Budapest, Hungary

Weekend in Budapest – best 3 day itinerary to visit

Budapest weekend
My hometown, my beloved Budapest, caters to visitors of all interests - whether you love architecture, the thermal baths, the trendy ruins bars, the gastronomy or the culture, you come to the right place! Budapest has a wonderful mix of old and new: a rich history, fascinating museums, spacious parks, a vibrant foodie scene and, most of all, a jaw-dropping view of the Danube from a few easy-to-reach viewpoints. Read more
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Eger – best things to do

Eger things to do

It is always exciting to visit cities that I last saw when I was a child. Sometimes it’s absolutely startling how a place has changed. I had to do my best to keep up with Eger, if I wanted to fit all the important sites into just a two-day visit. Of all the many interesting sites, I am highlighting those I feel every visitor should see.

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Medieval churches in northeastern Hungary

Medieval churches Hungary, Vamosoroszi

Have you heard about the route of medieval churches? It is a tourist attraction incorporating medieval churches in northeastern Hungary, the Sub-Carpathia and the ’Partium’ into a themed route. During my first tour of the route, which covered most of the Hungarian part, I stumbled upon one wondrous church after another. It’s a sad fact that not only foreigners, but also Hungarians, are unfamiliar with these unique treasures. Read more

Hungary, Pannonhalma (2017)

God’s busy bees – Archabbey Pannonhalma

It has been a couple years since I last visited the Archabbey of Pannonhalma and I remembered only the gloominess of the church rising from the gently sloping land. But then more and more news reached me from different sources about how nicely the complex has been renovated. So I waited for the perfect moment – the opening of the annual Lavender festival – to hit the road. Read more
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Noszvaj, a village that truly made it

Imagine a village where the main attraction is the smithy of an Estonian man who moved there 18 years ago, where a famous psychiatrist owns a vineyard, where a family guesthouse was the first in the country to introduce glamping and where artists are working in hundred-year old caves. This is lovely Noszvaj. Read more