Alexandra Béni
20th of February – The birthday of Mihály Munkácsy, the famous Hungarian painter
Mihály Munkácsy is one of the most significant painters of the 19th century. Even today he is regarded as the greatest Hungarian painter by admirers, art historians and collectors of his paintings. Some of his paintings became world sensations as…
Foreign men think that Hungarian women are under too much pressure
Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the Pécs-decentrum Cultural Association studied a very interesting question at their club night. They asked foreign men, living in Pécs, about the situation of Hungarian women. They interviewed an Iranian economist, a Dominican international jurist-historian, a Polish…
15th of February – The opening of the Great Market Hall
The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall (“Nagyvásárcsarnok”) is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest. The idea of building such a large market hall arose at the end of the 19th century. It was opened in 1897…
Funny Hungarian town names
A few years ago blikk.hu collected some of the weirdest and funniest Hungarian town names. We were inspired to look for some more and collected the ones that could be translated into English and still sound funny. Enjoy! Lánycsók (Girl…
The most modern looking Hungarian churches – PHOTOS
People have been building churches for thousands of years and most of them reflect the architectural style of a certain era. Some of the most modern churches have solar cells others unique colours. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu collected the photos of some quite…
Traditional Hungarian pigsticking
In former times people were obliged to find a way to profit from the cold weather since they didn’t have refrigerators. Winter was the time for preservation. A very important Hungarian tradition, pigsticking (‘disznóvágás’ that literally means ‘pig cutting’) was…
72-year-old sports coach is getting ready for his 7th Olympic Games
Index.hu writes that László Cseuz is done with his medical examinations and he can now actively prepare for his next big trip. The 72-year-old onetime sports coach hasn’t missed an Olympic Games since Barcelona, and he departs to Rio in July…
Furmint February: Get to know these majestic wines
The Furmint February tasting is now in its 7th year and it seems that every year more and more winemakers choose to participate in the event. More and more wineries discover the outstanding values and opportunities that lie in furmint.…
Hungarians at the 10th American-African Business Forum
According to globoport.hu, more than 1200 leading businessmen from all around the world were present at the 10th American-African Business Forum that lasted for 5 days in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian president, Hailemariam Desalegn told the opening speech and mentioned…
Sopron is among the 30 most beautiful towns in Europe – VIDEO
According to telegraph.co.uk, the Japanese tourist board has revealed which they think are the prettiest towns in Europe – and we are thrilled to report that the beautiful Hungarian city of Sopron is part of the list! The list includes…