Balaton Lake Turns to Ice – Spectacle Draws Crowds Despite Warnings
- 20 Jan 2026 8:47 AM
Hungary's Lake Balaton froze almost completely in recent days, marking the first time the massive lake has frozen in the past decade.
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Sziget Festival Wins 'Take A Stand Prize' at European Festival Awards
- 15 Jan 2026 1:55 PM
Sziget Festival was honoured at the 15th edition of the European Festival Awards, held during ESNS in Groningen, the Netherlands. The festival received the prestigious Take A Stand Award, with a jury of European industry experts recognising Sziget’s ongoing commitment to social causes.
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Watch: Silent Disco Immerses Budapest Museum Visitors in Art of William Blake
- 15 Jan 2026 10:09 AM
Visitors at Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts were recently invited to experience a William Blake exhibition in an unusual way, through a silent disco staged inside its special gallery space - as the the video below shows.
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Watch: Dog Rescued from Ice-Covered Danube in Budapest
- 15 Jan 2026 9:35 AM
Hungarian firefighters faced freezing conditions on Tuesday, January 13, to rescue a dog that had fallen into icy water. The incident occurred amid a severe winter cold snap affecting much of the country.
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Surprising City in Hungary Makes Time Out's New Cheapest & Best European Destinations List
- 15 Jan 2026 8:00 AM
The international city and culture magazine Time Out has named Miskolc among its must-visit European destinations for 2026, placing the north-eastern Hungarian city an impressive fourth overall on its list of best-value city breaks.
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Xploring Hungary Video: Etyek-Buda Wine Region
- 14 Jan 2026 2:39 PM
The Etyek–Buda wine region (usually shortened simply to “Etyek”) is a compact but prestigious PDO region covering just 1,652 hectares of vineyards. It lies west of Budapest, stretching from the Buda Hills towards Lake Velence — Hungary’s second-largest lake — and northwards to the slopes of the Gerecse Hills.
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Now On: Attila the Hun Exhibition @ Hungarian National Museum
- 14 Jan 2026 2:29 PM
On until 12 July 2026. An international exhibition titled Attila opened at the Hungarian National Museum on Thursday, marking the day of Hungarian culture. The show delves into the Hun ruler's personality, his era, and his legacy with the help of some 400 artifacts from 64 museums in 13 countries.
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