Art Nouveau in Budapest: 3-Hour Private Tour

Name: Art Nouveau in Budapest: 3-Hour Private Tour
Start: 2024-07-27T10:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2024-07-27T13:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Budapest

Take a personalized tour that travels back in time to the heyday of Pest in the late 1890s and early 20th century. Enjoy the exploration of the Art Nouveau buildings and visit some hidden treasures.

Private

3 hrs

Group size up to 20 persons

Mobile ticket

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

English

What is included in activity

Notebooks

Pens

Printed material

What is not included

Food and drink

Transportation

Details

Enjoy a 3-hour tour of Budapest that explores the Art Nouveau movement and how it affected the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Whether you are interested in architecture, a history buff, or just looking to learn about Budapest in a unique way, this tour has a little bit of something for everyone.

On this tour, learn why the facade of most late 19th-century buildings are so decorative and find out why there are no skyscrapers in Budapest. Discover why Art Nouveau is called Secession (szecesszió) in Hungarian, and how Hungarian folk motifs were built into the Art Nouveau designs.

Hear about the ways in which Art Nouveau revolutionized architecture, what beehives symbolize on Budapest's public buildings, and hear fascinating tales about the architects behind these buildings.