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Tour ItineraryMeeting point:
13:00 at Budapest, Városház tér (22. District) the last stop of tram No. 56.
From here we take a 5 minutes walk to the wine cellar.
Visit the wine cellar system of Budapest, which is one of the largest on the world, with length of more than 30 kilometres inside a limestone hill! The history of the wine cellar system is roots back for more than 250 years, you will see very old wood curved oak casks, including the third largest oak cask of the world, which was blessed in 1938 by Cardinal Pacelli, the later pope XI. Pius.
The guided walk inside the cellar system takes 30-40 minutes, where you can also learn a bit about wine culture and ask everything, you always wanted to know about wine!
After the walk we sit to a fancy wine tasting room, used for wine competitions and auctions and taste 10-12 special Hungarian wine from different regions.
Try the most famous dessert wine of Hungary: Tokay Aszú, and the special red wine: Bulls Blood, learn about the way the make them. This is an interactive wine tasting for 1-1,5 hours, here you can talk to other travellers, share stories, change informations and have
FUN. Unlimited wine!
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