The Budapest International Wine Festival

HIGHLIGHTS

♦  Visiting Budapest International Wine Festival
♦  Meeting the winemakers
♦  Guided wine tasting with private wine guide
♦  Accommodation in the downtown of Budapest
♦  Budapest sightseeing, Market Hall visit and lunch
♦  Visiting a local picnic event in Etyek wine region

DAY 1. | Sept. 2019. | Arrival to Liszt Ferenc International Airport, Budapest, transfer to the hotel. After checking-in at your hotel you are going to have your "crash course" on Hungarian wines at a cosy downtown restaurant.

DAY 2. | Sept. 2019 | During your morning sightseeing tour you will visit the Mathias Church, Fishermen’s Bastion, stroll along the Danube Promenade and the shopping street of Váci utca. Your tour will end in the Central Market Hall, with some time for wandering around the fruit, vegetables, spices and meat shops. We will have lunch in the Market Hall, tasting some local foods. In the afternoon you visit the Budapest Wine Festival. Enjoy the walk in the cobblestoned streets of the Buda Castle District, have a breath-taking panorama of the Danube with the Chain Bridge and the Pest side of the city. You might wish to taste an Olaszrizling from Lake Balaton, a Cabernet Franc from Villány or a Kéfrankos form Szekszárd, while admiring the buildings of the Royal Palace or that of the National Gallery in the UNESCO world heritage site. Our guide helps you find your way in the jungle of the wine festival and escorts you along the tasting “stations”.

DAY 3. | Sept. 2019 | You leave Budapest behind for a short visit to ETYEK and visit the local Picnic event. You can stroll along the stunning vineyards of Etyek and enjoy the fascinating landscape, the mild hills, the tidy rows of vine. Etyek, “the vineyard of Budapest” mostly makes fresh, crispy white and sparkling wines. Besides tasting wines at one of the top winemakers of the region, you can mingle with the locals and enjoy the unique atmosphere. There are several local producers offering chocolate, cheese, ham, fruits, honey etc. It is both an exquisite gastronomical experience, as well as a relaxing excursion. You will have the evening for yourselves to have dinner in the city, visit the "Ruin-Bar District" or go to the Wine Festival again.