BUDAPEST AND SUBURBS - JULY 1978

TOURING THE COUNTRY AND FAREWELL TO BUDAPEST

ESZTERGOM


"DANUBE - On the other margin it used to be Tchecoslovakia"


"THE BASILICA - The monumental Basilica, built between 1822 and 1869, is the largest church of the country. In the sacrarium one can admire Grigoletti's altarpiece, titled «Maria's ascension», which is the largest painting on a single canvas (136,5 m) of the whole world"


"ESZTERGOM and OBUDA's ROMAN RUINS - Esztergom was the first capital city and birthplace of the first King of Hungary: Saint Stephen"

SZENTENDRE


"SZENTENDRE - 19 kilometres away from Budapest, Szentendre was originally settled by Serb refugees and still retains a South Slav air (Orthodox churches, Cyrillic-inscribed monuments and Mediterranean townscape). Natural disasters lead the Serb population to abandon the city in the 19th century, but the town's Baroque appearance was preserved intact. Artists rediscovered the village in the 1920s and turned it into an art colony"

BUDAPEST



"THE CITY PARK in Pest is the largest green space. The Museums of Fine Arts, the Palace of Arts, the Millenary Monument and Vajdahunyad Castle were all constructed in the area in 1896 for the World Exhibition to mark the thousandth anniversary of the arrival of the Magyars in the Carpathian Basin. In summer there is pleasant rowing on the small lake; in winter ice skating"


"VAJDAHUNYAD CASTLE, designed by Ignác Alpár and built between 1896 and 1908, originally of timber and cardboard, is the most fascinating edifice in the City Park. It shows in one building only the different styles of Hungarian architecture. It houses today the Hungarian Agricultural Museum"



"VAJDAHUNYAD CASTLE - it has romanesque and baroque wings, and some parts - the wing facing the lake - were inspired by the Transylvanian Castle of Vajdahunyad, from where it got its name"


"CITY PARK - an area of marshland which served as a royal hunting ground, was changed into a huge English-style park. Visitors also find here the Széchenyi Baths, the Zoo, the Circus, the Fun Fair, the Transport Museum, and the Petőfi Hall"


"SZECHENYI BATHS is one of the biggest bathing complexes in Europe, and the largest in Budapest. Its thermal spring – the hottest and deepest in the city – was discovered in 1879. The neo-baroque building dates from 1913. The water is so warm that the outdoor pools are popular with bathers even in winter time"


"CITADEL HILL - Nice views towards Buda Castle and Pest"


"FAREWELL DINNER at the Citadell, with a magyar orchestra"


"GOODBYE BUDAPEST, and Magdolna"

BUDAPEST - JULY 1978

ANOTHER UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

A BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE BANKS OF THE DANUBE


"ON A MISTY DAY - View from the Citadel: the tourists, the Castle, the River and the Parliament"


"FROM BUDA WITH LOVE - The Danube, Margaret Island, Margaret and the Parliament"


"DANUBE, and the Chain Bridge"


"CLOSE-UP, Parliament, Danube, Chain Bridge"


"BUDA - A look out at the panoramic view of the whole city from the Fishermen’s Bastion is an absolute must! In the Castle District there are 3 churches, 6 museums, and many interesting buildings. The former Royal Palace, the Sándor Palace (official residence of the President of Hungary), the 700 year-old Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastion are around the corner"


"CASTLE DISTRICT - Fountain"


"HEROES' SQUARE - dominated by the Millenary Monument, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front. To the sides are the Museum of Fine Arts and the Palace of Arts, and behind City Park"


"PARLIAMENT - Outside is magnificent, inside you have the Hungarian Crown Jewels"


"PARLIAMENT - It looks fabulous seen from the Danube: Ladies' Tea Party""


"PARLIAMENT - You won't get tired of looking at such a building"


"MARGARET ISLAND - Budapest's finest green spot is located in the middle of the river Danube between Margaret Bridge and Árpád Bridge. Originally there were three islands - Spa, Pictor and Rabbits. These were framed with a common concrete shore as part of river regulation efforts in the 19th century and so the 2.5-kilometre-long island was formed"



"CHAIN BRIDGE - In 1873, after the building of the first permanent bridge over the Danube, occurred the legislative unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda into one city: BUDAPEST"

IN THE HEART OF EUROPE - JULY 1978

HUNGARY!

ROUGHLY 100,000 SQUARE KM; A LANGUAGE NOBODY ELSE SPEAKS (OR UNDERSTANDS...); FOLK SONGS DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER PEOPLE; NEVERTHELESS, IN THE HEART OF EUROPE...

LAKE BALATON - THE LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN EUROPE

Balaton has a surface area of 592 km², its length is 77 kilometres and the width ranges from 4 to 14 kilometres. The lake's surface is 104 m above sea level; depth is up to 11 m (mean depth 3.2 m). Since Hungary is landlocked, Lake Balaton is sometimes called the «Hungarian Sea». The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water.



"BALATONSZEPLAK - Our basis to explore the Balaton Region"


"SIO CANAL - provides outflow to the Lake, as needed"


"SIOFOK - The name of the city was found in the deed of foundation of the Abbey of Tihany (11th century). Main Street (Fo utca) in the late 70's"


"BALATONBOGLAR - Since the late 19th century, one of the most important holiday centers in the Balaton region. The Water Tower of a holiday camp"


"BALATONBOGLAR - I particularly like this photo"


"BALATONBOGLAR is the international town of grapes and wine, the professional centre of the Balatonboglár Wine Region. Here, however, we are dealing with cheery-picking... and cherry-eating!"


"BEACH - Northern Shore, deeper waters"



"BADACSONY - For hundreds of years poets, novelists and painters have been calling the Badacsony and its vicinity the most beautiful landscape in Hungary"


"BADACSONY - Wine tasting"


"ZANKA PIONEERS CAMP - Recycled as The Zánka Children and Youth Centre ?


"TIHANY - The whole peninsula is a historical district. The center of the district is the Benedictine Abbey, which was founded in 1055 by András (Andrew) I, who is buried in the crypt. It has the best view of Lake Balaton"



"TIHANY - The church was rebuilt in baroque style in 1754. The still functioning abbey is a popular tourist attraction due to the historical and artistic significance"


"TIHANY - The only photo with Magdolna"


"BALATONFURED - The town has two marinas, a string of carbonated mineral water springs, and beautiful listed buildings from the middle of the 18th and the 19th centuries. People come here to enjoy the mild micro-climate, beautiful scenery, famous local wine, and sailing and swimming facilities, as well as to revive the two-century-old tradition of socialising around spas, bathing and vacationing"