Sopron
Hungary’s ‘most faithful city’ (a reference to the 1921 referendum when Sopron opted to stay part of Hungary rather than be absorbed into Austria) has been around for a while.
Hungary’s ‘most faithful city’ (a reference to the 1921 referendum when Sopron opted to stay part of Hungary rather than be absorbed into Austria) has been around for a while.
This large city with the funny name (pronounced jyeur) is a surprisingly splendid place.
Szombathely means ‘Saturday market’ – an appropriate name for this bustling city that has been a trade settlement since 43AD when Romans built Savaria on this site along the Amber Route.
There is no escaping water in Tata, a small historical town with a massive lake as its centrepiece, surrounded by the remains of a proud castle and a smattering of neoclassical mansions.
Since the late 10th century, this small village 21km southeast of Győr has been the site of a Benedictine abbey, which even managed to continue functioning during the darkest days of Stalinism.
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