* Budapest — with green filled parks, interesting museums, and a pulsating nightlife, Budapest is one of Europe's most delightful and enjoyable cities
* Debrecen — the second largest city in the country
* Győr — there are many cafés, restaurants, boutiques, and night clubs in its lovely baroque city center
* Kecskemét — a town famous for its vibrant music scene, plum brandy, and Art Nouveau architecture
* Miskolc — with the unique cave bath in Miskolc-Tapolca, the third largest city in the coutry, located near the Bükk hills
* Nyíregyháza — a medium-sized city with a busy water resort, museum village, and annual autumn festival
* Pécs — a pleasant cultural centre and university town
* Szeged — the sunniest city in Hungary
* Székesfehérvár — former royal seat, currently famous for its baroque architecture and museums
Other Destinations
* Aggtelek — beautiful caves with dripstones and stalagmites
* Bükk — a section of the Carpathian Mountain range
* Lake Balaton — the major lake of Hungary and the biggest lake in Central Europe
Attractions
Hungary has several World Heritage sites. These are:
* Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
* Baroque town and castle of Eger.
* Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
* Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
* Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
* Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
* Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
* Fertő/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
* Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
Other major tourist destination is Lake Balaton, with winehills, thermal spa in Hévíz around.
There are also some amazing things to see.
* Tiszavirágzás. In mid-June the Tisza produces swarms of mayflies which are likened to flowers. Once decimated by pollution, the population is rebounding. (They're famous for living only for 1-2 days.)
Activities
Birdwatching
Hungary is an excellent destination for birdwatching (aka birding) holiday. There are wooded hills, vast fish-pond systems and grasslands, the puszta. Particularly good areas include the Kiskunsag and Hortobagy National Parks and the Aggtelek, Bukk and Zemplen Hills.
Horse riding
Vast areas of open countryside coupled with the long traditions of horsemanship make Hungary an ideal country for riding. Wide open plains in the south and forested hills in the north offer varied riding terrain.
Baths
Thermal waters abound in Hungary with over 1000 thermal springs in the country many of which have been turned into baths and spas. The most famous being the Szechenyi baths in Budapest. There are, however, hundreds of individual baths all around the country. The cave baths at Miskolc-Tapolca and the spa at Egerszalók are some nice examples.
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