Danube Palace - Duna-palota, Budapest

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If spending the holidays in Budapest it's well worth seeing this elegant and festive program held in the beautiful, neo-baroque Danube Palace, home theater of the Danube Symphony Orchestra.

It's a lovely old building and a wonderful concert made unique by the orchestra's inclusion of the cimbalom, a Hungarian folk isntrument. It's a great way to spend Christmas if you are spending it abroad in this splendid city full of old world charm. Afterwards you can take a dinner cruise which really completes the holiday experience with a delicious Christmas dinner in a warm, candlelit atmosphere, and best of all you can leave the holiday preparations to someone else this year:)

This year's program:

25. 12. 2012.

Part 1.
Corelli: Concerto Grosso
Haydn: Rondo all’Ongarese
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter – II. Largo
Kálmán: The Gipsy Princess - Ouverture
Erkel: Palotás from the Opera Hunyadi László
Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz
Massenet: Thais - Meditation
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No.5

Part 2.
Kálmán: Devil-rider - Palotás
Strauss: The Blue Danube - Waltz
Cymbalo solo
Grinspun: Choric Dance
Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
Monti: Czardas
Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Strauss: Radetzky March

The Danube Chamber Orchestra is lead by
Tatyjana Rudnyitzky

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If you're spending the New Year's Eve in Budapest there will be plenty of celebrations and programs to choose from, but if you go with the New year's Party on the Danube, you will be sure to have an unforgettable night.

Enjoy a festive dinner prepared by one of Hungary's most highly regarded chefs, the world champion food sculptor, Attila Tanacs. There will be an open bar, live music, dancing and fireworks and the entertainment will be provided by the Hungaria Folk Orchestra.

This is a whole night program inviting guests to ring in the new year with culture and stlye on board a Danube cruise ship.

Program:

Boarding from 07.00 pm. at Jászai Mari square, pier 1

(If the meeting point would change by any unforseen event, we will inform you by email or via phone. Please be kind and on the ocassion of booking, fill the ’email’ and ’telephone number’ fields on the reservation form)

(Please find the meeting point on the map attached)

Welcome drink at arrival

From 08.00 pm New Year’s Eve Gala dinner with open bar
(spirits, beer, wine, champagne, mineral water, soft drinks, coffee, tea)

Cruising from 23:00 to 00:30. At midnight champagne and buffet menu

Performances

Hungarian Folk Performance

The Music Will Be Given by the „Zoltán Kodály" award - winning Rajkó Orchestra

Budapest cruise

The rest of the evening the boat will be docked at the port of Jászai Mari Square

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Visiting Budapest during the holidays is sure to be a lovely experience. The Hungarian capital like all big cities shows a different face for this season. Browse the Christmas market, enjoy a mug of spicy, mulled wine, ring in the New Year at one of the numerous nightlife hotspots of the city.

But spend the first day of the year with culture and class, with a chamber concert by Danube Symphony Orchestra at the gorgeous, ornate Danube Palace and have a special holiday dinner on board a Danube cruise ship admiring the city's winter panorama.

The Chamber Concert starts at 17:30, and it is 70 minutes without intermission. Afterwards guests will be escorted to the ship by hostesses for a holiday buffet dinner.

Please note that this is a package offer and the programs may be booked separately.

PROGRAM OF THE NEW YEAR’S CONCERT
BY THE DANUBE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

01. 01. 2013.

Kálmán: Czardas
Erkel: Palotás from the Opera Hunyadi László
Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 5
Massenet: Thais – Meditation
Strauss: The Blue Danube - Waltz
Kálmán: Devil - rider – Palotás
Cymbalo solo
Grinspun: Choric Dance
Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
Haydn: Rondo all’Ongarese
Monti: Czardas
Strauss: Radetzky March

The Danube Chamber Orchestra is lead by
Tatyjana Rudnyitzky

After our Danube Symphony Orchestra we would like to invite you to see the Budapest in the romantic atmosphere of a dinner by candlelight surrounded by the friendly lights of the Danube capital. After the end of the performance in the Duna Palota (Danube Palace), our hostesses will accompany you to of one of our ships, which will take you on a one and a half hours long cruise with an excellent warm buffet-dinner. In the romantic candlelight atmosphere you can enjoy the wonderful view of the city swimming in light. After dinner you can also admire the panorama from the open upper deck of the ship

Cold entrées

Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream

Soups

Alföld style goulash with noodles

Vegetable soup with tarragon and noodles

Main courses

Mini stuffed cabbage

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Turkey cutlets with vegetables in parsley sauce

Chicken Paprika

Csongrád style pork slices in garlic sauce

Garnishes

Boiled potatoes

Potato Lángos (Hungarian potato scones)

Noodles

Steamed jasmine rice with corn

Grilled polenta with feta cheese

Vegetarian

Grilled vegetables

Salads

Vinegary potato salad

Caesar salad

Corn salad in dill and yoghurt dressing

Cucumber salad with sour cream dressing

Desserts

Mini tiramisu cup

Chocolate mousse

Mini strudels

Somló style sponge cake pudding

Blueberry fruit cream with chocolate sponge cake

Drinks
1 Glass of wine (or juice) and 1 bottle of mineral water

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(on 24th December, from 19.00 till 20.30)

If you happen to be visiting Budapest during the winter holidays make sure you check out the Christmas Market and sip some mulled wine, but also consider spending Christmas Eve a little differently this year. Cruise on the Danube while enjoying a delicious Christmas dinner prepared by one of Hungary's most highly regarded chefs. Spend the holiday evening with your partner in a relaxing atmosphere or treat the whole family to this special holiday program. Let someone else take care of the holiday preparations for a change!



The evening is held on board the Europa, one of the largest Danube day cruise ships in Budapest.

Menu

Soups

Alföld style goulash with soup noodles
Tarragon vegetable soup with noodles

Main courses

Mini stuffed cabbage
Meatballs in tomato sauce
Turkey cutlets with vegetables in parsley sauce
Csongrád style pork slices in garlic sauce
Chicken Breast Paprika

Garnishes

Boiled potatoes
Potato lángos
Noodles
Steamed jasmine rice with corn
Vegetarian

Grilled polenta terrine with feta cheese
Grilled vegetables

Salads

Corn salad in dill and yoghurt dressing
Vinaigrette potato salad
Cucumber salad with sour cream dressing
Caesar salad

Desserts

Somló style sponge cake pudding
Mini tiramisu cup
Blueberry fruit cream with chocolate sponge cake
Chocolate mousse

The Christmas Eve Dinner & Cruise with live music starts at 19.00.

Meeting point for Dinner & Cruise is inside the Danube Palace (Zrínyi Street 5.). Guests are requested to be at the meeting point latest by 18.30.

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The Budapest Castle complex of buildings is on the west side of the Danube and perched up on Castle Hill overlooking the Danube. From the Pest side, you can stroll across the Chain Bridge, and then you can take the funicular railway 2 min ride, or walk up the hill.
A marvellous palace of impressive size, The Royal Palace in Budapest almost faces the Parliament Buildings across the Danube River. It houses several museums.

Nothing like standing on the banks of the Danube watching the ice flow with the current.

Great people, get about and meet them. Go to a Russian restuarant and drink ice cold vodka - cant remember much else!

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specially nice is walk around it and see it from the other bank of the river, despite of the weather!!
From the parliament is nice to walk up to Margaret island 300m further away or just sit in any bech over the road running side by side to the river bank ..specially at sunset !

The Royal Palace isn't really an attraction, you can't visit the inside and see royal furnishings but you can have a walk around the grounds. The Palace now houses the National Gallery, a history museum and a library.

The Palace has a long history of destruction and ressurection starting in the13th century when a palace was built for the kings of Hungary, again reconstructed in Renaissance style by King Matthias.

During Turkish occupation it was neglected and during the siege of 1686 it was completely destroyed.

The Habsburg monarchs rebuilt the Royal Palace but never occupied it for long, preferring to remain in Vienna. Destroyed again in the siege of Budapest.

The external facade is made by Mészáros and Gerstenberger and the architectural style of the building is neobaroque. The murals on the walls of the theatre were painted by Lajos Márk. Since its opening the Casino has excelled at patronising the arts: exhibitions and concerts have been held here, it has financed opera performances and it has also organised competitions. A great many famous people have given performances in the Casino such as Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Mark Twain and Antonin Dvorak.

The Danube Palace, formerly the Casino of Lipótváros was established in 1883. It was founded by Miksa Falk, who was also its first president. The construction of the casino was completed in 1895, based on the plans of Vilmos Freund. Géza Márkus was the architect of the casino.