Hungarian Rotary is 100 years old – Celebratory Charter

Eiffel Art Studios

The former locomotive repair shop, known as the Eiffel Hall, was built between 1884-86 on the site of the former MÁV railway workshop, the Northern Rolling Stock Repair Shop, designed by János Feketeházy. The industrial monument, which closed in 2010, will become the new logistics and arts centre of the Hungarian State Opera House in 2020. The 22,000 m2 complex, consisting of a five-bay hall, two side buildings and a medium-sized standard railway station, will house the Opera’s rehearsal, costume and set production, storage and visitor centre. The Bánffy Miklós Hall, which seats almost 500 people, is also the Opera’s new chamber theatre, where the Song Theatre’s contemporary, modern opera and ballet repertoire will be performed.

Everyone can book their own accommodation individually. We recommend the following hotels for event participants, where they can book accommodation at a discounted rate.

Benczúr Hotel

• Accommodation can be booked subject to availability at the following email address: palik.csaba@hotelbenczur.hu
• When booking, please be sure to quote the following booking number: 254883
• Discounted room rate with breakfast for single occupancy: 23,000 HUF/room/night + 4% IFA
• Discounted room rate with breakfast for double occupancy: 25,000 HUF/room/night + 4% tourist tax
• Discounted rates are only valid for the period between November 28 and 30, 2025.

Mercure Budapest Castle Hill

Discounted rates are available at the following link and are valid for bookings made between November 27 and December 2, 2025:

Rates – Mercure Budapest Castle Hill ALL – Accor Live Limitless

ADVENT WALK

“We invite you to join us for an intimate Advent walk in Szentendre, during which my tour guide colleague and I will tell you about the tradition of setting up nativity scenes, the history of the four public nativity scenes in our town, and the local customs associated with the holiday season. All this will be spiced up with interesting facts about astronomy, literary and biblical quotations, and folk songs.

The walk will end at the nativity scene in Fő Square, where members of our club, RC Szentendre, will be waiting for us at our charity wine stand with mulled wine and traditional Szentendre holiday pastries.

In addition, of course, there will be delicacies to welcome guests upon arrival, and we will start our journey with a special Advent tea and a taste of this year’s Christmas cookies.

The walk will take about 1 hour, and after the joint program, everyone will have the opportunity to explore the old town and its restaurants on their own.”

 Dorottya Hidegkuti

The price of the walk is 5.000 HUF/person.

FRIDAY EVENING BOAT CRUISE WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF BUDAPEST

Port address: 1051 Budapest, Jane Haining Rakpart, Dock 11.

Boarding: from 6:15 p.m. (Please arrive on time!)
Departure: 7:00 p.m.
Return of the boat: 9:00 p.m.

Dinner with 4 courses + welcome drink

Menu:

Appetizer: Caponata Schiacciata Gluten-free version available upon request
Soup: Chicken dumpling soup with tarragon cream Seasonal soup
Main course: Chicken roulade with pesto, risotto bianco French pork chop, Dijon mustard jus, potato gratin Gnocchi with porcini and wild mushrooms (also available with cod baked in a mushroom crust) Goat cheese, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, basil
Dessert: Coriander lemon curd, mascarpone, sweet crumble Avocado chocolate mousse

Please transfer the participation fee to the Rotary Club Budapest bank account, indicating the names of the participants in the message.

Cruise price: 40.000 HUF/person

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