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Hungary’s oldest light railway fumes again
Zsuzsi, the 134 years old light railway will be awaiting tourists at the weekend in Debrecen, writes travelo.hu. On this special day Debrecen offers programmes such as travelling by Zsuzsi, taking photos, planting flowers, watching majorettes performing, fishing, hiking and…
Budapest’s biggest open-air concert venue opens the season
On April 28 Budapest Park opens its gates for concert-goers and people craving live music. The venue, located at the bank of the Danube, next to the Rákóczi-bridge, thus, begins the season today, writes metropol.hu. The “multicultural entertaining centre” is…
Young researchers rewarded by MTA
Index.hu reports, referring to MTI, that further 11 research teams would be established, thanks to the Lendület programme of MTA (Hungarian Scientific Academy). The winning applications include research dealing with the Peace Treaty of Trianon, the controlling principles of human…
Find out how to travel around the world at a low price
Origo.hu shares the story of a blogger, named Ákos, who hunts for extremely cheap flight tickets with which he travels around the world. If you are flexible and open-eyed, all you need is a small amount of money. Ákos told…
Budapest’s traffic gets affected by taxi drivers’ demonstration
NOL.hu reports that taxi drivers are preparing for a demonstration on Tuesday, April 26. About 1000 drivers are said to participate in the event, which will surely slow down the traffic of the downtown. They aim to trigger something that…
The Basilica in Pécs is getting wonderful light paintings
Between July 1 and 3 the Zsolnay Lightfestival in Pécs will line up gladiators, medieval knights, a historical fashion show and 5-metre big dragons, reports travelo.hu. The whole downtown will be enlivened by the evening light paintings, and so will…
The famous musical fountain of Budapest is available to visit
On the 22nd of April the fountain on Margaret Island came to life again, writes hvg.hu. Since Earth Day it is available for people who wants to pay a visit to the mesmerizing spectacle. The fountain started operating in 2013 and…
Hungary, the country of building stadiums
The national programme concerning stadium-building continues as the construction of the stadium in Szolnok became finished and another foundation stone for Haladás stadium was placed in April, reports metropol.hu. Until the end of 2017, 28 stadiums will have been built or renovated…
Hungary is building the road to the Conquest monument in Ukraine
Zsolt Csutora, Deputy State Secretary promised to renovate the road to the monument remembering the Hungarian Conquest trough the Verecke mountain pass, writes szon.hu. He made the promise to corporate in the renovation because Ukraine could not take the task on…
Refugee ping-pong between Austria and Hungary
Origo.hu reports how refugees who have passports and are going to Vienna are taken off the train in Budapest, while others can move along. Two are sent back, one is allowed in. A reporter of origo shared his experience of travelling…