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While Hungary is a landlocked country, Hungary can enjoy the largest lake in central Europe. Affectionately called by Hungarian the “Hungarian Sea”.
The climate around Lake Balaton has also…
Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Ferencz Liszt, in modern use Ferenc Liszt, from 1859 to 1867 officially Franz Ritter von Liszt) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a 19th century…
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The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest (Széchenyi-gyógyfürdő) is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs, their temperature is 74°F/23°C and 77°F/25°C, respectively.…
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Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s.…
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Out of the 11 UNESCO World Heritage site in Hungary, 4 of them are in Budapest itself.
The Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, the Andrássy Avenue and the…
Hungary has one of the most important thermal spring culture in Europe. The country boasts no less than 1,500 spas, typically featuring Roman, Greek and Turkish architecture. Some of the…
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Philipp E. A. von Lenard
June 7, 1862, Pozsony – May 20, 1947, Messelhausen
Philippe Lenard (Fülöp Lénárd) received 1905 Nobel Prize in Physics for “his work on cathode rays.”…
The history of Herend porcelain goes back over two hundred years, and over that time the factory has produced some 12,000 different types of handmade objects and ornaments.
The Herend…
Out of the 11 UNESCO World Heritage site in Hungary, 4 of them are in Budapest itself.
The Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, the Andrássy Avenue and the…
While Hungary is a landlocked country, Hungary can enjoy the largest lake in central Europe. Affectionately called by Hungarian the “Hungarian Sea”.
The climate around Lake Balaton has also…
Buda Castle is the historical castle complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265. The Buda Castle is part of the Budapest World Heritage Site, declared in…
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The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall (Hungarian “Nagycsarnok”), on Fővám Tér in the 9th district, is the largest indoor market in Budapest. It was designed and built by…
Read the full articleSzentendre, a town near the capital city of Budapest. Szentendre is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum, Skanzen), galleries, and artists. Due to its picturesque appearance and easy…
Read the full articleEsztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.
Esztergom is a city in…
The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest (Széchenyi-gyógyfürdő) is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs, their temperature is 74°F/23°C and 77°F/25°C, respectively.…
Read the full articleWhile in the earliest times Hungarian language was written in a runic-like script (although it was not used for literature purposes in the modern interpretation). The country switched to the…
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