Historical Revolution Walk - Contemporary Budapest Historical Overviews

Type of tour : Half day tour - walking tour, historical, day tour
Departure location : Deak Square in front of the church steps
Duration : 3 hours

Experience the build up, follow the marches, re-live the battles, remember the stories! The Revolution Walk takes a historical approach as it guides you through the last 200 years of contemporary Hungarian history. Hungary's past is filled with victories, failures and struggles. We will lead you through these eventful times - through the sights depicting the historical happenings and how it shaped Hungary today.

Our guides will take you to visit landmarks of Hungarian history that “shook” the world, with the 1956 revolution as one of the main highlighted themes. Prior to the revolution in 1956, a plethora of events such as the War of Independence, Great Compromise, WWI, and WWII gave a huge significance to the meaning behind the Hungarian quest for freedom. After delving through recent history, we will take a microscopic approach towards the newly appointed communist government after World War II that led to the events of the 1956 Revolution. The tour leads you through the remembrance of the first protests and marches and the first shootings and killings that led the Hungarians to fight back against an unethical regime. Some of our stops and stories will be about the Liberty Square for Cardinal Mindszenty’s part in the revolution as well as its significance as the last remaining tribute to the Soviet Union! We will get to know Imre Nagy by the memorial in remembrance of the man who defied the leaders in Moscow and paid dearly on the gallows two years later.

Another stop will be the Parliament area where shots were fired, which instigated the revolt. After these short stops we will visit more locations and memorials for stories about how the Hungarian freedom fighters fought major battles where boys and men lost their lives to protect their dreams of freedom with nothing more than Molotov cocktails and small fire arms against a well equipped Soviet Red army.

The 1956 Uprising was a short lived battle on the streets but silently in the back of the minds of many Hungarians they plotted their fight against communism and finally laid to rest the memories through the reburial of Imre Nagy, leading to free elections and a return to a free society.

Highlights
- Speeches, Protests, Marches
- Private Exhibition on 1956 Revolution
- Imre Nagy - Call to the West
- Parliament first shootings
- Storming of the Hungarian Radio
- Soviet invasion and Corvin battle area
- Prelude to freedom with fall of the Iron Curtain

Includes
- Private English speaking guide
- Public transport tickets during tour when applicable
- Stops for photos and questions

Excludes
- Meals and drinks unless specified
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Optional activity costs