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| Hungary, in Central Europe's Carpathian Basin, shares borders with seven countries and joined the EU in 2004.
Its cities and towns often include thermal spas like the cave baths an hour's drive from our guesthouse (barlangfurdo.hu), while in the countryside you'll encounter traditions such as village festivals, livestock markets, craft and folk dancing. |
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 Cars bodies made of wood pulp, push-bikes, pumpkinseed sunfish - a taste of what you may find |
| Aggtelek National Park boasts abundant wildlife, rolling wooded hills, castle ruins and the largest cave network in Central Europe. Guided daily tours take you into otherworldy grottoes by underground lakes. Baradla cave, in the heart of the park, has a huge cavern often used as a concert hall and is open 365 days a year. Above ground, the unspoilt, gentle terrain is perfect for walks and bike rides along its many signposted trails. Gallery: tour-central.tumblr.com |
Aggtelek's Baradla cave World Heritage Site - open 365 days of the year |
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Wildlife includes indigenous flora, over a hundred types of moth and butterfly, wild boar, lynx, brown bears and wolves. A particularly rich bird life includes 9 different woodpeckers and each year around 80,000 cranes arrive in Hungary on their migration. Storks pay a visit too, with pairs nesting nearby from April to August. |
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Get closer to the wildlife during autumn's bird-ringing camp |
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| The village Tornaszentandrás (pop. 250) lies in a broad valley 10km from the border with Slovakia. It has two food shops. The village's 12th-century shingle-roof church contains centuries-old frescoes and its position overlooking the village gives good views of the valley and the higher hills in Slovakia. "Five stars for the Hungarian village life experience." Getting here |
Our traditional cottage guesthouse is a haven of peace |
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