Budapest: Saint Stephen's Basilica Guided Tour with Panoramic City Views

Experience the grandeur of Budapest’s Saint Stephen’s Basilica on a guided tour. Marvel at the stunning statues and frescoes, and see the mummified hand of King Saint Stephen. Upgrade for panoramic city views and access to the church’s treasury and history exhibition.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - You will visit the church, go to the lookout terrace around the dome, and have the possibility to visit the treasury and history exhibition.
What's Included
  • Tour guiding
  • Entrance ticket
Additional Information

Embark on a guided exploration of the most significant religious structure in Hungary’s capital, brimming with countless statues and frescoes. Discover the world’s most ancient human hand: the preserved right hand of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen, from 1038. Added features of the tour encompass: An observation deck on the dome offering…

Location
Szent István tér 2
Szent István tér
Meet your guide in front of the Basilica Ticket Office. It is on the square, 50 meters to the right from the steps of St Stephen's Basilica, next to Starbucks coffee shop. Your tour guide will hold a sign GUIDED TOUR, staying a few meters away at Starbucks, if there is a crowd at the ticket office.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Adamhh3356oq
Apr 28, 2025
A fantastic way to experience a beautiful and integral part of Budapest's history! - Saint Stephen's Basilica was amazing and this tour was a fantastic way to learn about all the incredible details of the interior. We learned about the history of the church, how it came to be a basilica, and how the historical figures of Budapest were associated with the basilica. Don't miss this tour if you want to learn the story of this basilica and and what makes it such an important part of Budapest.
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Gabriellef858
Apr 27, 2025
Worthwhile visit - My initial booking for this tour didn’t work out because I had trouble locating the guide. But I called the helpline and they quickly put me on the list for the tour on the following day. Unfortunately, I was flying out on the same day as the new tour. So I could only enjoy 30mins out of the 1hr I had booked - it was still worth it! Petra was running the tour. She is a lovely person with a great storytelling ability! She made you want to know more and more about the history of Hungary as she was explaining everything. She was also very attentive and mindful that I was in a rush. I will definitely book again when I’m next in Hungary to complete the tour and hopefully Petra will still be around! You must see this beautiful church!
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Giovani
Apr 23, 2025
Must-see - Always just sublime I highly recommend, the hand of the king makes ask a lot of questions but it is a place out of time and unmissable
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Zeke_r
Apr 5, 2025
Our Guide was great. The... - Our Guide was great. The group was small and our Guide did an excellent job explaining the different areas inside the Church
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Nereo_m
Jan 6, 2025
Excellent architecture with great history - St. Stephen's Basilica is a beautiful church, lots of history, great architecture. It is directly related to the history of Hungary.
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Michelle_k
Dec 30, 2024
Our guide was very... - Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. She truly enjoyed explaining about history of Hungry and church. She took enough time for us to look a round and even recommended other places to see. Very courteous and kind. She made our experience very pleasant!!
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Robert_b
Dec 30, 2024
Beautiful baroque church tour - Lovely tour with easy pick-up right outside the church. I would do this tour again next time I am in town.
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Janekr9870wf
Apr 15, 2025
Humbled to have visited this most magnificent church - The basilica is absolutely magnificent. Our guide drew our attention to art work and explained symbolism and stories. We learned about religious and Hungarian history and Hiungarian nationlistic pride
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Cheryl_g
Dec 11, 2024
beautiful basilica - The history is interesting. Our guide was sweet but we had a very difficult time hearing her. The Basilica is big and not easy to hear in (and I am good of hearing) and the Christmas markets where she first discussed things with us was very loud and we could not here the explanations.
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Jpoppjr
Apr 19, 2025
Wonderful church but average guide - The church is magnificent but our guide was not very well organized. He did not have all of the facts available. He was patient and tried to please, but we had a free walking tour earlier in the day that was significantly better.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).