10 interesting things about Hungary

  • The 1st subway line of continental Europe was built in Budapest.
  • The beautiful city of Budapest is made up of 2 parts – Buda and Pest – which are separated by the Danube river.
  • The Hungarian Parliament is the 3rd largest parliament building in the world, with 691 rooms and 20 kilometres of stairs.
  • Hungary is one of the best birding areas in Europe: almost 400 bird species breed here.
  • Amongst the many Hungaricums 5 are related to Hungarian gastronomy.
  • Covering almost 600 square kilometres, Lake Balaton (nicknamed “the Hungarian Sea”) is the largest lake in Central Europe.
  • Each day, 70 million litres of thermal water rise to the surface in Budapest.
  • Hungary ranks 8th in the world for medallists at the Summer Olympic Games.
  • The oversized snail-shaped egg noodles (csiga) that Hungarians use in many recipes are thought to date back to the 9th century.
  • Hungary has 10 national parks, 145 minor nature reserves and 35 landscape protection areas