FROM VIENNA TO THE WORLD
ARCH ON TOUR 79_BUDAPEST
historic - modernist - contemporary
APRIL 17 - 19, 2026
Concept and expert accompaniment: Marion Kuzmany / ARCH ON TOUR in cooperation with Peter Bogner
Expert guiding on site: Mag. Peter Bogner, Dr. József Papp
Tour operator: Mondial GmbH & Co. KG
The metropolis in reconstruction and renovation
Hardly any other city in Central Europe is changing the usual image, especially through the recent reconstructions of buildings in Budapest's Castle District that were lost in the Second World War. At the same time, interesting modern museum buildings recently were built, which also brought a completely new direction in the museum landscape. Likewise, districts that are unknown to tourists, such as the water town of Viziváros, are characterized not only by the architecture but also by the social history of the city.
On our Arch on Tour we visit these current architectural highlights, including the House of Music by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto and the new Ethnographic Museum by Napur Architects in the city forest, explore notable renovations in the Castle District as well as hidden places in the area of our feudal hotel on the Buda side. We get extensive insights into Budapest Modernism in the Napraforgó Bauhaus model estate, in the Villa Walter Rózsi, which has been renovated into an architecture museum, and in Bem József Street, where we start our tour with a champagne reception and a vsit of a private apartment in an original Bauhaus object.
We are looking forward to the architecturally rich weekend in our Danube-neighbouring city of Budapest!
here to the ROUTE and TOUR PRICE
PROGRAM
as of 2026/04/13, subject to modifications
some visits currently in request
approx. sunrise – sunset on our respective travel dates: 05:50 - 19:35
Friday, 2026/04/17 / Vienna → Budapest - Buda
07:50 meeting at 1010 Vienna, Bellariastrasse / Bus parking area (Dr. Richard bus)
08:00 departure by bus, bus-ride to Budapest
check-in resp. luggage storage at the Hotel Kimpton BEM Budapest / interior design: Marcel Wanders, 2024
walk through the water-city Vizivàros:
Renovations and transformations of the area 1930s - 2020s
- Bem József Street with exemplary Bauhaus buildings in different approaches
champagne reception with snacks
- Bauhaus buildings on Margit Ring:
Átrium Cinema / Lajos Kozma, 1935
Cylinder house Dugattyús ház / Béla Hofstädter, Ferenc Domány, 1937 (interior visit)
- Gül Baba Türbe (Turkish memorial and mausoleum on Rose Hill) / 16th century
- Post-war buildings:
District library Török - Utca
Kiraly bath, Lukács Fürdö bath (foyer, public areas)
(ev. Medical History Institute and Library of the Semmelweis University)
Bambi Espresso / István Janáky, 1961 / coffee break
back to the hotel, room check-in
walk
common dinner at Restaurant Mandragòra
1st night at Hotel Kimpton BEM Budapest
Saturday, 2026/04/18 / Budapest - Pest
breakfast at the hotel
tram, Metro, walks
Ethnographic Museum / Napur Architects, 2022 / individ. interior visit, exhibitions and roof garden
House of Music / Sou Fujimoto, 2021 / individ. interior visit and visit of the permanent exhibition
“Dimensions of Sound - Musical Journey Through Space and Time”
individual coffee break / lunch
Architecture Museum at the former Walter Rózsi Villa / József Fischer, 1936; renovation: László Kokas (Kokas Studio), 2020 / interior visit and exhibition “Breuer, Goldfinger and Other Magyars. Brutalist Architecture in and out of Hungary”
Grand Boulevard Andrássy út
Apartment block Bajza u. 2-8 / József Fischer, Gyula Jakobik, Iván Kotsis, Miksa Politzer, 1936
ev. Fészeg artists´club (in request)
Telep art gallery and bar at the apartment building Rumbach Sebestyén u. 17 / Gedeon Gerlóczy, 1941
optional individual visit of the High Note Sky Bar and/or Rhododendron Art&Design shop, Paloma Art Space
Sofitel / renovation: Hani Rashid, 2026 (construction site; in request)
Cityscape along the Danube and the renovations of the last decade in the spirit of Budapest as a world cultural heritage site
Hotel InterContinental, former Hotel Forum / József Finta, 1981 (from outside)
common dinner at Restaurant Vígvarjú (tasting menue incl. wine pairing and beverages)
individually back to the hotel by tram or Metro
2nd night at Hotel Kimpton BEM Budapest
Sunday, 2026/04/19 / Budapest - Castle and Napraforgó → Vienna
breakfast at the hotel / check-out
walks
ascent to the Castle
visit of the city complex (mostly from outside) and the buildings after the reconstruction from the Middle Ages and Baroque after the Second World War and the most recent reconstructions: Town Hall, Royal Riding school, Royal Guard, ongoing restauration work at the Royal Castle: reconstruction of the facades according to the plans of Alajos Hauszmann
National Hauszmann Program for the reconstruction of the Budapest castle and cityscape
Infopoints und Visitor Center / Blokk architect studio, hello wood, 2019
Seat of the President (Palais Sándor) and the Prime Minister (former Carmelite Monastery)
Hungarian National Gallery: Climbing into The Dome, visit of the gallery interiors after reconstruction in the years 1950-1970, individual visit of the collections and temporary exhibition “Kinetic Visions. Nicolas Schöffer and Victor Vasarely in Dialogue”
Castle gardens and Várkert Bazár
common lunch at IDA Bistro
bus (luggage will be loaded beforehand at the hotel)
Napraforgó Bauhaus Model estate / Gedeon Gerlóczy, Lajos Kozma, Virgil Borbíró, József Fischer, e.a., 1931
bus
Galerie Lenia - former atelier of Maria Túry
by bus to Vienna
approx. 22:00 arrival at 1010 Vienna, Bellariastrasse / Bus parking area
ROUTE
26/04/17 / 07:50 meeting at 1010 Wien, Bellariastrasse, Bus parking area / 08:00 departure bus to Budapest / visits in Budapest by foot / night at Hotel Kimpton BEM Budapest
26/04/18 / visits in Budapest by foot and by public transportation / night at Hotel Kimpton BEM Budapest
26/04/19 / visits in Budapest by foot and by bus / back to Vienna by bus, arrival approx. 22:00 at 1010 Vienna, Bellariastrasse, Bus parking area
TOUR PRICE per person in a double room: 1.420 EUR (incl. tax.); single room supplement: 215 EUR
INCLUDING: private bus (Dr. Richard) Vienna - Budapest and return and 1 half-day in Budapest; public transportation in Budapest; 2 nights incl. breakfast in the centrally located hotel Kimpton BEM Budapest 5*; 3 common meals (including 1 tasting menue with wine pairing and beverages) in selected restaurants, 1 champagne reception with snacks; all entrance fees in museums, etc. according to the program; city taxes, tips; expert accompaniment and program by Mag. Peter Bogner und DI Marion Kuzmany as well as expert guiding by Mag. Peter Bogner und Dr. József Papp
not including: beverages at common meals (except 1x wine pairing and beverages), coffee breaks, bar visits, individual program and meals, taxi rides, etc.
SOLD OUT
maximum number of participants: 25
IMPORTANT: Good walking ability is required for this tour!
here to the TRAVEL CONDITIONS and CANCELLATION TERMS
Fotos: Archive ARCH ON TOUR