Excursions

No excursions will be organised by the Conference. We recommend the following:

BUDAPEST CITY TOUR
for details please visit: Cityrama Budapest
booking: 302-4382

Grand city tour - passing by the Parliament we cross the Danube on the Margaret-bridge (Margaret-Island) and drive to the Royal Castle on the Buda side, where we visit the Fishermens' Bastion (promenade) and the Matthias Church (interior visit) - after the Citadel (photostop) we cross Elisabeth-bridge and drive the City-park towards Heroes' Square (promenade). Passing by the Opera and St. Stephen's Basilica we reach Hotel Intercontinental, where the tour ends.

BUDAPEST STATUE PARK
for more information please visit: Budapest Statue Park

Gigantic memorials from the communist dictatorship. After the change of political system the statues were removed from Budapest's streets to the museum. This is the world's only such collection from the period of communist cultural politics. It's the most exciting outdoor museum in Eastern Europe. The statues of Lenin, Marx and Engels, Dimitrov and Ostapenko can be seen at the park, and memorials to The Soviet Soldier, the Communist Martyrs, and the Republic of Councils. And much else besides.

TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
- Hungarian National Museum (VIII., Múzeum krt. 14-16, phone: 327-7773)
- Budapest History Museum (I., Buda Castle Palace, wing E, phone: 338-2122)
- Museum of Fine Arts (XIV., Heroes' Square, phone: 363-2675)
- Palace of Arts (XIV., Heroes' Square, phone: 363-2671)
- Museum of Applied Arts (IX., Üllői út 33-37, phone: 456-5100)

SZENTENDRE NOSTALGIA
for details please visit: Cityrama Budapest
booking: 302-4382

Szentendre - artists' village - we take you to the picturesque village Szentendre - after a promenade through the baroque centre of the city, a visit to the Ceramic-museum, to the Confectionery-museum and coffee and cake in a traditional cafe, you will have the opportunity for shopping - by boat we return to budapest on the danube (marvellous view on the Royal Castle) - the tour ends at the pier/city-centre

LAKE BALATON AND HEREND (full day)
for details please visit:
budapestcitytour.com

The Lake Balaton is the largest lake in central and Western Europe. It is one of the most well-known holiday destinations in Hungary for citizens and foreign guests. Visit of the peninsula Tihany with the abbey founded in 1051, of the city Balatonfüred (the oldest spa resort by the lake) and of the world famous porcelain manufacturer Herend.

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