The Prezydent Hotel: an Offer of Sightseeing Tours

HUNGARY - Budapest

"Pole, Hungarian, two good friends..."

price: 230 PLN

The capital city of Hungary, the history of which dates back to ancient Aquincum, is surely one of the most beautiful European capital cities. The Danube divides the city into historic Buda located on the hills and large and busy Pest.

BUDA

Gellért Hill: panorama of the city
Várhegy (The Castle Hill) - a special area recognised by UNESCO as world cultural heritage: fishing towers, B.V.M. Church (Matthias Church), Buda Castle

PEST

Hősök tere (Heroes Square)
St. Stephen's Basilica
other peculiarities within the area of the Small Boulevard

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Plan of the tour:

Departure: 5:00 a.m., arrival in Budapest: c.a. 10:00 a.m.,
5 hours of sightseeing with a local guide,
free time: c.a. 2 hours, arrival in Krynica c.a. 0:00 a.m.

You may eat a delicious regional meal in the centre of the city at Vaci street, Taverna Restaurant (Piwnica u Macieja). Cost of a dinner for 1 person from 110.00 PLN.

The best known dish is porkölt and its stew variations. Porkölt is fried pieces of meat stewed in very thick delicious sauce with pepper. It is similar to our goulash served with groats or potatoes. Other typical Hungarian dishes we recommend, are, for instance:

borjúpaprikás - veal porkölt, often served with noodles
rántott sajt - fried cheese
gombapörkölt - mushroom goulash
ecsó - lecsó
túrós táska - sweet roll with cheeses stuffing
gesztenye puree - sweet chestnut purée with whipped cream.

After a good meal you can by no means resist the temptation to drink some original Hungarian wine. The best known is, certainly, Tokaji. Pálinka is the national alcohol, a double distilled vodka produced from fruit mash. The most popular and well worth tasting are peas and apricot vodka.

Hungarian Forint is the lawful currency of the Republic of Hungary.