Budapest! Once made up of two towns called Buda and Pest, the city was created when the two towns merged into one to form the capital of Hungary. Unlike any other city, Budapest has an incredibly varied past due to the ever changing occupation of the country. Founded by the Romans, settled by the Huns, and occupied by the Mongols in the 13th Century, followed by the Ottomans, the Austrians, Nazi Germany and then Russia. Every occupation has left its trace and now makes up for one of the most varied cities with regards to architecture, language and cuisine.
If you are cruising through Budapest with us, we don’t just take you on a full city tour to show you all the highlights of the city. Instead, you could opt to do an EmeraldACTIVE hiking tour that takes you to the oldest part of the town also known as the ‘Castle District’. Hike to Gellert Hill and learn about the story of St. Gellert – the priest who tried to convert the Pagan Hungarians to Christianity and found an unusual and painful death by the very people who he tried to convert.