Walk around the halls of the House of Parliament and hear the secrets of its past. Explore the hall of the National Assembly and admire the holiest relics of Hungarian history, the Holy Crown and the crowning jewels.

Audio guided Hungarian Parliament tour

Hungarian Parliment Building

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.

Buda Castle 3-hour tour with a friendly historian

Your tour begins at the Holy Trinity Statue, from where you walk around the magnificent Matthias Church, built in the splendid Gothic style of the 15th century. Next to the cathedral you can admire the Fishermen's Bastion, a fantastic fairy tale structure offering the best view over the Danube and the Hungarian Parliament building.After a pleasant walk on the old cobble-stone streets, leave the residential district to travel to the President's Palace and the Royal Palace complexes. Walk around the courtyards and fountains, and look at the proud guards outside the palace. From the royal terraces you can enjoy the the most stunning views of the other side of the city across the majestic Danube River, with full views of its main bridges: Margaret Bridge, Chain Bridge, Elizabeth Bridge, and Liberty Bridge.After walking back from the Royal Palace, explore the other side of the castle. From the medieval walls you have an excellent view towards the Buda Hills - the western part of the city with its forests and nature parks. Your tour later ends at the tour starting point at the Holy Trinity Statue, in front of the Matthias Church.

Buda Castle walking tour

No visit of Budapest can be complete without visiting the historical core, the former de facto capital and royal seat, a present romantic refuge and a beloved area for locals. Walk through the Buda Castle so you can get to know the stories behind it and visit the best sights of the area.You will be shown the real Budapest from a historical perspective and you will be given a cultural background to the everyday lives of people: the good, the bad - and if you want to hear it - the ugly. Get ready for an honest, in-depth experience of Budapest where all questions are welcome!Step back in time and take a stroll in the historical core of Buda with a historian. You will walk through the winding alleys, experience breathtaking views from the ramparts. Be ready for fascinating historical stories of Buda Castle from the Middle Ages to World War II. Hungarian history will come alive in front of you in the presentation of history buffs.You will explore the Buda Castle District:
- Visiting Matthias Church, arguably the most beautiful church in Budapest.
- You will visit the off-the-beaten-path part of the Castle District.
- Alexander Palace, the Hungarian Presidential Palace.
- Panoramic views of the Parliament & the Pest side.
- Fisherman's Bastion, the most romantic place in town.
- The Royal Palace and the Savoy terrace.
- Getting to know the history of Budapest and Hungary.

Secrets of Buda Castle tour with a Historian

Buda Castle

Your walking tour begins at the Opera House from where you’ll take a short ride on the Millennium metro out to the Heroes' Square and City Park. There you’ll have a great introduction to the rich Hungarian history and culture through the chronological line of kings. Then you’ll walk through the city park to visit the Vajdahunyad Castle (outside only), a complex built in 1896 displaying typical architecture found throughout Hungary.Next, you’ll stop at Széchenyi bath house (with a peek inside when open) to learn about the amazing bath culture this country has to offer. Afterwards, you will take the Millennium metro back towards the city center and stop at the end of Andrassy Boulevard where you’ll hear about the significance the street brought to culture and nobility.After the city park visit you’ll head over to the St. Stephen’s Basilica (outside only) before taking a break in a café for a taste of Hungary’s dessert and a coffee or soft drink (included in the tour). After the refreshment break, you’ll head down to the riverside to see the famous blue Danube. Take in the spectacular view of Gellert Hill and the Citadel, Buda Hills and the Royal Palace as you cross the river via Budapest’s Chain Bridge.For the final leg of the tour, you climb the steps up into the Buda Castle District and then wander through the old cobblestone streets and alleys to the finishing point in front of the Matthias church and Fisherman’s Bastion. At the end of the tour, the guide will help with ideas, directions and more.

Budapest all-in-one walking tour

Fishermen's Bastion

Chill out in the largest public bath Budapest with your entrance ticket to Széchenyi Spa. Budapest is well known as the City of Baths with relaxation centers dating back to the Roman times. Experience the popular lifstyle lounging in the Széchenyi Spa's 18 indoor and outdoor pools.Built in 1913, the Szechenyi Baths has become the most visited attraction in Budapest. In addition to the natural hot spring pools, the spa offers massage therapies, facial treatments, and more.With your ticket you'll enjoy full-day access to a handful of steam rooms, saunas and springs-fed baths. Bathe under the neo-baroque domes, take a dip into the impressive outdoor pool or soak in the sauna!

Entry ticket to Széchenyi Spa

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

The tour starts in the center of the city but quickly moves away from the main tourist hangouts and stumbles into Budapest's Jewish district, where Budapest's alternative culture is really kicking off. Just like East Berlin after the fall of the wall, Budapest's uncared districts are fast becoming the places to be.The tour covers a wide variety themes and topics – from Budapest's graffiti and street art culture to current politics, relevant history and personal stories, to fashion, design, architecture and the local music scene. Each tour route is different depending on what is happening in the city, but you'll visit a mixture of arts and culture centres, abandoned synagogues, independent galleries, community spaces, music venues, theatres, and make a stop for a coffee or beer in an art and coffee collective or a ruin bar that became a community centre. All of the guides are fully qualified and active in various areas of the alternative creative scene in Budapest. You'll end the tour in a great venue where you'll be able to pick the brain of your guide for info on great places to check out during your stay in Budapest (both mainstream/historical and more off-the-beaten-track).

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