3 days 3-day Budapest City Guide A preplanned step-by-step time line and city guide for Budapest. Follow it and get the best of the city. 3-day Budapest City Guide 2 © PromptGuides.com 3-day Budapest City Guide Overview of Day 1 LEAVE HOTEL Tested and recommended hotels in Budapest > Take Metro Line 2 (Red) to Batthyany tér station 09:00-09:20 Batthyány Square The best view of the Page 5 Hungarian Parliament Take Metro Line 2 (Red) from Batthyany tér station to Kossuth tér station (Direction: Örs Vezér tere) - 10’ 09:30-10:00 Kossuth Square Historic square Page 5 Take a walk to Hungarian Parliament 10:00-11:00 Hungarian Parliament One of the most Page 6 imposing parliament Take a walk to Szabaság Square - 10’ buildings in the world 11:10-11:40 Szabadság Square Grand and spacious Page 7 square Take a walk St. Stephen’s Basilica - 15’ 11:55-13:05 St. Stephen's Basilica Imposing Page 8 neo-Renaissance Lunch time church Take a walk to Opera House 14:45-15:00 Opera House Architectural Page 8 masterpiece Take a walk along Anrdássy Avenue 15:00-15:30 Andrássy Avenue UNESCO World Page 9 Heritage Site Take Metro Line 1 (Yellow) from Vörösmarty utca station to Deák tér station Take a walk along Fashion Street to Váci Street - 30’ in all 16:00-17:10 Váci Street Budapest's most Page 9 upscale shopping street Take a walk to Danube Promenade - 10’ 17:20-18:05 Danube Promenade Stunning view over the Page 10 Danube and Buda side END OF DAY 1 of the city © PromptGuides.com 3 3-day Budapest City Guide Overview of Day 1 4 © PromptGuides.com 3-day Budapest City Guide Attraction Details 09:00-09:20 Batthyány Square (Batthyány tér, Budapest) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The historic Main Street (Fő utca) also Batthyány Square is a charming town crosses the square square directly opposite of Parlament on Another monument commemorates Ferenc Buda side. It offers a great vista to the Kölcsey who wrote the lyrics of the Parlement building Hungarian anthem The square was named after Count Lajos THINGS TO DO THERE Batthyány, the prime minister during the Enjoy the stunning view of the Hungarian 1848-49 Independence war. A statue paying Parliament tribute to him was erected here TIPS & INSIGHTS The square features a number of notable If you feel like having a snack try Nagyi buildings palacsintazoja (Grannie's Pancake shop) St. Anna's Church built between 1740 and 1762 is a beautiful baroque Roman Chatolic MORE Info and Photos > church The Hikisch House at No. 3 presents bas reliefs that depict the four seasons 09:30-10:00 Kossuth Square (Kossuth Lajos tér, Budapest) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The bullet holes and the Imre Nagy Kossuth Square is the symbolic center of the memorial are the reminders of these Hungarian state historical events It is surrounded by splendid buildings on all The Museum of Ethnography housed in an sides including the Hungarian Parliament. impressive neo-classic building presents a Other notable buildings are the Ministry of large collection of local costumes, toys, Agricuture and Museuem of Ethnography furnishings, wedding costumes and more The area was developed at the end of the THINGS TO DO THERE 19th century after the unification of Buda Walk around the square and admire the and Pest gave way to large scale enormous Parliament building and the construction projects beyond the old city impressive neo-classical Museum of walls Ethnography The monument in front of the Parliament TIPS & INSIGHTS commemorates the 1848-49 Revolution and Leaving the square in southeast direction Independence War againt Austria. Another you get to the memorial of Imre Nagy, prime monument pays tribute to Ferenc II Rákóczi, minister and leader of the 1956 revolt leader of the 1703-11 independence war against the Soviet Union. The statue is against the Habsburgs placed on a bridge The square was also the starting point of the 1956 revolution against the Soivets when a MORE Info and Photos > pieceful demonstration turned violent © PromptGuides.com 5 3-day Budapest City Guide Attraction Details 10:00-11:00 Hungarian Parliament (1357 Budapest, Kossuth tér 1-3) Opening hours: May 1 - Sept 30, Mon - Fri: 8am - 6pm, May 1 - Sept 30, Sat: 8am - 4pm, May 1 - Sept 30, Sun: 8am - 2pm, Oct 1 - Apr 30, Mon - Sat: 8am - 4pm, 1 Oct - 30 Apr, Sun: 8am - 2pm • Admission: 3400 HUF THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The ticket office will issue a ticket valid for a The grandiose Hungarian Parliament is one guided tour of a given date and time of Budapest's defining landmarks Once you have your ticket you have to join When built, this imposing Neo-Gothic the second line (it is marked with a sign with building was the largest Parliament in the the text "With tickets!") a few minutes before world and the finest Neo-Gothic building of the time indicated on your ticket Europe The guided tour takes about 50 minutes The Palace of Westminster in London had TIPS & INSIGHTS much influence on its artchitect, Imre Steindl In order to avoid The building was opened for business in the long lines it 1896 and represented Hungarian is recommended self-confidence of the early 20th century to book your The building streched 268 meters along the tickets in Danube; has over 12,5 miles of corridors; a advance via 96-meter high central dome; and houses email: [email protected] 691 rooms The visit is free for EU citizens. Do not forget The Domed Hall is the spiritual center of the your passport or ID in order to prove your building; the supporting pillars feature the citizenship statues of 16 Hungarian kings English guided tours: daily at 10am, 12noon, The Hungarian Crown Jewels are held in the 2pm Domed Hall. The Holy Crown is the oldest Tours are also avaiable in the following crown in Europe dating back to 1000 languages: German, Spanish, Italian, THINGS TO DO THERE French The only way to see all the building's attractions is to join one of the organized MORE Info and Photos > guided tours that are available when Parliament is not in session To get your ticket, look for the sign with the text "For buying tickets!" and join the line. The guard will let you in and you can proceed to the ticket office 6 © PromptGuides.com Attraction Details 3-day Budapest City Guide 11:10-11:40 Szabadság Square (Szabadság tér, Budapest) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Another highlight is the interactive fountain. Szabadság square is a grand and spacious When the hidden vertical fountain nozzles square in central Budapest. It was laid out in are turned on they create an exciting water 1886 at the site of the former Neugebäude wall around the square shaped area (1789-1886), an evil repute fortress-like THINGS TO DO THERE building Walk around the square and admire the Now grandious buildings surround the remarkable buildings: the Us Embass, the square such as the Hungarian National Art-nouveau National Bank and the former Bank and the former building of the building of the Hungarian Television Hungarian State Television Do not miss the Memorial of the Russian The Art-Nouveau building of the National Army Bank was built in 1905 as the Budapest TIPS & INSIGHTS Headquarters of the Austro-Hungarian Bank Relax on a bench or have a coffee in the The impressive building that dominates the café in the center of the square west side of the square first housed the On a hot summer day you should try the stock exchange. From 1955 till 2010 it gave "Interactive Fountain" home to the Hungarian Television Hungary's first prime minister, Lajos MORE Info and Photos > Batthyány, was executed in the Neugebäude on 6 Oct 1949. A memorial commemorates his death at the corner of Bathory utca and Hold utca The memorial in the middle of the square is the Memorial of the Russian Army paying thanks to the Soviet forces for liberating Hungary from the Nazis © PromptGuides.com 7 3-day Budapest City Guide Attraction Details 11:55-13:05 St. Stephen's Basilica (1051 Budapest, Szent István tér 1.) Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm, Saturdays: 9am - 1pm, Sundays: 1pm - 5pm • Admission: Free THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Make sure to admire the building from all St.Stephen's Basilica is a neo-Renaissance sides church in central Budapest. It is the second Enter the church and view the works of largest church in Hungary capable of holding famous contemporary artists who decorated 8500 people the interior Its constuction began in 1851; after the fist Do not miss the marvelous frescoes, statues two of its architects died, Jozsef Hild and and mosaics Miklos Ybl, it was Jozsef Kauser who Go to the small chapel left to the Main Altar finished the church in 1905 to see the Holy Right of St Stephen In 1868 the dome collapsed and the church For a splendid panoramic view of Budapest had to be rebuilt almost from scratch take the elevator that takes you up until According to legend, afraid of a repeated halfway. From there you have to climb the collapse of the dome Emperor Francis stairs to the cupola. The admission fee is Joseph was looking upwards during the 500 HUF whole consecration ceremony TIPS & INSIGHTS The Holy Right of St. Stephen, the You are expected not to disturb the service mummified right fist of Hungary's first king, is and be dressed modestly kept here in an ornate glass box in one of Several musical programs are organized in the chapels the church throughout the year.