10 Nights in Hungary

Über das Reiseziel: Budapest is known as one of Europe’s most stunning cities. It may be thanks to its impressive surroundings, the Danube River that divides the city, the Buda hills to the west and the Great Plain to the east or due to its varied and beautiful architecture: Renaissance, Byzantine, Neo-Classical, and Art-Nouveau buildings coexist in perfect harmony. Its extensive World Heritage Site includes: the banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter, Andrassy Avenue, Hero’s Square, and the Millennium Underground Railway. To top that, the city has 80 geothermal springs, the world’s largest water cave system where visitors can indulge in a relaxing bath. Budapest became a single city in 1873, occupying both banks of the river Danube, to the west there is Buda and Pest lays at the east. Both sides of the city have very different personalities. Buda is the quiet section of the city. Walking around Buda, travelers will be able to inspect the Castle Quarter and explore the narrow cobbled streets that lead to the Fishermen’s bastion with its fairytale towers, which represent the 7 tribes that existed in the city in the 9th century. This decorative fortification is located atop the Buda Castel Hill and offers the best panoramic view in Budapest. The eastern side, Pest, is where all the action takes place. This section of the city has a fin-de-siècle feel to it and nearly every building has some interesting or unusual detail. Visitors will be invited to take long strolls on its wide boulevards filled with all sorts of shops or enjoy a well-deserved coffee in its grand coffee houses. Pest is home to the parliament building and the Dohari street synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe. The scars of WWII are still present in the city, bullet holes and shrapnel scorings left over from the Second World War and the 1956 Uprising are still visible in some of the facades, painful reminders of this grey period of history. There are several tributes honoring the Hungarian Jews that lost their lives, as the poignant Shoes on the Danube memorial or the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park. This side of the river is also considered the cultural heart of the city with numerous art galleries and with more opera, concerts and ballet performances than there are days of the week. The capital’s best restaurants are found in Pest too, and it’s here the nightlife wrestles with until the early hours as well. For a unique drink try a Ruin Pub, Budapest’s network of bars in disused buildings that include former tenement houses, factory buildings and community centres. Budapest has combined all its influences and overcome its complex history to shape its own character, and sure it did it right.

Über das Reiseziel: Esztergom oder Estrigonia (wie es auch auf Kastilisch heißt) (auf Deutsch: Great, auf Slowakisch: Osrihon) ist eine Stadt der Grafschaft Komárom-Esztergom in Ungarn. Mit der Gründung des Königreichs Ungarn wurde es zur Residenz des Erzbischofs von Esztergom, dem höchsten Hierarchie der katholischen Kirche im Land. Aus diesem Grund war seine Rolle von zentraler Bedeutung in der ungarischen Geschichte. Die Stadt liegt 50 km von Budapest entfernt und hat derzeit etwa 30.261 Einwohner.

Über das Reiseziel: Pécs ist die fünftgrößte Stadt Ungarns, gelegen an den Hängen des Mecsek-Gebirges im Südwesten des Landes, nahe der Grenze zu Kroatien. Sie ist das Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftszentrum des Komitats Baranya. HAUPTTOURISTENATTRAKTIONEN • Frühchristliche Denkmäler. Überreste von Sopianae, der römischen Stadt in der Provinz Pannonien, finden sich an mehreren Stellen unter der Innenstadt. Die wichtigste ist die frühchristliche Nekropole, eine Weltkulturerbestätte aus dem 4. Jahrhundert und die größte erhaltene Nekropole in den europäischen Provinzen. • Die Moschee des Pascha Quasim. Befindet sich am Hauptplatz. Erbaut an der Stelle und aus den Steinen der gotischen Kirche des Heiligen Berthold von Pascha Quasim dem Siegreichen, wurde der türkische Charakter der Kirche während der jüngsten Renovierungen in den frühen 1940er Jahren wiederhergestellt. • Der Dom. Der Dom von Pécs stammt aus dem 11. Jahrhundert und der Zeit von Peter Orseolo, dem zweiten König von Ungarn. Er trägt die Spuren der romanischen, gotischen und Renaissance-Perioden sowie der türkischen Eroberung, als er teilweise als Lager genutzt wurde. • Vasarely Museum: Gewidmet den Werken von Victor Vasarely, dem Begründer der Op-Art-Bewegung. • Zsolnay Museum: Eine Ausstellung über das Leben, die Zeit und die dekorativen Keramiken von Vilmos Zsolnay und die Zsolnay-Keramikfabrik. • Fernsehturm. Für Besucher geöffnet; bietet ein schönes Panorama auf die Stadt.

Über das Reiseziel: Szeged is hungary's third largest city, the largest in the southeast of the country and the capital of Csongrád County, located on the banks of the Tisza River. The famous Szeged Outdoor Games are one of the main attractions, held every spring on the famous City Day, May 21.

Über das Reiseziel: Debrecen is the second largest city in Hungary, and its name has been synonymous with wealth and conservatism since the 16th century. Flanked by the Great Golden Church and the historic hotel Aranybika, the central square of Debrecen, Kossuth tér, sets a rather moderate tone for this city. During the summer, frequent street festivals fill the pedestrian core with revelers, and the bars and nightclubs of the old town create a lively scene for night crawlers on weekends throughout the year. The variety of museums and thermal baths in this 'Capital of the Great Plain' will keep you occupied for a day or two, but then you'll want to take a day trip to the puszta to explore natural wonders and see a cowboy show. It is close to the eastern border, 230 km from Budapest. Now that Debrecen has an international airport, it's time to explore the city! The cultural riches of Debrecen (pr-deb-reh-tsen) and Hortobágy are unique and emblematic in their own right. The streets of the city of Cívis and its buildings that represent a mixture of architectural styles establish a pleasant atmosphere. Quiet walks in museums and galleries will lead to close encounters with artistic treasures of the past and present. Get to know the centuries-old artistic and folk traditions of Debrecen and Hortobágy living today.