Hungary is not a Balkan country as the others: its inhabitants, Hungarians, are well aware that they are an ethnic group who moved from Asia to the heart of Europe.

Hungary took a leading role in the dissolution of the communist regimes of Eastern Europe. Its decision to open its borders in 1989 and to allow the East Germans could move to the West precipitated the fall of the repressive regimes in East Germany, Romania and the former Czechoslovakia.

Its magnetic capital, Budapest, with its cafes, Turkish baths, its old mansions and palaces emanates a strong scent Mitteleuropa, a culture that is beginning to revive in the form of new writers, film directors, artists and communicators. But it is also perceived a modern and hungry for news, as reflected in the way in which its inhabitants join the international fashion and adapt to their local tastes.

After Budapest, Lake Balaton and the bend in the Danube rival in popularity. The Balaton has flashy resorts and is close to the Badacsony region's wine. On the contrary, the bend in the Danube has more to offer in terms of landscape and historic architecture.

Sopron and Pecs are the main towns at the west of the Danube. In the highlands highlights the Tokaj wine cellars and Exer.

In the Great Hungarian Plain the university town of Szeged, near the Romanian border, it is highly recommended.