Esztergom is Hungary’s most sacred city being the place of King Istvan’s coronation on Christmas […]
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Alongside the Danube
Rising like Jedha in a mirage across the dusty fields alongside the M6, a giant […]
WINE VILLAGES OF THE SOUTH
Hungary has 22 different wine regions and two of them, Tokaj and Sopron, are World […]
Pécs
The Romans established Pannonia in which their southern base was the city of Sopianae, today’s […]
FORTRESS TOWNS OF THE SOUTH
Hungary experienced a Renaissance in the 15th century and became the greatest kingdom of Middle […]
A Transdanubian Countryside Stay
Our destination this time was Transdanubia, the western side of Hungary bordering Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, […]
Entering Transdanubia
We drove a ‘back door’ border crossing into Hungary at Pince because our Slovenian motorway […]
Architecture and a fish fest in Szeged
Our Sunday afternoon drive on the motorway to Szeged was easy and free-flowing and we […]
The great Hungarian Plains
We left Budapest on the day that Germany announced it would take in migrants, regardless […]
Heat and dust in beautiful Budapest
Daytime temperatures were in the high 30’s and construction and renovation work created clouds of […]