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  • Xploring Hungary: Top Castle Hotels

    • 25 Apr 2025 10:02 AM

    Hungary has many beautiful castles and mansions, most built by former aristocratic families over the past 500 years or so, as the video below shows. Today, while some of these fancy residences of bygone eras are in ruins, and some are home to museums, some have been turned into wonderful castle hotels.

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  • 'JazzFest Budapest' - Global Stars & Local Legends

    • 25 Apr 2025 9:09 AM

    From April 27 to May 14, JazzFest Budapest returns for its fourth edition, bringing some of the finest Hungarian and international jazz artists to various venues across the capital. Over the course of 18 days, 181 musicians from 23 countries will perform in 54 concerts.

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    • 25 Apr 2025 8:40 AM

    In this hypnotically precise work, body, light and music not only tell an intimate story, but also provoke a new awareness of our viewing habits and systems of thought. 17 years after showing her seminal work Jerk, the renowned French artist returns to Budapest with her newest creation.

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  • Updated: Pope Francis's Funeral to be a National Day of Mourning in Hungary

    • 25 Apr 2025 7:30 AM

    The government intends to declare the day of Pope Francis's funeral a national day of mourning, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen announced.

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  • Charismatic Boxer Tommy Fury is Making a Grand Comeback in Budapest on 9 May

    • 25 Apr 2025 6:24 AM

    Tommy Fury is finally returning to the ring. and his next fight will take place in Budapest, Hungary. The 25 year old cruiserweight has not fought since beating YouTuber KSI about 18 months ago, and his come back is much anticipated. So much so, many wonder if his half-brother world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will show up for the fight.

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  • Mother's Day Celebrated in Hungary on 4 May

    • 24 Apr 2025 3:46 PM

    Celebrated annually as a tribute to all mothers and motherhood, it is worth remembering this day falls on various dates in different parts of the world, in Hungary it's Sunday 4 May in 2024.

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  • 28 Thousand to Start 19th Ultrabalaton This Weekend - Expect Traffic Congestion

    • 24 Apr 2025 2:00 PM

    More than 28,000 team members, individual runners and cyclists will start at the 19th NN Ultrabalaton this weekend.

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