Most beautiful places
Cities, monuments, nature and holy sites
CityBudapestThe Hungarian capital on both banks of the Danube, famed for its Parliament, bridges and Ottoman-era baths.Read more →
ShrineTomb of Gül BabaThe tomb of the Bektashi dervish Gül Baba in Budapest — the northernmost Islamic pilgrimage site in the world.Read more →
MonumentBudapest's Turkish baths: Rudas and KirályThermal baths built in the Ottoman era in the 16th century and still in use today.Read more →
CityPécsThe city with the most Ottoman buildings in Central Europe; the Gazi Kasım Pasha Mosque on its main square is now a church.Read more →
CityEger Castle and minaretA castle that withstood the Ottoman siege of 1552 and the northernmost Ottoman minaret in Europe.Read more →
NatureHortobágy National Park: the Hungarian pusztaEurope's largest semi-natural grassland, a puszta that keeps the nomadic past alive with herdsmen, horsemen and grey cattle — a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Read more →
ResortLake BalatonThe largest lake in Central Europe and Hungary's main summer resort.Read more →
Leisure centreTokaj wine regionHome of Tokaji aszú, the world's oldest botrytised wine, and a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape.Read more →
Why Hungary?
Discover the culture
Instruments, dances, crafts and carpets
Musical workHimnusz: the national anthem of HungaryWords by Ferenc Kölcsey (1823), music by Ferenc Erkel (1844).Read more →
Musical genreKodály methodComposer Zoltán Kodály's folk-song-based approach to music education, UNESCO heritage since 2016.Read more →
DanceBusójárás (Mohács)A masked carnival in Mohács that sees off winter, UNESCO heritage since 2009.Read more →
CraftMatyó embroideryThe colourful floral embroidery of the Matyó Hungarians around Mezőkövesd, UNESCO heritage since 2012.Read more →
DanceCsárdásHungary's best-known folk dance — a couple dance that starts slowly and builds to a fast, fiery finish.Read more →
CraftHerend porcelainWorld-famous Hungarian porcelain, hand-painted and gilded in the town of Herend since 1826.Read more →
National cuisine
The taste and tradition of the table
DishKürtőskalács (chimney cake)A tube-shaped sweet bread baked on a rotating spit over embers and caramelised with sugar.Read more →
DishHalászlé: fisherman's soupA bright-red, spicy Hungarian soup of river fish cooked with plenty of hot paprika.Read more →
DishGoulash (gulyás)The Hungarian national dish of meat and vegetables with paprika, rooted in the cauldrons of Hungarian herdsmen.Read more →
DishLángosA Hungarian fried flatbread topped with garlic, sour cream and cheese.Read more →
Notable people
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