School Music tour to Budapest

During your visit to Hungary your group can perform in some fantastic venues including the stunning neoclassical basilica at St Stephen''s Cathedral and a concert in the famous St Matthias Church.

Groups can aslo perform in the churches of St Gellerts and St Anna, which are always popular with our groups. Alternative venues include an open-air concert in Szentendre Market Square, the traditional concert hall at the Danuba Palace and a concert by the lake Balaton.

The city has had a rich and varied musical history and is especially well known for its Opera. Famous composers including Franz Liszt, Erno Dohnányi, Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók and the opera composer Ferenc Erkel all launched their careers here.

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from £415 pp

4 days/3 nights

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Includes:

3 nights half board accommodation
Return flights
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Detailed information pack
2 concert arrnagements including publicity and advertising
Service of a local bilingual music coordinator
Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
VAT

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St Stephen's Basilica

St Stephen's Basilica is the largest church in the city, and it took 55 years to build. The church commemorates the first Christian king of Hungary, who founded the Hungarian state in the year 1000 AD. The grand interior is ornamented with tapestries, frescos, sculptures and paintings by major Hungarian artists. A climb to the dome of the Basilica offers superb views over the city. The church was ...

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Choirs only

The Opera House

The Hungarian State Opera House is located in central Pest. It was designed and built in Renaissance style according to the plans of Miklós Ybl, the designer, and Ferenc Erkel who conducted the inaugural concert in 1884. It is a richly decorated building and is considered one of the architect's masterpieces. The statues of Ferenc Liszt and Ferenc Erkel, outstanding contributors to Hungary's musica...

Shoes on Danube Embankment

This world-famous composition, which comprises 60 pairs of metal shoes set in concrete on the Danube embankment, was set up in 2005. It commemorates the Hungarian Jewish victims of the killings committed by the Arrow Cross militiamen, the pro-German, anti-Semitic, national socialist party members of Hungary in 1944-1945. The killings usually took place en masse - the victims were lined up at the ...

Heroes Square

Heroes' Square, where Andrássy Avenue meets Dózsa György út, is the biggest and most impressive square of Budapest. In the middle stands the Millennium Monument, with Archangel Gabriel on top, holding the double cross of Christianity and the Holy Hungarian Crown. The square was constructed to mark the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of the Magyar tribes. The pedestal below is occupied by the orn...

Danube Bend

The Danube bend, just north of Budapest, is a perfect daytrip for those who want to see more of Hungary outside its capital. The Danube is the second longest river in Europe after the Volga, flowing for 1,771 miles through nine different countries. The cluster of towns on the bend offer an amazing collection of history, culture and architecture, particularly the small towns of Szentendre, Visegrád...

Fisherman's Bastion

The Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace bulit in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style architecture. It is situated on the catle hill in Budapest and from the towers and the terrace there are panoramic views of the Danube river, Margaret Island and the Gellért Hill.

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1	Fly to Budapest and transfer to your accommodation.	Time to explore the city. Walk to the Parliament building.	Time to rehearse after your evening meal.
Day 2	Walking tour around the city's main sights (Heroes Square, Fisherman's Bastion).	Visit the State Opera. Concert at St Matthias church (choir only).	Folk evening in a local restaurant.
Day 3	Day to visit the Danube Bend, Estergom, Visegrad and Szentendre.	Open-air concert in Szentendre town square.	Evening at the Opera (subject to availability).
Day 4	Time at leisure for last minute shopping.	Transfer to the airport and fly back home.

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Gerand Hotel Eben

The three-star Hotel Eben offers good value accommodation in an ideal location close to the centre. The warm and friendly hotel is ideal for school groups with a management completely understanding of the needs of youth groups. Students are accommodated in multi-bedded rooms, with the accompanying staff in twin or single rooms. All the guest rooms have private facilities, with a shower, WC, cable television and telephone. The hotel is facilitated with a breakfast area and a banqueting room, and a television and video room. The Hotel Eben also includes a restaurant, wireless internet, a currency exchange bureau, beauty salon and a souvenir shop.