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Free tour of communism in Budapest

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Budapest

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: Spanish

Guru: Donfreetour

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Registered on 19 October 2020

Hello travelers! We are a group of guides happy to live and work in Budapest! With degrees in History of Art and Tourism. And after years of experience in the city, we have come up with the recipe for the perfect free tour: INGREDIENTS: -300 grams of history (just enough so that you don't get saturated) -150 grams of legends -several tablespoons of curiosities, gossip and news - "salt shaker" to the taste of the guide -A handful of tricks so that you learn to move around the city - A guide wanting to enjoy yourself - A motivated public PREPARATION: We start by adding the 300 grams of history, because every tour has to start with a good historical context. But immediately we add 150 grams of legends to the mixture in small doses and stir well until a well-homogeneous and balanced dough is left. Let it rest and add salt to taste until you start to hear a few laughs. That is the signal that tells you that the mix is on the right track. It is then the right time to add several spoonfuls of curiosities, gossip and current affairs, always at the request of the diner. All this is put in the oven for 2 and a half hours at maximum power. And to avoid that the dough does not drop, go adding tricks and recommendations. If the steps have been followed well, we assure you a good free tour. And if the recipe is also made in Budapest, success is guaranteed!

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Embark on a fascinating journey through history, propaganda, and resistance in Hungary.

Discover the settings that shaped the country's communist era as we explore the contradictions and struggles that marked this pivotal chapter.

We will follow a carefully designed itinerary to immerse you in the stories of those times:

📍 Kossuth Square

The place where the 1956 Revolution broke out.
👉 If it is open , we will enter the Victims Museum.

📍 Liberty Square

Full of symbols and contradictions:
🪖 Soviet Monument
🧸 Mini Kolodko sculpture
🇺🇸 Ronald Reagan and Bush Sr.

🕳️ The secret bunker of Rákosi

Built in secret under the dictatorship.

🚇 Travel on the metro (line M3)

If you don't have a ticket, the guide will help you purchase it. (€1.10)

🏚️ District VIII: the revolutionaries' neighborhood

Gunshots, destroyed buildings, memories of urban warfare. Everything here speaks of '56.

🍿 Bud Spencer

Did you know he was one of the most beloved actors during the dictatorship?

🍺 Ruin pub GRUND

With history, character and resistance.

📚 Sculpture of "The Boys from Pal Street"

We will talk about childhood under the communist regime.

🎬 Corvin Cinema (full stop)

Nerve center of youth resistance in 1956.

👥 Minimum 6 participants for the tour to take place.
⚠️ Not suitable for people with reduced mobility

👥 Requirements for groups

We do not accept large groups. Groups of more than 6 people (even if they make separate reservations) must pay €8 or HUF 3,500 per person .

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 10, 1055 Hungary

The guide will be carrying a green umbrella and will be waiting for you at Kossuth Lajos Tér Square, next to the Szamos Chocolate Museum café.

Outside visit

Hungarian Parliament Building

Outside visit

Memorial Museum of the 1956 Revolution

Outside visit

Ronald Reagan Statue

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).