Lake Hévíz is located in Hévíz, Hungary, near the western end of Lake Balaton, 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Keszthely. It is the largest thermal lake in the world which is available for swimming (47,500 square metres (511,286 sq ft) in area). The flow of water is very strong and the water in the lake is completely replenished every 72 hours. Its minimum depth is 2 meters, […]
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Tokaj wine region or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. It is also one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary. The region consists of 28 named villages and 11,149 hectares of classified vineyards, of which an estimated 5,500 are currently planted. Wine has been produced in the area for over 1000 years, […]
The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey or Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma is a medieval building in Pannonhalma, one of the oldest historical monuments in Hungary. Its sights include the Basilica with the Crypt (built in the 13th century), the Cloisters, the monumental Library with 360,000 volumes, the Baroque Refectory (with several examples of trompe-l’œil) and the Archabbey Collection (the second biggest in the country). Today there are about 50 monks living […]
The Royal Palace of Gödöllő or Grassalkovich Castle is an imperial and royal Hungarian palace located in the municipality of Gödöllő in Pest county, central Hungary. It is famous for being a favourite place of Queen Elisabeth of Hungary. During the Communist era, much of the building fell into disrepair, although some wings were used as an old people’s home during this time. Restoration work […]
The Busójárás is an annual celebration of the Šokci living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season („Farsang“), ending the day before Ash Wednesday. The celebration features Busós (people wearing traditional masks) and includes folk music, masquerading, parades and dancing. Busójárás lasts six days, usually during February. Locals explain the Carnival with two related but different legends. According to the most popular […]
Bükk National Park is a national park in the Bükk Mountains of Northern Hungary, near Miskolc. It contains 431.3 km2 (of which 37.74 km2 is under increased protection). Mountainous and forested, Bükk is Hungary’s largest national park and is situated in the northern mountains, between Szilvásvárad and Lillafüred. Bükk’s important geological features include various karst formations within its limestone mountains – particularly caves (once inhabited by pre-historic people), swallow-holes, and ravines. The […]
The bath is located in the heart of Eger, right next to the historic city centre. There are seven pools in total, counting three therapeutic pools with safe amounts of naturally-occurring radon in the water, and a warm thermal pool with slightly sulphurous water at 37°C. The other speciality of the bath is thermal water: You […]
The Eger minaret is an Ottoman era minaret tower located in Eger city, northern Hungary. It is the most northern minaret left from Ottoman rule in Europe. The minaret is 40 metres (131 feet) high and built from red sandstone. It was built in the early 17th century as part of the Djami of Kethuda mosque and used for the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan). The mosque no longer […]
The Eger Castle is a castle in Eger, Hungary. Historically, it is known for repelling the Turkish attack in 1552 during the Siege of Eger. Museums There are several museums in the castle: Dobó István Vármúzeum – This shows the history of the castle, Egri Képtár – A painting exhibition, Kazamaták – A system of cellars under the castle, Panoptikum – A wax museum, […]
The Jósa András Museum is a county museum in Nyíregyháza , the oldest public cultural and scientific institution in Eastern Hungary. Permanent exhibitions Archaeological and ethnographic exhibitions can be seen in the permanent exhibitions of the András Jósa Museum, which has been reopening since the summer of 2008. Gyula Benczúr memorial exhibition, András Jósa memorial exhibition The life and age of Gyula Krúdy […]
The Nyíregyháza Zoo is located 5 km (approx 3.3 miles) north of Nyíregyháza, Hungary in the Sóstó recreation area, which also includes the beach, the spa, the pool, the open-air museum, and the wood parks. The zoo lies in a natural, almost untouched birch forest. In the 30-hectare area of the zoo, the visitors find themselves in continents, so that […]
Esterháza is a palace in Fertőd, Hungary, built by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. Sometimes called the „Hungarian Versailles„, it is Hungary’s grandest Rococo edifice. The palace has 126 rooms. Of particular note is the Banquet Room which has on its ceiling a painting of Apollo in his Chariot. The large library holds almost 22,000 volumes and is graced with the letter ‚E‘, standing for the family surname. The largest room […]
The Gyor Janos Xantus Museum in tax abbot-house in 1741 – 1742 in Sajghó Benedict Pannonhalma built by the abbot. The magnificent Baroque palace became the home of the museum in 1949 . Named after the institute, János Xántus, a naturalist, traveler and ethnographer, attended school in Győr . T The museum’s valuable collection is approx. It kicks in at 60,000 pieces and has grown greatly in recent years. The excavation excavation during the construction of the highway through the county enriched it with many Roman , migratory and Avar materials. It also has a significant collection of guild , numismatic and tile stoves . Permanent exhibitions: […]
Pécs Zoo & Aquarium-Terrarium is one of the smallest Hungarian zoos. The aquarium-terrarium is separate from the zoo, in the inner city located within the mediaeval cellar system. It was built in 1985, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the zoo. The zoo has approximately 100,000 visitors annually. About 1,000 animals from 250 different species reside currently at the Pécs […]
The Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly known as the Mosque of Pasha Qasim is a Roman Catholic church in Pécs, Hungary, which was a mosque in the 16–17th century due to the Ottoman conquest. The building bears the hallmarks of Ottoman architecture in its plaster decoration and “Ablaq”, alternating rows of dark and light stone on its arches. You can […]
The Sts. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral Basilica, also called Pécs Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Pécs, and is located in the city of Pécs, Hungary. The length of the church is 70 meters, with a width of 22 meters and height in the towers of up […]
The Cave Bath is a thermal bath in a natural cave in Miskolctapolca. The thermal water (temperature: 30°C/86°F) is reputed to reduce joint pain, and since it has a lower salt content than most thermal waters (around 1000 mg/liter), people can bathe in it for much longer, practically an unlimited amount of time. The Cave Bath can be visited all year long, […]
The Ottó Herman Museum is the largest museum in Miskolc, Hungary. It holds more than 600,000 artifacts. Its main focus is on archaeology, mineralogy, arts, history, and ethnography. The museum has several buildings both in Miskolc and in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. The one near Erzsébet square in Miskolc is the oldest. It hosts the mineral collection. The main building on Görgey street […]
The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc. Before 2014 there was an exhibition of the history of the castle and the Pauline monastery, a weapons exhibition and the waxworks showing the signing of the Torino Peace Treaty in the northeastern tower (which belonged to the […]
The Szeged Synagogue is a synagogue in Szeged, Hungary. It is a 1902 building designed by the Jewish Hungarian architect Lipót Baumhorn (1860–1932), whose work is considered to contain the finest examples of the unique fin de siècle Hungarian blending of Art Nouveau and Historicist styles sometimes known as Magyar style. It served Szeged’s large Neolog community. The building’s interior, with its 48.5 meters (159 feet) tall domed ceiling, draws on […]
The Reök Palace is an Art Nouveau building in the center of Szeged , built in 1907 according to the plans of Ede Magyar . The theme is water, which is appropriate for the fluid lines of the Art Nouveau style, and is manifested in the pastel blue water lilies adorning the facade, waveform wall surfaces and wrought-iron balcony rails resembling plants swirling in water.
The Móra Ferenc Museum (6720 Szeged, Roosevelt tér 1-3.) is a museum in Szeged, Hungary. The museum stands at the intersection of the bank of the river Tisza and the city’s Downtown Bridge. In addition to its seasonal exhibitions, archaeological, ethnographic, historical, and scientific research is conducted at the museum. Museum Collections The Móra Ferenc Memorial Room pay respects to the museum’s former […]
Hortobágy is an 800 km2national park in eastern Hungary, rich with folklore and cultural history. The park, a part of the Alföld (Great Plain), was designated as a national park in 1973 (the first in Hungary), and elected among the World Heritage sites in 1999. The Hortobágy is Hungary’s largest protected area, and the largest semi-natural grassland in Europe. Hortobágy is a steppe, a grassy plain with Hungarian […]
It is the symbol of the Protestant Church in Hungary, and it is because of this church that Debrecen is sometimes referred to as „the Calvinist Rome“. The Reformed Great Church or Great Reformed Church in Debrecen is located in the city of Debrecen. It stands in the city centre, between Kossuth square and Kalvin square. With a ground space of […]
The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall, Market Hall I (Hungarian „Nagyvásárcsarnok“) is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. It is located at the end of the famous pedestrian shopping street Váci utca and on the Pest side of the Liberty bridge at Fővám square. Most of the stalls on the ground floor offer produce, meats, pastries, candies, spices, and spirits. Many of them have […]
The Halászbástya or Fisherman’s Bastion is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located in the Buda Castle, in the 1st district of Budapest. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces. The Fishermen’s Bastion’s main façade, parallel to the Danube, is approximately 140 meters long, of which […]
St. Stephen’s Basilica is a Roman Catholicbasilica in Budapest, Hungary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. This basilica is one of the most important religious buildings in Hungary, and visitors to the reliquary can see the (reported) right hand of Stephen, first King of Hungary. As this is a holy site, visitors who plan […]
House of Terror is a museum located at Andrássy út 60 in Budapest, Hungary. It contains exhibits related to the fascist and communist regimes in 20th-century Hungary and is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including those detained, interrogated, tortured or killed in the building. There is the opportunity to tour some of the prison area in the basement. The exhibition […]
The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected on April 16 2005, in Budapest, Hungary. Conceived by film director Can Togay, he created it on the east bank of the Danube River with sculptor Gyula Pauer to honour the Jews who were massacred by FascistHungarianmilitia belonging to the Arrow Cross Party in Budapest during the Second World War. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and […]
Hősök tere ( Heroes‘ Square) is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic statue complex featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The square lies at the outbound end of Andrássy Avenue next […]
The Hungarian Parliament Building also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. It is situated on Kossuth Square in the Pest side of the city, on the eastern bank of the Danube. It was designed by Hungarian architect Imre Steindl in neo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. It has been the […]
Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. It was first completed in 1265, but the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the site was built between 1749 and 1769. The complex in the past was referred to as either the Royal Palace (Hungarian: Királyi-palota) or the Royal Castle (Hungarian: Királyi Vár, German: Königliche Burg). The castle now […]
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed by English engineer William Tierney Clark and built by Scottish engineer Adam Clark, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary. It was opened in 1849. It is anchored on the Pest side of the river to Széchenyi (formerly Roosevelt) […]
The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs, their temperature is 74 °C (165 °F) and 77 °C (171 °F). Units The baths have pools of varying temperature. The outdoor pools (swimming pool, adventure pool and thermal sitting pool) are 27 to 38 °C (81 to 100 °F). The swimming pool’s […]
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Zwack is a Budapest, Hungary based company that makes liqueurs and spirits. The company produces an 80 proof (40% alcohol) herbal liqueur known as Unicum from a secret blend of more than forty different herbs and spices. Unicum is known as one of the national drinks of Hungary. Other Zwack products Vilmos product family Vilmos is a product range of spirit drinks made […]