Skip the walk to Parliament right now because the construction, dirt, and noise is overwhelming. The Danube view is better long distance, although one can walk (sort of) this one side of the great cakelike building!

If you are an EU citizen you can get in free, but I have heard that you need to queue up for tickets. If you are not a member of the EU you need to pay so you might as well book a ticket online. The signs out front say that tours start at 10:00 am, but online there are... More

We booked on line for the English language tour, I would suspect that there is little capacity for visitors who just walk up seeking to join a tour. One realises how important Hungary and the Austrian-Hungarian influence was on central Europe up until WW1.The State Crown, which the guides call The Holy Crown is sacred to the Hungarians, so no... More

During our visit in mid-May, there was a significant amount of construction surrounding the building. The structure is magnificent from every angle - whether you are standing in its shadows on the Pest side or viewing it from Castle Hill Buda or even Margit Island in the middle of the Danube.

Although there is a lot of building work on the outside and is confussing as to where the tickets are bought from and where the entrance is,it is well worth the visit. it is stunning inside. we had a tour in English, you are escorted round with your tour guide as well as a member of their armed forces.

The Hungarian parliament building was 'copied' on Westminster. The only external difference is that, unlike ours, the Hungarian version is symmetrical. You can take a tour - ticket in advance - but, right now, the entire area around the building has been dug up and looks like a bomb site.

I am impressed of what beautiful building from outside and inside The Spanish guide was not so good also not really friendly You must be very formal with the military who keep the crown and guide you, because if you are not, they can make your visit shorter But any way was a good and very recommended visit

Built not long after the Palace of Westminster and certainly on a rather grander scale! 46 kilos of gold leaf included in the decoration. Well worth taking a guided tour.

Though filled with treasures and a crisp changing of the guard ceremony, our guide was hard to hear unless you were a few yards from her. She had the most heavily accented English of any guide in Budapest--one in every five words was decipherable. We went there because the DK guidebook said it was the number #1 sight in Budapest... More