In this Budapest by night four-hour program, you will spend an enjoyable evening with typical Hungarian folklore show and diner.
After the pickup from the hotel we drive to a rustic restaurant, where you will be welcomed according to Hungarian traditions with fruit brandy "pálinka" as an aperitif and fresh-made salty cake "pogácsa". Afterwards, you have chance to taste a three-course menu of the delicious food of the famous Hungarian cuisine with wine.
During the diner, you can enjoy a live folklore show with dancers in traditional dress and singer accompanied by a Gypsy band. The program includes Hungarian folk and gypsy songs as well as traditional dances. After diner, we drive up to the Citadel located on the top of Gellért Hill to admire the breathtaking view of illuminated Budapest.
Food and cooking form an important part of Hungarian culture. Traditional Hungarian cuisine relies on the wide variety of high quality ingredients produced in the country (e.g. meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, honey etc.). Paprika and garlic is to be found everywhere. In the autumn, a fascinating view is the strings of red paprika (unground red pepper) hung on the white walls of the houses (e.g. in Kalocsa). Soup is the usual Hungarian starter; they are a “soup- eating nation”. The most favourite soups are: chicken soup, potato- soup, bean- soup, peas-soup, broth, goulash, fish-soup and fruit-soup.
Hungary is a land of delicious wine. The most famous Hungarian wine is the world renowned Tokaji Aszú, known as the "King of wines and the wine of kings". Tokaji (Tokay) is undoubtedly the best drink produced in Hungary but the red wines which come from the vicinity of Eger are no less reputable: Egri Bikavér and Medoc Noir. Hungary also produces lovely muscatels, Rieslings such as the white wines of the Balaton region: Badacsony Riesling, Kéknyelû, Szürkebarát.
The Budapest Citadel enjoys a privileged location: it was built on the highest hill of the city. The citadel was designed this way by the Habsburg monarchy to military purposes, in order to repel rebels’ attempts, after 1848. The edifice maintained its intended use even during the 20th century, proving its usefulness during the Second World War. On top of that, the citadel is a fantastic lookout, precisely by force of its location in Budapest, which is why it has been dubbed the Eye of Budapest.