Hungary• Hungary is a landlocked country in Central

Europe.

• It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine, and Romania to the east, Serbia, and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west.

The cities of Hungary

• The country's capital, and largest city, is Budapest.

• There are some big cities in Hungary, e.g. Győr, Miskolc, Debrecen, Kecskemét, Szeged, Pécs, Szombathely.

• About 10 million people live in our country.

Natural beautiesSome beautiful lakes and wonderful mountains can be found in Hungary.

Balaton

Hortobágy (grassland)

Lake Velencei

Kékestető (1014 m)

The Bend of the Danube

Rám-szakadék

Hévíz

Old castlesSome spectacular castles can be seen in our country.

The Castle of Eger The Castle of Visegrád The Castle of Gyula

The Castle of KőszegThe Castle of HollókőThe Castle of Diósgyőr

Wines of Hungary

Hungary is very famous for its wines. There are some wine regions, e.g. Villány, Eger, Tokaj, Badacsony.

The Hungarian Cuisine

Hungary is very famous for its fatty and spicy dishes. We use red paprika, green peppers, tomatoes,onions and garlic.

Stuffed cabbage Beef stew

Jókai bean soup

Túrórudi

Pasta with cottage cheese

Dumplings with poppy seed

Floating islands

Dobos cake

Gundel pancake

Budapest• Budapest is the capital and the largest city

of Hungary.

• It’s located in the middle of the country.

• About 2 million people live there.

The history of our capital city

• In the Roman times there was a very important settlement in this place. It was called Aquincum.

• In the Middle Ages the city developed a lot.

• In 1873 Buda and Pest were united.

Tourist attractions

Fisherman’s Bastion The ParliamentThe National Museum

Heroes’ SquareThe Gellért Hill

Matthias Church