We tasted local Nektar beer in Banja Luka during our first overnight at Bosnia and Herzegovina. This beautiful town is surrounded by rolling green hills. It is split in two by the Vrbas, a very rough river that, just a short distance from Banja Luka, suddenly loses its waterfalls and...
We made shortstop in a small town famous for its wine yards. The Villány-Siklós Wine Route is the first stronghold of Hungarian wine tourism. Traditions include the presence of Kadarka, Portugieser, or Schiller wines. It offers an almost perfect and full range of wines. Parking location...
On the way to Croatia, we made a stop in a lovely ancient city founded by the Romans. It is the fifth-largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. The city was founded by Romans at the beginning...
We made a stop for 2 days for the festival Balaton Sound on the banks of Balaton Lake. We partied at the night and during the day we went around the lake (Szántód / Siófok / Héviz), we were not lucky – a few thousands of mosquitoes joined our tour. Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in...
We made a visit to the town, known as Győrszentmárton until 1965, dominated by its most famous landmarks: the thousand-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey and the Benedictine Secondary School, which are situated above the village, on Szent Marton Hill. The hill itself is still known by this...
Hike to the well-maintained castle with great views, which was built in the mid or late 13th century by Béla IV of Hungary. He lived in the castle during the Mongolian invasion between 1241-1242. Later, it was presented as a gift to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém by Stephen V...
We made short sightseeing in one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary. The city lies on both sides of the Séd creek, approximately 15 km north of the Lake Balaton and 110 km from Budapest. According to legend, Veszprém was founded on seven hills with its famous castle. Veszprém was the...
On the way back we passed Esztergom, the seat of the Hungarian Catholic Church. It is one of the oldest towns in Hungary with the third-largest church in Europe – Basilica of Esztergom, a masterpiece of Classicism. Established around 972 AD, Esztergom has always played an important role...
We made overnight by the Danube river in Visegrád. It is a small castle town in Pest County, north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube River in the Danube Bend. Visegrád is famous for the remains of the Early Renaissance summer palace of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and the...
Late afternoon we have arrived in Budapest – the capital city of Hungary. It has something for everyone – from dramatic history and flamboyant architecture to healing thermal waters and a nightlife that is unrivaled in Eastern and Central Europe. Architecturally, the city is a treasure...