Hungarian Parliament in Xmas time

2022 Christmas and New Year’s free tour schedule

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Dear Travelers, in this blog post let us share our holiday Free Budapest Walking Tours Schedule:

 

HOLIDAY FREE TOUR SCHEDULE

  • Free Budapest Walk: Dec.23; 24; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31 at 10:30 and on Dec.23; 29; 30; 31 at 14:30 on the Pest side, Elisabeth square
  • Free Buda Castle Walk: Dec.23; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31 at 14:30 on the Buda side, Batthyány square metro station
  • Free Jewish District Walk: 23, 29; 30; 31 at 14.30 and Dec.26th at 10.30am on the Pest side, Elisabeth square
  • Free Communism Walk: 23; 30 at 14:30 on the Pest side, Elisabeth square
  • Free Evening Walk: 23 at 17:30 on the Pest side, Elisabeth square

See you soon at our meeting points, we wait for you in our blue free tour flags! Booking is not mandatory at all, but if you feel safer, you can find the ‘Book now’ button at each of our Budapest Free Tours subpage!

 

This is what you can do over the Christmas long weekend:

 

ATTRACTIONS

  • National Museum: Closed on Dec.24-25-26
  • House of Terror: Closed on Dec. 24-25-26
  • National Gallery: Closed on Dec.24-25. Open on Dec.26
  • Hospital in the Rock: Closed on Dec.24-25. Open on Dec.26
  • Museum of Fine Arts Closed on Dec.24-25. Open on Dec.26

 

THERMAL BATHS

  • Széchenyi Thermal Baths: Dec.24: 7am-2pm ; Dec.25: 10am-8pm; Dec.26: 9am-8pm
  • Gellért Thermal Baths:Dec.24:  9am-2pm; Dec. 25: 10am-7pm; Dec.26: 9am-8pm
  • Rudas Thermal Baths: Dec.24:  6am-2pm; Dec. 25: 10am-6pm; Dec.26: 8am-8pm
  • Lukács Thermal Baths: Dec.24:  7am-2pm; Dec. 25: 10am-6pm; Dec.26: 8am-7pm

 

CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUE

  • Matthias Church: Closed for visitors on Dec.24 & 25.

Midnight mass in Hungarian on Dec.24 ; Dec.26: 1pm-5pm open for visitors

  • St. Stephen’s Basilica: Dec.24: 9am-5.45pm; Midnight mass in Hungarian

Dec.25: English mass at 4pm; Dec.26: 9am-4pm

  • Dohany Grand Synagogue: Closed on Dec.24-25; Open on Dec.26: 10am-6pm

 

CHRISTMAS MARKETS

Open with shorter opening hours on Dec.24-25th. See more details about Christmas markets in our previous post.

WISHING YOU ALL HAPPY HOLIDAYS,

THE FREE BUDAPEST WALKING TOURS TEAM

 

photo courtesy: peter rajkai