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day 1
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Arrival
at the airport of Budapest where the guests are awaited by our coach
and are welcomed by our tourguide. They take the coach to a sightseeing
tour around the Hungarian capital, one of Europe’s most magnificent and
most dynamic capitals, often referred to as „Little Paris”. Budapest
gives home for 2,1 million inhabitants in the two parts of the city. The
powerful current of the Danube divides it into two parts, the hills and
valleys of Buda on one side and the flatlands of Pest on the other.
Check-in, dinner, and overnight in the hotel in Budapest.
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day 2
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After
breakfast we go to the historic centre of Budapest, that is Buda with
the Castle District. One of the most beautiful Gothic churches in all
Hungary stands next to the Holy Trinity Column commemorating the plague
of 1709 in Szentháromság Square in Buda. The Church of Our Lady – more
commonly known as the Matthias Church – was founded more than 700 years
ago. We go up to the snow-white towers of the Fishermen’s Bastion. Its
seven towers symbolize the seven Hungarian tribes who founded the
country in 896. Our lunch is served in one of Central Europe’s most
elegant restaurants, the Gundel Restaurant. After lunch we continue the
sightseeing tour in the Pest side of the city, the cultural and
commercial centre of the capital with the Andrássy street, the Opera
House, the Saint Stephen’s Basilica that is Budapest’s largest church
built in classical, baroque and renessaince style, the Heroes’ Square
with the Millenary Monument, and the Castle of Vajdahunyad that is a
copy of the original castle in Transylvania. In the evening we have
typical Hungarian dinner with gipsy music. Return to the hotel,
overnight.
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day 3
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After
breakfast we go to the Great Hungarian Plain, called the „Puszta”,
lying between the Danube and the Tisza rivers. This is an endless flat
region where houses are roofed with thatch and where one can see the
famous draw wells, so typical of this countryside. In the morning we
visit Kecskemét, the capital of the Puszta, to see the Art Nouveau style
„Cifra Palace” and the marvellous facade of the City Hall. The climate
is excellent for the cultivation of vegetables and fruits, the emphasis
is put on the apricot production, the raw material of the famous
„kecskeméti barackpálinka” (apricot brandy). Then Puszta-programme
(horse show, promenade on horse carriage, visit of a farm) with
traditional lunch including a welcome brandy. Back to Budapest. Dinner
and overnight in the hotel there.
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day 4
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After
breakfast we go to the Danube Bend. It is situated right where the
Danube’s stream follows the form of a double ”S” shape, which it carved
out for itself between the hills of forests in this romantic region,
that lies about 20 minutes from Budapest. In the morning we walk around
in the centre of Szentendre, the Danube Bend’s capital, the most
picturesque little town along the Hungarian stretch of the Danube, and
home to sculptors, painters, and writers. The town’s Mediterranean
atmosphere is probably thanks to the Serbs, Dalmatians, and Greeks, who
settled here from the fourteenth century onwards. We visit the Kovács
Margit Museum, Hungary’s world famous ceramist, known for her charming
pottery figures. Then free-time for shopping. Lunch in a characteristic
peasant-baroque style restaurant, then we depart on coach to Prague.
Arrival in the Czech capital in the evening. Check-in, dinner and
overnight in the hotel in Prague.
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day 5
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Whole
day programme in Prague, the city of the hundred towers, both magical
and romantic, with architectural treasures of ten centuries. In the
morning we go to the district of the Royal Castle to visit the Saint Guy
Cathedral, the Saint George Basilica, and the Little Golden Street. Our
lunch is served in a local restaurant. In the afternoon we continue the
tour in the Old Town with the Charles Bridge, the Gunpowder Tower, the
Old Town Square, the City Hall, and the Astronomic Clock. Dinner and
overnight in the hotel.
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day 6
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Breakfast
is followed by a visit to the Mala Strana district where the Nerudova
street and the Saint Michael Church are situated. Again we have lunch in
a local restaurant and later in the afternoon we go to the commercial
district and the Wenceslas Square and then have some free time for
shopping and discovering Prague individually. Dinner and overnight in
the hotel in Prague.
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day 7
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After
breakfast we set forth towards Hungary. We arrive in Bratislava for
lunch in a local restaurant which is followed by a short visit of the
Slovakian capital and after that we continue the tour to Hungary.
Arrival in Budapest in the evening. Check-in, dinner, and overnight in
the hotel.
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day 8
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After breakfast free-time in accordance with the air flight schedule, then transfer to the airport of Budapest.
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