Every year, millions of tourists rush to Hungary. Here, in the homeland of the inventor Erno Rubik, who created a popular puzzle, and composer Edwin Marton, who won the Eurovision with Dima Bilan, travelers most often stop in Budapest. And they can be understood. The majestic Danube, on the embankment of which you can walk in the evenings. Hungarian National Gallery, striking in its collection. Old castles and temples. All this is really worth visiting Budapest, but today we will tell you about how to spend time in Hungary after you study its most famous city.
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Lake Balaton
115 kilometers from Budapest is Balaton – the largest lake in Central Europe and the main Hungarian resort. Local health resorts specialize in the treatment of heart disease and diseases of the spine. In addition to recovery, they come here in order to arrange a picnic with a view of the lake, play tennis, football and ride water skiing. In small towns located along the coast of Balaton, there are several beautiful old buildings: the abbey of St. Aniosh, erected at the beginning of the XI century, the Gothic Franciscan Church in the Kesthade and hotels of the late XVIII century.
Every summer from July to August on the northern shore of the lake, the International Festival “Valley of Arts” is held. Traditionally, his program includes art exhibitions, literary evenings, watching copyright films and performances of musicians. Most often, jazz, blues and rock play at the festival, although sometimes representatives of other genres come across.
The lake is shrouded in legends. If you believe one of them, then on the sandy bottom of the reservoir there is a church altar, who, because of unrequited love, constantly cries a young girl; And while she cries, the lake does not dry out.
In the vicinity of the lake there is a national park of the Balaton Upland, where rare species of birds and animals live. During a walk in the protected area, you can inspect the caves, the “basalt organs” (bizarre cliffs), winding ravines and much more.
Lake Heviz
In the west of Hungary, 5 kilometers from the city of Kesthei is the largest European thermal lake. Its water is saturated with minerals and has a healing effect. For this reason, along the coast of the Heviz are dozens of health resorts specializing in the treatment of rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis and other joint problems.
It is amazing that the water in the lake can completely be updated in 28 hours. This is due to a powerful underground source that nourishes the reservoir. In winter, the Heviz temperature rests at +26 ° C, so the flow of tourists does not run out all year round. Due to the fact that the water temperature is quite high, there are no plants and living organisms in the lake, the only “decoration” of the lake-water lilies specially brought here from India.
Egersky fortress
At 140 kilometers from Budapest there is a small city of Eger, famous for its medieval fortress. It was built in the 12th century and perfectly preserved. The fortress became famous in 1552, when the 40,000th Turkish army could not break the resistance of 2 thousand defenders of Eger under the command of Captain Istvan Dobo.
Now there is a museum on the territory of the fortress. His expositions talk about the history of the city and fortifications. In addition, in the Egers fortress, you can shoot from a bow in a special dash, visit the monetary courtyard and go down to the old wine cellar, where the best local wines are tasting. You can inspect the fortification on any day of the week from 10:00 to 18:00.
Royal Palace
In total, half an hour from the capital of Hungary is the city of Gödello, known for its luxurious castle. It was erected in the XVIII century according to the project of Andrash Mayerhoffer – an architect from Salzburg. The castle repeatedly rebuilt and expanded: a chapel, a greenhouse, stables and even a theatrical room was attached to it.
In 1867, the castle became the summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife. In this status, he stayed until the end of the First World War, after which he gradually came into desolation.
During the Second World War, the northern part of the palace served as a bomb shelter. During the recent reconstruction, royal chambers, numerous chic halls available for examination were restored. Now on the territory of the palace, exhibitions and concerts are constantly held.
Marcipan Museum
20 kilometers from Budapest in the city of Sadendra is the Marcipan Museum dedicated to all the sweet tooth. It was opened in 1994 by the local Culinary Kara Sabo. All museum exhibits are made of marzipan. Here you can see the building of the parliament, and the portrait of Mozart and many other works of art made of unusual material. On the ground floor, in confectionery, tourists can buy their favorite sweets and watch how the culinary specialists work.
Palace-Park ensemble of the Family Family
Two hours from Budapest is the already mentioned city of Kesthei. It is worth coming here, if only in order to see the stunning beauty of the historical and architectural complex, laid down by Krishtof Festethetic in 1745. Initially, the palace consisted of only 34 rooms (now there are 101),
Over time, new buildings and halls appeared here, including the library. Today, more than 100 thousand books are stored in the palace, most of them are rare. During the inspection of the ensemble, be sure to pay attention to the luxurious decoration of the halls, frescoes with gilding, ancient fireplaces and a magnificent park, where the pride of the estate is a fountain in the form of a lion.
In the former palace dining room, turned into a concert hall, opera evenings are often arranged, and you have every chance of getting to the performance of famous singers.
You can get to Hungary from Russia in several ways:
- By plane through Budapest (travel time will not exceed 3 hours);
- By train through Belarus and Ukraine (the road will take from 27 to 50 hours);
- By car (travel time depends on which route you choose).
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