When Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi was asked if he believed in extraterrestrials, he replied: "They are among us, but they call themselves Hungarians."

 

This small country is the size of Indiana yet one of the oldest European countries, situated in the middle of the continent in Central Europe. Hungarians speak a language and form a culture unlike any other in the region: this distinctiveness has been both a source of pride and an obstacle for more than 1100 years.

 

This is the country which boasts one of the world's most beautiful capital cities:  Budapest, the "Pearl of the Danube," whose wonderful panorama is on UNESCO's World Heritage list. This is the country where, despite repeated historical disasters which devastated both the people and their heritage, much remains of great value that is worth visiting and getting to know. In Hungary, 2000-year-old Roman ruins and 400-year-old Turkish monuments can be found side-by-side, not to mention beautiful churches from the Romanesque period in Ják, Lébényszentmiklós, and Pannonhalma, or one-time stately castles in Eger, Sümeg, and Siklós,

 

Magnificent palaces functioning as hotels await tourists in intriguing places like Parádsasvár, Hédervár, Hogyész and Szilvásvárad. Here you will see Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake, providing a natural paradise for families with small children. Rest in one of the hundreds of therapeutic mineral springs that gush up from the depths. Hungary is a destination for those looking for deeply-rooted culture. Get introduced through the lifestyle through the rich Hungarian folk art and the horse shows. You’ll understand why traditions of the "puszta" (Great Hungarian Plain) attract tens of thousands.