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DISCOVERING HUNGARY

The itineraries on the following pages have must-see sights, stopping off at the key
been designed to include as many of towns and cities, as well as some of the areas
Hungary’s highlights as possible, while of outstanding natural beauty. Lastly, there
keeping long-distance travel manageable. is a wonderful two-week tour of the whole
First comes a two-day tour of the country’s country, which takes in all the sights of the
exhilarating capital, Budapest. This is followed one-week tour and much more besides. Extra
by a two-day tour of Lake Balaton, with suggestions are provided for those who wish
suggestions for places to visit both along the to extend their stay by another day or so: add
shoreline itself and just inland. A one-week one, or perhaps two or three, or just dip in
tour of the country covers many of Hungary’s and out and take things at your own pace.
The fairytale Parliament building in Budapest
Aggteleki
Aggteleki
National Park
National Park
Szilvásvárad
Szilvásvárad
Lillafüred
Lillafüred T Tokajokaj
Bükk
Bükk
National Park
National Park
Nyíregyháza
Hollókő
Hollókő Nyíregyháza
Tis a (Tisza)
Eger
Eger
Esztergom
Esztergom Vá
Danube (Duna)
Danube (Duna)
Vácc
Sopron
Sopron V Visegrádisegrád Tis a (Tisza)
Győr Tataata
Győr
T
Szentendre
Fertőd Szentendre T Tiszafürediszafüred
Fertőd
Pannonhalma
Pannonhalma
Lake
Lake
Budapest
Budapest T Tiszaisza Hortobágy
Hortobágy
Debrecen
Rába
Kőszeg Rába National Park Debrecen
National Park
Kőszeg
Lake
Lake
V
Velenceelence
Herend
Herend
V
View across tiled rooftops from Sopron’s Veszprémeszprém Danube (Duna) Danube (Duna)
Körös
Firewatch Tower to the Benedictine Church Tihanyihany Körös
T
Siófok
Őrség
Őrség Siófok
Kecskemét
Region Badacsony Lake Balatonföldvár Kecskemét
Region
Badacsony
Balatonföldvár
Lake
Hévíz Balaton Köröshegy 0 kilometres 50
Hévíz
Balaton
Köröshegy
Kiskunsági
Keszthely Kiskunsági
Keszthely
National Park
Kis- National Park 0 miles 50
Kis-
Balaton
Balaton
A Week in Hungary
Kaposvár
Kaposvár
• Spend the day exploring
Szeged
noble Budapest, Hungary’s Baja Szeged
Baja
great capital city. Pécs
Pécs
• Head to Lake Balaton to chill Szigetvár
Szigetvár
Mohács
out on the beach or try your Mohács
hand at some watersports. Siklós Villányillány Two Weeks in Hungary
V
Siklós
Drava
• Marvel at extraordinary Drava
pre-Christian and Turkish • Admire the architecture, • Visit the forested Orség
monuments in lively Pécs. wallow in steam baths, region, unspoiled rural
• Seek out ecclesiastical and enjoy the coffee Hungary at its finest.
treasures in Szeged, including houses of Budapest. • Marvel at the art of
the Great Synagogue. • Follow the dramatic Csontváry and Art
• Witness stunning Key sweep of the Danube Nouveau master Rippl-
horsemanship in the A Week in Hungary Bend, taking in the Rónai, in Pécs and
Hortobágy National Park on Two Weeks in Hungary architectural treasures Kaposvár respectively.
Hungary’s Great Plain. found in charming • Explore the fabulously
towns along the route.
• Visit a UNESCO-listed village preserved old town of
dedicated to indigenous • Savour legendary Bull’s Sopron, and take a tour
folk culture, then continue Blood red wine in Eger, of the opulent Esterházy
onwards to the gorgeously then sip a glass of golden Palace, where Haydn
Baroque town of Vác. sweet wine from Tokaj. once performed.
Marvel at the poise of the legendary csikós, or cowboys, of the Great Plain
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