In this four hour walking tour, your expert local guide will direct you to some of the important historical and cultural sites of the Pest.

 - Explore the importance of the Danube to Pest in ancient times
 - Visit the Great Synagogue, Europe’s biggest place of worship for the Jewish faith
 - Stroll the leafy Andrássy út boulevard, passing by the National Opera House 
 - Find out what drove Buda and Pest to unify as one large capital city
 - Discover Pest’s stunning array of architectural styles, from Turkish era to Art Nouveau
 - Snap pictures of St Stephen's Basilica, a neoclassical cathedral
 - Enjoy the buzz of Pest, a vibrant cultural hub on the eastern banks of the Danube
 - Discover the significance of the monument at the heart of Heroes' Square 
 - End your tour at Széchenyi Spa, a colour-rich bathing complex in Art Nouveau style

Your tour will begin at the formidable Hungarian Parliament Building, which boasts a truly eclectic mix of architectural styles. Straddling the Danube, this stunning building is home to the Crown of St Stephen, a historically significant treasure of the Hungarian nation, bequeathed by Pope Sylvester II on Christmas Day in the year 1000. Another highlight is St Stephen’s Basilica, a neoclassical cathedral named after the first king of Hungary that is supposedly where his right hand is entombed

Budapest’s Great Synagogue - a statuesque landmark that ranks amongst the world’s largest places of worship for the Jewish faith - was consecrated in the city in 1859. A stroll down Andrássy út Boulevard will take you past the National Opera House built in glorious neo-Renaissance style

Towards the end of the boulevard, the Heroes’ Square is one of Budapest’s favourite public spaces: a popular gathering point with a monument dedicated to the Magyar (Hungarian) conquest at its heart. Your final destination on the half day tour of Pest is the largest spa in Europe, the mosaic-rich Széchenyi Spa, an immense bathing complex built in elaborate Art Nouveau style, where you have the option of purchasing tickets to explore the bubbling hot springs and steaming pools of curative waters, enjoyed throughout the centuries by around 100-million bathers.