BUDAPEST TO THE BLACK SEA
Built to honor medieval fishermen who defended part of what is now Budapest, Fishermen’s Bastion is all about the views... of the Danube and the beautiful city beyond... and is among the must-see sites you’ll visit with Tauck
1. ARRIVE BUDAPEST Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Le Méridien Budapest. A transfer is included from Ferihegy Airport to Le Méridien Budapest. Join us for a special welcome cocktail reception and dinner at the Akademia Club in Budapest’s Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Le Meridien Budapest (or similar property) – Meals D
2. BUDAPEST,TWO CITIES IN ONE Once both independent cities on opposite sides of the Danube, Buda and Pest joined together when linked by the Chain Bridge in the mid-19th century to become Hungary’s cosmopolitan capital, Budapest. Join Tauck’s local guides for sightseeing in Pest starting with a visit to St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest’s neo-Renaissance cathedral completed in 1905. Continue on to experience Pest’s impressive mix of architectural masterpieces and historic monuments as you view City Park, patriotic Heroes’ Square with its statues of Hungarian leaders through the ages, the Gothic-Revival Parliament building and tree-lined Andrassy Avenue; and make a stop to shop at bustling Central Market Hall. Le Meridien Budapest (or similar property) – Meals B
3. HISTORIC BUDA / EMBARK RIVERBOAT Budapest is considered one of Europe’s most fashionable cities, perfect for spending a morning as you please before Tauck takes you to span the centuries with guided sightseeing in the Buda
Keep your camera handy... because you never know when that perfect photo op might pop up... like this one in front of Budapest’s Hungarian Parliament
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section. The legacy of Béla Bartók lives on in his 1924 home on the outskirts of Buda, now a museum and memorial dedicated to the beloved Hungarian composer and musicologist; listen to melodies by Bartók in a piano recital during your visit. Go back to the days of World War II and the Cold War at the Sziklakórház or “Hospital in the Rock,” a museum recreating underground military medical and civil defense facilities in a former secret nuclear bunker and hospital beneath Buda Castle that was used both during the war and the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. Take a walk up to Castle Hill to visit the imposing 19th-century Fishermen’s Bastion overlooking the Danube; have lunch on your own and explore the area as you wish. Board ms Treasures in Budapest for the start of your cruise, and meet the crew at the Captain’s welcome reception aboard ship tonight. Meals BD
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