Eszter Vass
Six Hungarian universities among the world’s top 1000
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released their annual list of the top 1000 universities in the world. Six Hungarian universities are among the very best out of 25,000+ institutions of higher education, nlcafe.hu reports. The CWUR ranks the…
Litkey wins Kékszalag regatta for the 12th time – PHOTO GALLERY
(MTI) – Farkas Litkey and his team won the 48th Kékszalag long-distance sailing competition at Lake Balaton on July 14. The success is Litkey’s twelfth line honours win, but his first sailing in a multihull. Litkey’s boat Festipay completed the…
Desmond Child pens the official song of the 1956 memorial year
2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. For the occasion, an official song was composed by famous Cuban-Hungarian songwriter Desmond Child, and recorded over two days in July by Hungarian musicians, origo.hu writes. The goal was…
Hitchhikers take over Hungary in a 3-day competition
HungaroHitch, the 3-day-long hitchhiking competition started on the morning of Friday, July 8. More than 100 people undertook the challenge, with no idea where the road would take them. Their only plan was to get back to Budapest by Sunday…
New, regularly scheduled water taxi on the Danube
Here is the Duna Taxi, the new water taxi service takes passengers to towns around Budapest. The water limousine can reach 70 km/h speed. The Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) has launched regular ships which can be used by transport pass…
New direct EasyJet flights to Venice
EasyJet is launching new direct flights between Budapest and Venice, one of the most romantic Renaissance cities in the world. From the beginning of the winter season, three weekly flights will be provided by the airline, origo.hu reports. From October…
Budapest Rooftop Cinema: Cult films on top of the city
Revisiting your favourite films in an open-air cinema is the perfect programme for a summer evening. The Budapest Rooftop Cinema is showing many cult favourites throughout the summer, travelo.hu writes. What’s more, the first 100 bags of popcorn are free!…
July 16-17: Red Bull Air Race over the Danube
The cityscape of the Hungarian capital will feature as the backdrop of the international air race series once again. The Red Bull Air Race World Championship returns to Budapest on the 16th and 17th of July, mmonline.hu reports. Dubbed the…
Asha, the elephant is leading the adoption list of the Budapest Zoo – PHOTO GALLERY
Asha, the 3-year-old elephant is leading the Budapest Zoo’s adoption list in the first half of 2016. The list contains the animals that have been symbolically adopted by the most people, thus, proving to be the most popular animals at…
Rio2016 – Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi will carry the Hungarian flag in Rio
Although qualifications have not finished, as of yet, 162 Hungarian athletes will compete in 20 sports at the Rio Olympics. 2012 Olympic champion sabre fencer Áron Szilágyi has been chosen to lead the Hungarian delegation at the opening ceremony, index.hu…