Budapest Catholic Church Tour

During this English language guided tour you will visit the most monumental and oldest Catholic churches of the Inner City of Budapest. You will see astonishing artworks and many religious relics.
The tour starts in front of Saint Stephen's Basilica where you will meet your local guide. You will enter the church to see its rich interior covered with gold and decorated with many frescos and sculptures made by the best local artists of the late 19th century. The church is one of Budapest’s highlights, known for its monumental dome and beautiful Neo-Renaissance architecture. See the mysterious relic, the Holy Right, which is the mummified right hand of the first Hungarian king, Saint Stephen, who ruled the country in the 11th century. Saint Stephen is credited with converting much of Hungary to Christianity. From here, you will walk to Pest Inner City across Elisabeth Square and Deak Square, and see the facade of the main Lutheran Church built in the 19th century. You will make your way through the historic Old Town area and arrive at Saint Anne's Church, built in the Baroque style in the 18th Century. On the facade of the church, see the marble sculpture of Christ. Next, you will make your way to the Danube riverbank. Here you will find the oldest Catholic church of Pest, the Medieval-Gothic Belvárosi Nagyboldogasszony Plébániatemplom (Inner City Great Blessed Lady Parish Church). The church offers a real time travel through 2000 years history! Once inside, you will discover Roman ruins, former Medieval foundations, colorful fresco fragments from the 14th century, and amazing Renaissance marble carvings from the early 1500's. The church has hosted many historical events from the engagement ceremony of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary in the Middle Ages to the amazing organ concerts of Franz Liszt in the 19th century.

Price: 75 Euro for 1-3 people - it is a group price. +25 Euro for every additional person. Free for children under 14. The price includes tour guiding and all entrance tickets.
Duration: 2 hours

Meeting point: in front of Saint Stephen's Basilica, Budapest, Szent István tér 1, 1051 Hungary In front of the basilica, on the top of the lower steps, next to the iron fences. The guide will have a sign "GUIDED TOUR"
Starting time: Sunday-Thursday: 14:00, Friday-Saturday: 10:30
Ending point of the tour: Budapest, Március 15. tér, Hungary Near Váci utca, city center and shopping street
Duration: 2 hours
Other important information: The tour will take place rain or shine. The tour is not accessible with wheelchair, but for others it is not too difficult, as you will walk in a comfortable pace and there will be only 30 steps to climb at the gate of the Basilica. As Saint Anne Church is under renovation in 2021, you may only see it from outside.

CONTACT AND BOOKING : The tour is offered by Tourist Angel - You can contact them and book the tour on their website: www.privatebudapest.com