Miskolctapolca – 50 Years Is a Long Time

Let us continue our journey through Hungary, this time using the 1977 edition of the Panoráma travel guide as our reference. As I mentioned in one of my previous articles, the book is almost 900 pages long. Today, it is...

Summer, Lake Balaton

In our previous article, I promised that I would use a Hungary travel guide published in 1977 to show how much has changed over almost half a century. The first change is the world of travel guides itself. The book...

The Scent of Travel

Discover the beauty of Hungary’s lavender fields, from Tihany to Pannonhalma. Experience the scents, colours and peaceful moments of a Hungarian summer.

Tihany nature and history in the Balaton highlands.

Tihany, a jewel nestled on the shores of Lake Balaton, is a place where history, culture, and nature intertwine seamlessly. Inhabited since prehistoric times, the peninsula gained true significance in the 11th century when King Andrew I founded the Tihany Benedictine Abbey. The abbey’s founding charter, the first written record of the Hungarian language, is still preserved here, making Tihany a significant pilgrimage site for Hungarian language and culture.

Journeys, Dreams, Reality, Experiment

There are many descriptions in our Travel section of places I have never experienced, or places I last saw many decades ago. So I am about to take a different approach to travel. There are journeys we dream about that...

The Awakening of Spring in Mecsek

The Mecsek Mountains are the jewel of Southern Transdanubia, captivating visitors not only with their picturesque landscapes but also with their diverse wildlife. With the arrival of spring, the slopes of the mountains transform into a colorful carpet of flowers, the fragrance of which fills the air.