4-Hour Art Nouveau Walking Tour of Budapest with Hungarian Secession

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Marvel at the Art Nouveau building of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
• 02 See the Royal Postal Savings Bank
• 03 Admire the beauty of Gresham Palace
• 04 Visit the house of the Hungarian Art Nouveau, the Bedő House

Join this tour to discover the sights that make Budapest so interesting, many of them built during the long peaceful period from 1867 to 1914. Admire exquisite Art Nouveau structures such as Gresham Palace and the Bedő House, along with remarkable interiors that reflect the radical design style that swept across turn-of-the-century Europe in architecture, applied arts, and fine art. Hungary developed its own cutting-edge interpretation of the movement, known as Hungarian Secession, or in Hungarian, Szecesszió.

Admire exquisite Art Nouveau structures such as Gresham Palace and the Bedő House, along with remarkable interiors that reflect the radical design style that swept across turn-of-the-century Europe in architecture, applied arts, and fine art.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English, Hungarian, Romanian

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Admire Budapest's Art Nouveau Architectural Gems

• Meet your tour guide and take a short walk to see about a dozen buildings, most of them designed in the Art Nouveau style.
• Explore the Bedő House, the house of Hungarian Art Nouveau.
• Proceed to the Postal Savings Bank, a masterpiece created by Ödön Lechner.
• See Gresham Palace, located on the banks of the Danube River.
• Head towards the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, a music university founded by Franz Liszt.

The tour ends here.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• English-speaking Budapest tour guide

What's Not Included

• Entrance fees for the Bedő House and the Music Academy

Know before you go

• You should bear in mind that Hungary, a 1000-year-old country, was much bigger then, and Budapest was one of the two capitals of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, a major power in Europe in those days.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Budapest, House of Hungarian Art Nouveau, Honvéd Street, Hungary

Tour start

Budapest, Hold u. 4, 1054 Hungary

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.