Hungarian wine is not world famous, I usually did not find any in wine stores around the world. However, let me share my opinion with you. I have tasted lot of wine during my travels, from New Zealand to Bordeaux, from Tuscany to the Douro Valley, I have also taken several wine courses, so I am conf...
The Bükkalja is famous for its unique stone culture, due to its natural features. As a consequence of volcanic activity 10-20 million years ago, it is the largest area in Central Europe covered with volcanic rhyolite tuff and rhyodacite. Compared to other types of rocks, these can be easily carved a...
The landscape around the Bükkalja is typically Hungarian. Winding roads, rolling hills, green pastures, straw bales, patches of forests, wheat fields, orchards, valleys, creeks and quiet villages. It's best to visit during spring and summer when all is so freshly green and you will also see colourfu...
The Bükkalja Region is nestled between two big regions of Hungary, the Bükk Mountains and the Alföld (Great Plain). It’s a land of transition, because it can be found between one of the highest mountains of Hungary and a totally flat area. The name Bükkalja means „the foothills of the Bükk Mountains...
The Szigetköz is an ideal slow travel destination. It is located in the northwestern part of Hungary. The name literally means "Island alley", and this is actually the biggest island in Hungary. It is 52.5 kms long and 6-8 kms wide, a plain area surrounded by the Danube and its branches. The area is...
As for Pentecost there is a long weekend in Hungary, we decided to travel to the south, to Tolna county. While our main intent was to visit some wineries and do a canoe tour on the Danube river through the Gemenc Forest, we ended up driving around picture-perfect villages, talking to friendly local...
We are inviting you to travel slow in Hungary. Stay in a peasant's cottage surrounded by a cute flower garden, a family-run boutique hotel, a vineyard among the rolling hills or a private house with lakeview. Live like a local. Get to know your Hungarian neighbours, the baker, the butcher, the man s...
Tamara and Attila are running Hungary-SlowTravel together and are happy to be your guide, or to organize your trip to Hungary, working together with their partner travel agency. They will take you to under-the-radar places both in Budapest and in the countryside, arrange your booking in quality bout...
