wine bar somewhere in Hungary

The Corona pandemic preventing us from long distance travel, we look for travel destination closer to home, within driving distance. Hungary comes to mind then, a country steeped in history and gifted with a variety of attractions, from its capital Budapest to other pretty towns, villages dotted with wooden churches, a large amount of warm water spas and lots of different wine regions.

the Slovakia & Hungary blog

The blog that I kept during our autumn 2021 journey, which also took in Slovakia, kan be accessed here. The locations referring to the towns in Hungary, below, have been derived directly from the blog.

Budapest
Hungary's exciting capital
Szentendre
artist colony in the Bend of the Danube
Visegrad
the old Royal capital, also in the Bend
Esztergom
Hungary’s ecclesiastical capital, also in the Bend
Holloko
the over-developed UNESCO World Heritage Site village
Eger
pleasant, but over-exploited tourist town
Miskolc
a nice town, with a spa set in a cave complex
Tokaj
Hungary's most famous wine area, but closed out of season
the Erdohat
Hungary's eastern-most area, and its wooden churches
Debrecen
Hungary's attractive second city
Hortobagy National Park
the Hungarian Puszta, but then in a park setting
Kecskemet
attractive small town with lots of architecture
Szeged
another southern town, famous for its Hero's Gate
Mohacs
rather underwhelming memorial to a lost battle
Pecs
described as Hungary’s second-finest town, full of artists
Villany
one of Hungary's finest wine areas
Koszeg
picturesque Hungarian Medieval town
Sopron
another lovely Medieval town, close to the vast Esterhazy Palace