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the only course in Hungary to
have hosted an international
golf tour event.
Visitors can find out more
about golfing in Hungary
at the excellent website
www.golfhungary.hu.
DIRECTORY
Water Sports
Balaton Regional
Tourist Office
Blaha Lujza utca 2, Balatonfüred.
Skating at the ice rink in Varosliget, Budapest Tel (87) 34 28 01.
National Chamber of Hunters arriving in Budapest at 5:30pm. Hungarian Water
(OMVK), offers advice on all Drivers should take the M3 Ski and Wakeboard
Association
hunting matters. motorway from Budapest to 1033 Hajógyári Sziget 108,
Gyöngyös, then the H24 passing Budapest. Tel (1) 487 20 41.
through Mátrafüred, Mátraháza,
Winter Sports
Galya tető and Mátraszentlászló. Horse Riding
Hungarians love skiing, but they Although the highest point of
are more likely to ski in Austrian the resort is just 834 m (2,736 ft), Hungarian Equestrian
or Slovakian resorts, many of there is usually enough snow Tourism Association
which are no more than a for skiing from November to April. (MLTKSZ)
couple of hours’ drive away. Ice-skating is also popular, Aranyhal utca 4, Budapest.
Hungary does have one small and the best place to do this is Tel (1) 215 35 60.
downhill ski resort of its own, at the superb outdoor skating Fishing and Hunting
however, the Mátraszentistván rink in Városliget in Budapest
Sípark in the Mátra Mountains. (see pp110–11). Hungarian National
It offers pleasant but rather Chamber of Hunters
tame skiing. In all there are five (OMVK)
ski lifts giving access to seven Golf Medve utca 34–40, Budapest.
short ski runs, none of which is A sport gaining in popularity Tel (1) 355 61 80. ∑ omvk.hu
more than 1 km (0.5 mile) in in the country, Hungary has National Federation of
length. There is, however, a seven full 18-hole golf courses, Hungarian Anglers
good ski school, and children virtually all located in or around (MOHOSZ)
and beginners especially will the capital. Golfing remains an Korompai utca 17, Budapest.
love the quiet, gentle slopes expensive and exclusive sport in Tel (1) 248 25 90.
here. Floodlit skiing is possible Hungary, however, and green ∑ mohosz.hu
at night. fees at most courses are high:
Mátraszentistván is 96 km around 17,500 forints (€55) at Winter Sports
(60 miles) away from Buda pest, week ends, slightly less during Hungarian Ski Association
and can be reached by a daily bus the week. The best course in the (MSSZ)
service departing from Stadion country is at the Greenfield 1137 Budapest, Radnóti Miklós
Buszpályaudvar at 8:15am and Hotel Golf and Spa, close utca 29, fsz 1, Budapest.
arriving at the resort at 10:35am. to Bükfürdő, about 50 km Tel (30) 982 52 52.
The return bus leaves at 3pm, (31 miles) from Buda pest. It is
Mátraszentistván Sípark
Tel (37) 37 66 85.
Golf
Greenfield Hotel Golf
and Spa
Golf utca 4, Bükfürdő.
Tel (94) 80 16 00.
∑ greenfieldhotel.net
Hungarian Golf Federation
(MGSZ)
Istvánmezei út 1–3, Budapest.
Tel (1) 460 68 59.
∑ hungolf.hu
Teeing off at the Greenfield Hotel Golf and Spa, Bükfürdő

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