Self-guided walking tour
Budapest Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 2 hours, 8 stops)
8 stops in walking order through Budapest, from Budavári Nagyboldogasszony-templom to Szent István-bazilika: 4.6 km on foot, about 55 min of walking, 1 h 50 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Budapest Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 1 h 50 min
- Distance
- 4.6 km
- Walking
- 55 min
- Stops
- 8
The stops, in walking order
Budavári Nagyboldogasszony-templom
Matthias Church is a Catholic church on Holy Trinity Square, known also as the Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle.
1 min walk · 50 m
Halászbástya
A historic fortification on Budapest’s Castle Hill, rebuilt in Neo-Romanesque style from 1895 to 1902 under Frigyes Schulek’s designs.
13 min walk · 1.1 km
Budavári Palota
Budapest’s historic royal palace complex, combining Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque elements.
11 min walk · 900 m
Széchenyi lánchíd
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is Budapest’s oldest bridge, spanning the Danube between Buda and Pest.
9 min walk · 770 m
Cipők a Duna-parton
The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a Budapest memorial composed of iron footwear fixed along the stone embankment.
4 min walk · 370 m
Országház
Hungary’s Parliament Building and the seat of the National Assembly, designed by Imre Steindl beside the Danube.
10 min walk · 830 m
Szabadság tér
A Budapest public square combining business buildings, residences, gardens, and monuments.
7 min walk · 600 m
Szent István-bazilika
St. Stephen’s Basilica is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Stephen, Hungary’s founding king, whose preserved right hand is kept inside.
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