Description
Several periods from the Prehistory up to the Socialist era left their unmistakeable marks on Százhalombatta, a small town only some 60 minutes Danube cruise from Budapest. The tour offers a journey through time by visiting the site of the international excavation of the SAX Project and also highlighting the local late Bronze Age/early Iron Age heritage and their revival in the framework of the Százhalombatta Archaeological Park, as well as exciting details of life in the Socialist era.
Key archaeological/heritage attractions: SAX excavation site; Százhalombatta Archaeological Park; late Bronze Age hillfort and tumuli, Százhalombatta; Beethoven Museum, Martonvásár and Memento Park, Budapest
Capacity:
min. 16 / max. 30 people
Fee 120 EUR
Approximate schedule
- Departure from Budapest in the morning
- River cruise to Százhalombatta
- Guided tour of the of the SAX excavation site, and the Százhalombatta Archaeological Park and short climb to the Magaspart Lookout
- Departure by bus to Martonvásár
- Lunch at the Postakocsi Restaurant in Martonvásár
- Walk in the Gardens of the Brunszvik Palace, visit to the Beethoven Museum
- Departure to Budapest, with en-route stop at the Memento Park
- Guided tour of the Memento Park (statues from the Socialist era)