Safety Score
7/10
Currency
HUF
Language
Hungarian
Timezone
Europe/Budapest
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Duration
2 h
Languages
English
Group
Up to 30 people
Fitness level
Moderate — some walking or stairs
A 2-hour tip-based walking tour of Buda's Castle District with a licensed local guide, covering Matthias Church, Fisherman's Bastion, Buda Castle and 800 years of history.
Explore Buda's Castle District on foot with a licensed, Budapest-born guide. After meeting at Batthyány tér, you take a 10-minute uphill walk to Castle Hill, which has seen centuries of wars and occupations. Outside Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion, your guide covers the everyday lives of the district's German, Jewish and Hungarian communities, the bastion's link to Walt Disney, and where to find a free view. You also see the Medieval Jewish Prayer House, the National Archives and traces of WWII damage, and hear about the labyrinths under the hill at the statue of András Hadik. The tour ends at Buda Castle's Prince Eugene of Savoy statue with a panorama of Pest. All visits are exterior only. The tour is tip-based, so you pay the guide what you think it was worth.
Meeting point
Batthyány tér metro exit, 1011 Budapest
Meet in the park at the metro exit, near the benches and the small Lipóti Pékség kiosk, about 30 metres from St Anne's Church. Your guide holds a small blue flag.
Open in Google MapsBatthyány tér(10 minutes)
Meet your guide and hear the plan for the tour.
Matthias Church(15 minutes)
Exterior visit and 800 years of the district's history.
Fisherman's Bastion(10 minutes)
Exterior visit; the Walt Disney connection and a free viewpoint.
Medieval Jewish Prayer House(10 minutes)
Exterior visit and the Baroque houses around it.
National Archives of Hungary(10 minutes)
WWII destruction and the former Nazi stronghold.
Statue of András Hadik(15 minutes)
The labyrinths under Castle Hill and the hussars.
Buda Castle(20 minutes)
Exterior visit to the former royal residence.
Prince Eugene of Savoy statue(10 minutes)
Panorama of Pest and a closing quiz.
End point
Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Buda Castle, 1013 Budapest (about a 30-minute walk from the meeting point)
Tap a stop to see it on the map.
Runs with a minimum of 4 participants (full refund if not met). Includes a 10-minute uphill walk. Itinerary may change in extreme weather.
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
Set by Triptobudapest.hu. Bookings and refunds are handled by the operator.
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