• Keleti pályaudvar - Discover the rich history of this iconic train station.

Explore the renowned arrival hall built for Princess Sissi.

Travel back in time by 100 years. While it may not match the frescoed beauty of Lotz Hall, which serves as the treasury, the eclectic style of the ballroom remains both surprising and impressive. Although it shows signs of neglect, the Greek-style columns, large window frames, marble finishes, and intricately carved wooden details evoke a sense of its former glory.

• Police Museum - Enjoy a brief visit to the police museum.

Forensic science exhibition:

• Black Angel crime case
• Crime committed by Béla Kiss – Hungary’s first serial killer
• Yugoslav serial killer
• Whiskys crime case
• Nicotine murder
• Martfűi serial murder – fourth-degree murder
• Miskolc Bonny and Clyde crime case

Police history exhibition:

• Relics (uniforms, weapons, documents, certificates, sculptures, awards, photos)

“Past and Present” photo exhibition

ON SUNDAY, THE POLICE MUSEUM IS CLOSED, AND WE DO NOT ENTER:

• Fiumei Road Cemetery - Delve into the history of this grand cemetery, once known as the Communist Cemetery.

Learn about local death customs.

Admire the stunning tombs and architecture that form this outdoor museum.

Climb to the top of Kossuth’s tomb, who was Hungary’s governor during the revolution, for the best views of the 8th district.

Discover the fate of the martyred Prime Minister Batthany.

Enter one of the mausoleums.

See the grand horse-drawn funeral hearse last used for Count Apponyi.

Visit the cemetery gift shop.

• Természet Fitotéka Kkt. - Explore the refurbished Laszlo ter, learn about the history of the carbon market that was once located here, and why it is named after the famous Hungarian writer.

• Párbeszéd Háza - The House of Fates is a highly debated, unfinished museum in Budapest, Hungary, designed to convey the message by Viktor Orbán’s government about the Holocaust of Hungarian Jews. The memory of the Holocaust has sparked intense debates since the end of communist rule in Hungary. Over the past 30 years, no other issue has stirred such strong emotions in public life.

Observe the unique building, designed by Attila F. Kovács, with its giant star and railway carriage towers, reminding us of the tragic events that began at this location.

• Orczy tér - Orczy tér in Józsefváros is an unfortunate symbol of traffic disorder. Its renewal has been planned for decades, but implementation is often delayed. Many view it as a confusing, disreputable area, with a maze of tram tracks and sidewalk islands. Over the years, the region has faced numerous social challenges, compounded by the influx of commuters.

Visit the heart of this area, the Csobánc Társasház, designed by the award-winning György Kévés. He created a striking, “complex architectural work,” whose distinctive brick architecture with numerous arches strongly evokes the early modern architectural world of 1910. See the unusual Kokárda Catacomb, memorial, and underground chapel at the center of this project, commemorating the failed revolutions of 1848 and 1956. Learn how this new housing complex marked the beginning of a challenging gentrification process for this area.

• Golgota Tér - Stroll through the small gardens of Golgota tér and see the remains of a chapel, once frequented by workers living in nearby apartments. The communists, who sought to destroy it, only succeeded on the third attempt. Discover what motivated them.

View the reconstruction work of the original bronze 14 reliefs by sculptor Antal Szécsi, featuring the Máriabesnyő Calvary Station.

Then wander a little further to Budapest Europe Television, the first commercial TV station in Hungary. Learn about its unusual business model and how the relationship between the company’s manager and the liquidator almost escalated to violence on multiple occasions. Finally, uncover the station’s strange end.

Visit the Goyla bar and community center and learn about the events and activities it hosts.

• MÁVAG Kolónia - This fortress-like apartment block was home to three thousand workers when it was built. The apartments, featuring a room and kitchen, were constructed by MÁVAG (Hungarian Royal State Iron, Steel and Machine Works) to provide the best care and conditions of the time for their workers: there was a bathhouse, a canteen, a laundry, a doctor’s office, a kindergarten, and a public market.

Today, the colony is often used as a film location, with productions like Colorado Kid, The Exam, and the documentary The City Dweller’s being shot there.

• Kínai Piac (China Market) - Józsefváros market, also known as the Four Tigers Market, is located in an old industrial estate and is one of the largest markets for Southeast Asian goods in Eastern Central Europe. Over 10,000 workers and 1,500 businesses operate here, selling everything from socks, frying pans, dragon fruit, plastic surgery, hot chicken, fresh live fish, Chinese medicine, and fake flowers.

Learn about the immigrants who settled here and explore the market with a guide.

At the end of the tour, guests can take the time to explore the market further on their own and try the wide variety of street food it offers.

Guests should note that the market is closed on holidays such as Christmas and Easter.

• Certified guide

The outer part of the viii district was considered as a no-go area, deemed the gypsy ghetto, the district is often still considered one of the most undesirable, run-down, poor, and depressing parts of the city.

Despite this, the area has inspired urban rappers from Animal Cannables, Arnold to Mr.Joint & Ferke. The district has inspired movies from Pál utca fiúk (Paul Street Boys), Nyolcker (The Eight District), and A Good Day to Die Hard.

The tour is very suitable for those interested in migration, and urban and architectural history. It enables participants the chance to explore the issues surrounding the district and its unique culture and vibrant history. Józsefváros is a heterogeneous and dynamically changing area and an ideal site to examine the effects of urban diversity.

On this tour you will explore…
-Keleti train station.
-The cemetery.
-Orczy Ter Cross
-The gypsy ghetto.
-Discover the fate of the house of fates museum.
-Chinese market and former Ganz factory.

• The Chinesse market is closed on Christmas and Easter holidays.
• Must be able to walk 4kms in 2.5 hours.

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