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Cultural Tours & Musical Holidays
Budapest & Tokaj
Budapest, Hungary
tbc nights from £tbc per person
A five-night itinerary with The Spectator’s drinks editor Jonathan Ray which
combines art and opera in the grand capital Budapest with the vineyards of Eger and Tokaj. We will spend three days in Budapest, taking in the grand Habsburg architecture, the historic Szechenyi baths and a dinner cruise on the Danube. Heading across the Great Hungarian Plain to the wine regions of Eger and Tokaj, we will experience two of the finest producers of Tokaji: The Royal Tokaji Co and Disznóko, and sample the famous dessert wine, Tokaji Aszú, which Louis XIV famously called the "Wine of Kings, King of Wines".
Hungarian State Opera
25 April: 18:00 – 21:45
Swan Lake. Music by Tchaikovsky
Optional performance:
24 April: 18:30 – 21:30
Fidelio by Beethoven
Beethoven's only opera tells the story of Leonore, who disguises herself as a man named Fidelio to rescue her wrongly imprisoned husband, Florestan, from political captivity. First category ticket: £152
What's included
Five nights' accommodation with breakfast
Four dinners and two lunches with wine
Wine tastings as described
A ticket in the stalls for 'Swan Lake' at the Hungarian State Opera
The services of the Kirker Wine Expert, Jonathan Ray, and a local guide
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Budapest, Hungary
This modern hotel successfully combines contemporary design with historic features such as the ornate frescoes on the lobby ceilings which hark back to the building’s 19th century provenance. Its location in Pest is excellent; directly on Andrassy Avenue and walking distance to St. Stephen’s Basilica and the Opera House.
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