Hungary Travel Guide
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 Hungary |
Top 5 Destinations in Hungary |
 Budapest |
 Szombathely |
 Szentendre |
 Pécs |
 Visegrád |
Top 5 Nature Destinations |
 Danube Bend |
 Bükk |
 Aggtelek |
 Hévíz |
 Lake Balaton |
Other Destinations |
Balatonfüred – a popular resort town on the northern shore of Lake Balaton.
Budapest – the capital of Hungary and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Debrecen – the second largest city in Hungary, and regional centre of the Northern Great Plain.
Eger – known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque buildings, and Ottoman minaret.
Esztergom – a down on southern side of the Danube, known for its huge basilica.
Gyor – an important city in northwest Hungary, halfway between Budapest and Vienna.
Hévíz – a spa town with the second largest thermal lake in the world.
Keszthely – a town located on the western shore of Lake Balaton, known for its palace.
Lake Balaton – the largest lake in Central Europe.
Pécs – a city in the south, founded by the Romans.
Siófok – loacted on southern shore of Lake Balaton, famous for its beaches and nightlife.
Sopron – a historical city located right on the Austrian border.
Szeged – the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain.
Székesfehérvár – the regional capital of Central Transdanubia.
Szentendre – known for its baroque architecture, churches, colorful houses and cobbled streets.
Szombathely – an intersting city in the west of the country.
Tihany – a village on a small peninsular on Lake Balaton, known for the Benedictine Tihany Abbey.
Visegrád – a village known for its castle and the Danube Bend / Dunakanyar.
Budapest Pubcrawl – join a wild Budapest pubcrawl and explore city’s famous Ruined Bars.
Caving Budapest – explore the caves hidden under Budapest.
Danube River Cruise – cruise the Danube for an new perspective.
Istvántelki Fomuhely – discover the incredible Red Star Train Graveyard.
Organ Concert – listen to an inspiring organ concert at St Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest.
Thermal Baths – indulge in one of the many natural thermal spas around the country.
Festivals
Balaton Sound (July) – one of Europe’s largest open air electronic music festivals.
Ozora Festival (July/August) – one of the largest psychedelic trance festivals in the world.
Sziget Festival (August) – one of the largest music festival in Europe and the world.
VOLT Festival (June) – a multi-genre festival in Sopron.
National Parks |
Aggtelek – known for its vast UNESCO inscribed stalactite cave system with hundreds of caves.
Balaton Uplands – consisting of six landscapes around Lake Balaton.
Bükk – forest, mountains, caves, swallow-holes, and ravines.
Danube-Drava – floodland areas of the Danube and Drava Rivers.
Danube-Ipoly – floodland areas of the Ipoly River.
Ferto-Hanság – largest at the southern tip of Lake Ferto, the third largest lake in Central-Europe.
Hortobágy – the largest semi-natural grassland in Europe.
Kiskunság – a biosphere reserve located in Danube–Tisza Interfluve.
Körös-Maros – this park was primarily created for the protection of birds.
Orség – a rural region with meadows and woodland.
UNESCO Sites |
Cultural (7)
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (1987,2002)
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (2000)
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (2001)
Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta (1999)
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (1996)
Old Village of Hollókó and its Surroundings (1987)
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (2002)
Natural (1)
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (1995,2000)
Typical Costs |
Accommodation
Hostels: €6-20
Hotels: prices generally start around €20-25
Activity Costs
Buda Castle – HUF3900 / €10
Hungarian National Museum – HUF1600 / €5.10
Hungarian Parliament Building – HUF6000 (non-EU) €19.20 / HUF2400 (EU) €7.70
Széchenyi Thermal Bath – HUF2000-5900 / €6.40-18.90
Eat/Drink
Beer: HUF400 / €1.30
Coffee: HUF600 / €1.90
Sitdown Meal: HUF1500 / €4.80
Tipping:
Transportation
Budapest Metro Single Ticket – HUF350 / €1.10
Budapest Airport Shuttle Bus – HUF900 / €2.90
Budapest 24h Travelcard – HUF1650 / €5.30
For intercity travel, trains are the fastest and cheapest option.
Budget
Tight: €20
Relaxed: €40
Guidebooks |
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Useful Websites |