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Kossuth Square Reopens Renewed On Saturday
- 13 Mar 2014 11:02 AM
- getting around
Hungary will celebrate one of its most important national holidays this Saturday, March 15. It’s the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a freedom fight that became a war of independence against the Austrian Empire. The March 15 holiday is always special, but this year will be especially so because the festivities will include the reopening of the completely renovated Kossuth Square ...
Rudas Baths In Budapest Among Best In The World
- 13 Feb 2014 8:40 AM
- health & wellness
The US website thrillist.com has picked Budapest’s Rudas spa at fourth place in its list dubbed “11 Hot Tubs in Amazing Places”. The historic 500-year-old Turkish bath in Budapest has been picked as second best in Europe and has been overtaken only by two US baths and one in The Netherlands.
Invitation: Busó Festival, Mohács, Hungary, 27 Feb - 4 March
- 5 Feb 2014 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Ever wondered what an ancient carnival would look like? Just 40 kilometers from Farmotel Stefania the historic town of Mohács hosts the UNESCO-protected Busó festival. It marks the end of winter, featuring ‘Busós’, frightening-looking costumed people, most of men, wearing wooden masks and big woolly cloaks.
Hungarian Spa Town Hévíz Bids To Make It On To World Heritage List
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The local council of Hévíz, a spa town with a thermal lake in western Hungary, is to make a bid to become a UNESCO world heritage site, business daily Világgazdaság says. The plan is to compete on the basis of its famous naturally occurring thermal lake.
Ecumenical Service Held In Memory Of Thomas Becket In Hungary
- 6 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
An ecumenical service in memory of Saint Thomas of Canterbury was held at the hillside chapel that bears his name in the Hungarian city of Esztergom on Sunday. The service was followed by a conference on Christian values and European identity.
UNESCO Grants Its Patronage For Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government regards it an honour that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has undertaken to be chief patron of Holocaust Memorial Year 2014, Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said.
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Naples
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
First named Neapolis, meaning ‘new city’, the Naples of today is a vibrant and exciting place to visit with plenty of things to see. Italy’s third most populated municipality has one of the largest historical city centres on the globe, with 448 monumental churches - the highest number in the world for a single city.
Robert Capa Exhibition On Budapest Metro
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Kossuth prize-winner Géza D. Hegedűs and famous Hungarian performer Péter Gerendás opened the 20th century Robert Capa exhibition on Friday 13 September at Határ út metro station of line 3.
Kossuth Square Reopens Renewed On Saturday
- 13 Mar 2014 11:02 AM
- getting around
Hungary will celebrate one of its most important national holidays this Saturday, March 15. It’s the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a freedom fight that became a war of independence against the Austrian Empire. The March 15 holiday is always special, but this year will be especially so because the festivities will include the reopening of the completely renovated Kossuth Square ...
Rudas Baths In Budapest Among Best In The World
- 13 Feb 2014 8:40 AM
- health & wellness
The US website thrillist.com has picked Budapest’s Rudas spa at fourth place in its list dubbed “11 Hot Tubs in Amazing Places”. The historic 500-year-old Turkish bath in Budapest has been picked as second best in Europe and has been overtaken only by two US baths and one in The Netherlands.
Invitation: Busó Festival, Mohács, Hungary, 27 Feb - 4 March
- 5 Feb 2014 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Ever wondered what an ancient carnival would look like? Just 40 kilometers from Farmotel Stefania the historic town of Mohács hosts the UNESCO-protected Busó festival. It marks the end of winter, featuring ‘Busós’, frightening-looking costumed people, most of men, wearing wooden masks and big woolly cloaks.
Hungarian Spa Town Hévíz Bids To Make It On To World Heritage List
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The local council of Hévíz, a spa town with a thermal lake in western Hungary, is to make a bid to become a UNESCO world heritage site, business daily Világgazdaság says. The plan is to compete on the basis of its famous naturally occurring thermal lake.
Ecumenical Service Held In Memory Of Thomas Becket In Hungary
- 6 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
An ecumenical service in memory of Saint Thomas of Canterbury was held at the hillside chapel that bears his name in the Hungarian city of Esztergom on Sunday. The service was followed by a conference on Christian values and European identity.
UNESCO Grants Its Patronage For Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government regards it an honour that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has undertaken to be chief patron of Holocaust Memorial Year 2014, Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said.
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Naples
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
First named Neapolis, meaning ‘new city’, the Naples of today is a vibrant and exciting place to visit with plenty of things to see. Italy’s third most populated municipality has one of the largest historical city centres on the globe, with 448 monumental churches - the highest number in the world for a single city.
Robert Capa Exhibition On Budapest Metro
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Kossuth prize-winner Géza D. Hegedűs and famous Hungarian performer Péter Gerendás opened the 20th century Robert Capa exhibition on Friday 13 September at Határ út metro station of line 3.