Hortobágy National Park — the Hungarian puszta

Hortobágy is an 800 km² national park on the Great Hungarian Plain in eastern Hungary — the country's first national park (1973) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.

Europe's largest semi-natural grassland and the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, it recalls the Hungarians' nomadic past; Hungarian grey cattle, spiral-horned racka sheep and herds of horses graze here.

Herdsmen and horsemen in traditional dress put on riding displays, the stone Nine-Holed Bridge and an old inn are the park's symbols, and it is a key stop for migrating birds.