Hungary offers a wide variety of programmes for visitors of all generations arriving either with their families or on their own. The range of activities includes extreme sports and quiet bicycle tours, as well as visiting castle ruins, exhibitions of modern arts or thermal spas and aquaparks.
The lovers of water sports can go rowing on the Danube or the Tisza, while some sections of the Bodrog and the Rába are even suitable for rafting, too. On Lake Tisza, which was created by damming the river, you can enjoy jet-skiing and sailing. The lake offers other special experiences including the bird reserve which you can see - among other things - from a parachute drawn by a boat on the lake. At Lake Balaton you can go sailing on the huge surface of the lake, or you can take part in a special event traditionally held in August where you can swim across the lake between Tihany and Szántód being situated nearly 2km from each other. Taking part in a cruise you can enjoy the monadnocks in the Badacsony hills, the high parts of the Balaton Highlands, the hills surrounding Siófok or the innumerable beaches and tiny bays from Keszthely to Balatonfüred.
Apart from waters, visitors are offered innumerable bicycle roads in the country: you can ride a bicycle around Lake Balaton or in the Great Hungarian Plain, but if you prefer mountain biking, several slopes are suitable for this sport in the hills.
From the top of János hill you can enjoy the view of Budapest, the Barbakán overlooks the city of Pécs, while from the Avas look-out tower there is a beautiful panorama of Miskolc. From the site of the transmission tower of Tokaj you can see as far as the Great Hungarian Plain and the Zemplén hills, but if you do not like climbing, you can go up to Magas-hegy (High hill) near Sátoraljaújhely by a chairlift. Apart from sports and relaxation, you must not forget about the cultural values: the relics of the past centuries can be found all over the country. In the Great Plain you can still find people living in farms far from the towns, dealing with agriculture and breeding Hungarian grey cattle. In Bugac-puszta horse shows are held regularly, while in Hortobágy you can try the typical speciality of the region, the goulash soup, for instance in the inn next to the Nine-arch Bridge. Hortobágy is part of the World Heritage due to its natural values and traditions, as well as the Old village of Hollókő in county Nógrád, where not only the houses reflecting the characteristics of folk architecture have preserved traditions, but also the inhabitants, as well. One of the folk traditions is the sprinkling on Easter Monday, an attraction not-to-be-missed, when the boys wearing national costumes chase the girls and water them with a bucket of water.
The edifices built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries have preserved their splendour. From the Castle you can enjoy the view of the neo-classical Parliament situated on the opposite bank of the river. There is a beautiful view of the buildings of Pest from the Fishermen's Bastion as well as from Gellért hill. A unique natural beauty is the Aggtelek Karst, which is also part of the World Heritage. It includes the longest cave of Hungary, the 25km long Baradla. In the caves you can see several million-year-old dripstones of unique shapes reflected by the names of the formations such as the Giants' hall, the Mother-in-law's tongue or the Hall of Columns. Apart from walking around the caves, you can enjoy concerts here, held in this special scenery. In Cave Béke the air is suitable for treating respiratory diseases. In the east of Hungary it is worth visiting the historical wine region of Tokaj. The famous aszú of Tokaj is made of the grapes grown on the slopes of Kopasz-hegy (Bald hill), which is situated at the junction of the rivers Bodrog and Tisza. You can try other delicious wines such as furmint and olaszrizling grown in the other parts of the wine region stretching from Sárospatak to Tarcal. The historical relics are worth visiting in the region, too, including the synagogue of Mád, the Great Library of the Calvinist College of Sárospatak or the castles hidden in the Zemplén hills, in Regéc and in Boldogkő. Lake Fertő hidden in the north-western corner of the country is not only a paradise for birds. The region with saline, boggy areas and thick reeds has been inhabited for eight thousand years.
Near the southern border, in Pécs you can also find buildings which are parts of the World Heritage: the Peter-Paul Burial Chamber and the Wine pitcher Burial Chamber are the most beautiful relics of Early Christianity. The city, which is situated at the foot of the Mecsek hills, is also famous for its Turkish mosque and basilica, as well as its Mediterranean atmosphere. Lodgings in Hungary:
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