Free tour

Hidden streets of Buda with a freaky touch

4.64

Acceptable (14 ratings)

Budapest

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Tamas

Registered on 01 September 2023

Hello, I'm Tamas. I set up my tour profile to show off some of the concealed solitaires of Buda side. I am up to make known the covered details of history beyond the main attractions. The walks are conducted at a slow speed & I always try to tailor it to your needs & interests. Happen we alter the way to visit additional spots. My study background is language science & business science in the UK with curiosity about XXth century history. We may set the course of our conversation to many directions: fine wines, languages, Cold War radio stations, impacts of Communism on civil life, local pubs & cafés in the area.

Free booking and cancellation

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

Tour description

Walk with me through the mysterious and forgotten corner of Buda!
The "menu":

1. Buildings with eeire history. How political establishments form histories and functions of buildings?

2. Intelligence aspects of Cold War Era. Strategic urban developments in the shadows of Cold War hysteria. Contradicting social/political ideologies after WWII,

3. Surveillance techniques of citizens in Communism: a short presentation of electronic devices.

3. Victories of the Ottoman Empire. Turkish memories in Buda.

4. A hidden garden of reconsiliation & peace.

The "freaky" motif corresponds to the works of George Orwell. Further hints: Fahrenheit 451, The Lives of others.

The program is conversational and designed for small groups. Besides, this experience focuses on those tiny little details of history one would need to acquire for a thorough understanding.
Charles Dickens believes that "It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present."
Thus, your active participation in building a dialogue about further related topics is most appretiated.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Budapest, Batthyány tér 7, 1011 Hungary

I'll be at the entrance of the white church. Please dress for the weather! Sometimes it is really Baltic here in winter.

Outside visit

Batthyány tér

Meeting point in front of the church.

Outside visit

Corvin tér, Buda

A relaxed park and a neo-ghotic building. Introduction to the methods of surveillance in the Cold War period.

Outside visit

Freaky buildings of the XIX century

Buildings with dark past.

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).