Hungary Budapest Tours

A long weekend in Budapest! First, know that Budapest is a romantic city, with two sides so different and yet so intertwined. Green Buda is hilly, while Pest covers a larger, completely flat area. In the middle the Danube with its magnificent bridges. The long history of the capital gives it a very diverse face. The city was already inhabited by the Romans, who discovered the many water sources in this region, and named their city Aquincum. Then, important medieval city in the name of Buda, and royal seat from the 13th century. Having known an Ottoman occupation for 150 years in the 16th and 17th centuries, Budapest can still boast today of offering the pleasure of real authentic Turkish banns.At the time of the great reconstructions by the Habsburgs in the 18th and 19th centuries, the city received a new feature of a baroque city, with splendid buildings, then in the Secessio style, which is translated Hungarian Art Nouveau. This style was invented by the Hungarians who wanted neither to live in the baroque of Marie-Thérèse, nor to take up the French renaissance. Our late 19th century architects picked up the roots of the Hungarians when they lived in the Ural region, blending it with Moorish Byzantine features

This tour covers quite vast area of Central Europe. You are going to visit 6 countries (Austria, Slovakia, Czech Rep, Germany, Poland, Hungary), 4 capital cities; switch between 4 currencies, try 5 different languages. Vienna, Prague, Dresden, Krakow and Budapest have been capital cities of larger or smaller Kingdoms or Empires on some stage durin its long and rich history, so you can just imagine the lavish architecture and richness of its Cathedrals and Museums. Beside, you are going to be amazed by the variety of the landscapes and beautiful natural sites, such as Cesky Krumlow. Nevertheless, you are going to be surprised, what a big changes, in terms of overall look and infrastructure ex socialist countries of Eastern Europe have gone through.

Discover Eastern Europe & Switzerland in this 7-day 7-night tour. Experience a rich diversity of European countries: Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland & Germany. Accommodation is included on each night of the tour, including the final night!