Free tour

🏰(Hi)Stories of the Buda Castle - interesting stories, history and the most beautiful scenery!

4.92

Excellent (36 ratings)

Budapest

Duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Sándor

Registered on 20 October 2022

Hi! My name is Sándor, a freshly graduated university student, and a massive enthusiast of history and the city itself. I spent most of my life in Budapest, my birthplace. It is a pleasure for me to guide you around certain locations of the city, highlighting the history behind almost every corner. Even if you are not a fan of history itself, my tours could be interesting for you:) I try to make my tours both interesting and informative simultaneously. I hope my enthusiasm is worthwhile!

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Please reserve at least one day prior!

Castle walking tour with a little bit of history;)

🏰Have you ever wondered what are the stories behind the Buda Castle? Do you know who lives in the Royal Palace and where the President works? Have you ever wondered what is inside the castle hill?
✌️If you'd like to know the answers to these questions and you'd love to see spectacular scenery, then this tour is for you!
🙌Join me and get to know the main sights and the story behind the Castle District of Budapest!
☝️What to expect? A walk that covers the main sights of the Castle and the history of the sights we visit.

The tour starts at the ~~Southern Gate~~ Bazaar (Ybl Miklós-tér), finishes at the Bécsi-kapu (Vienna Gate) and takes aroun 2,5-3 hours (depending on the number of breaks).

Meeting point coordinates: 47.4943686, 19.0432317

Detailed route:
📍 Castle Bazaar
📍~~The old bastion and the Ottoman cemetery~~
DUE TO RENOVATION WORKS, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VISIT THE SOUTHERN WALLS!
📍 Statue of Mary lookout point
📍 Eugen of Savoy Terasse and the front of the palace
📍 The Yards of the Palace
📍 Recent builds: Riding Hall and the House of the Royal Guard
📍 Sándor-palace and the Funicular
📍 Seat of the Government (Várszínház)
📍 Dísz Square and the former Ministry of War
📍 Matthias Church and the Fisherman's Bastion
📍 Western Walls and the Magdalane-tower
📍 Building of the National Archives and the Vienna Gate

Please arrive on time or more preferably 10 minutes earlier!:)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL, PLEASE TEXT ME IN ADVANCE!

During the tour, we will not enter anywhere where you'd have to pay (churches, museums, etc.) but I gladly give you suggestions on which places you should visit. Whenever you need it is possible to stop for a break or to take pictures.

See you there!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Budapest, Ybl Miklós tér 5, 1013 Hungary

I will be next to statue of Ybl and I will have a Hungarian flag in my hands.

Outside visit

Castle Garden Bazaar

Outside visit

Buda Castle

Outside visit

Sándor Palace

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).