Hungary is a country with more than a thousand years of history, antiquities, vast reserves lake, a beautiful Blue Danube, the State which is a bridge between East and West.Construction of the Roman Empire, buildings 150th Turkish domination, medieval churches and spacious basilica, Sert peaks ruins of castles and stunning palaces are all witnesses troubled history.

Four royal city, the medieval capital, Esztergom, Sykeshfehyrvar, Buda and Visegrad, and still retain the baroque city centre Dor, Vatz and Eger, built around a castle Keseg castle walls and fences Sopron, ruled by a Mediterranean climate Szentendre and Pech or artistic monuments of cultural centres, as Szeged and Debrecen, its museums and cultural events guarantee rich experience, informative tour.

Call Hungary baths far from the truth : You can do well anywhere-and zabet hot spring.Budapest is the only capital of the world in which hit 123 and 400 hot springs bitter water sources.Most settlements built hospitals, beaches, swimming pools.Here treat musculoskeletal diseases, rheumatism, skin diseases, destruction of bone and nervous systems.And, in general, one does not have to be patient, the important thing is to come and enjoy the generous gifts of nature.

As for the Hungarians is a hearty, warm, romantic and very musical people.Rare dinner be without gypsy music and folklore program without rapid Hungarian dances.The whole world is aware of operettas "Queen chardasha" and "Merry widow.Tourists visiting Budapest or on the lake in the spring, be sure to come to the annual festival, which attracts most of the Hungarian provinces.

In Hungary, the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe-Balaton.The hotels-European level position, amazing food, wonderful excursion.Beach Lake obramlyayut northern mountains of volcanic origin.Only a few kilometres away from the rush-unique lithogenesis beaches, birds and plants Verhnebalatonskogo National Park.But at the Balaton - now razdole for amateurs like sailing, highlights of celebrations and catamarans, just remnants of affectionate water.

Travelers across the country, it makes sense to everyone to try dishes of local cuisine : sup-gulyash, from chicken paprikash, carp in smetannom sauce.Tasty ear, village sausages.And all converge along the fault, which is the river.Indeed, Hungary and wine go hand in hand.Since the ancient Romans brought grapes here, the past 2,000 years.Today, the Hungarians are justifiably proud of their offspring, wine, called "ray of sun in a bottle," Tokai.Upon logging into a wine cellar, you can see how visitors smakuyut different sorts of magic-drink wine.

Territory

Hungary is located in Central Europe.It borders with Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Yugoslavia to the south, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria to the west.Out to the sea is.Hungary is located in Central Europe in the Carpathian basin.The maximum length of the country from north to south 268 kilometres from east to west, 528 km.Half of its territory is Srednedunayskaya Plains to the north, Big Plain (Alfeld), north of the border-Lowland Malaya (Kishalfeld).From north to south across the country's main rivers are the Danube and Tisza rivers.The center is Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe.The highest point is Mount Vengriii Kekesh (1014 m).In northern borders with Hungary, Slovakia, on the west by Austria, to the south of Yugoslavia, in the east of Romania, in the north-east of Ukraine.The capital of Hungary - Budapest.

Climate

The climate is temperate continental.The coldest month is January (average temperature -1 degrees Celsius), a hot-August (23 degrees Celsius), the annual sunshine hours-1785.

Population

Hungarians.

Temperature (air / water)

January 15 / 13
February 18 / 13
March 19 / 13
April 20 / 16
May 22 / 18
June 25 / 23
July 30 / 24
August 30 / 25
September 25 / 23
October 20 / 18
November 18 / 16
December 15 / 13

Time

Ahead of Moscow time at 2:00.

Language

The official language is Hungarian.

Religion

Most faithful Catholics (70%), Protestant 25%.

Money

The official currency unit in Hungary forint (1 form. Filleram = 100).Coins : 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Ft.Bank : 200, 500,1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 form.Currency exchange is recommended that only official exchange offices, and a statement on the need to maintain currency exchange before leaving the country.Currency exchange outside the formal items on its responsibilities, that tends to be associated with risk.On Saturday all the banks were closed.The Pest (V r.) and the Buda Castle (I r.) Many exchange offices open on weekends.Daily currency can be exchanged at hotels, and for weeks and travel.Â íåðàáî÷åå âðåìÿ ê Âàøèì óñëóãàì àâòîìàòû äëÿ îáìåíà âàëþòû è áàíêîìàòû.

Mail and phone

The International Code of Hungary-36, code - Budapest 1.If you need to call to Moscow, dial 00 + 7 (Russia code) + 095 (Moscow code) + phone number.There are two types of phones : coin and card games.First take 20-, 50-forintovye coins for use at the second post, in newsagents and kiosks tabachno-suvenirnyh "traffic" can be purchased universal phone card.A telephone call from a hotel would cost more.

Ambulance : 104
Police : 107
Fire : 105

Shopping, gifts, souvenirs

The most unique items in the assortment of local market purchases, including in a gift-handicrafts : a kalochayskaya and mateyskaya embroidery and blouses, a black and nadudvarskaya ceramics, and sculpted wooden products, and glazed ceramic dishes, and ceramic kuvshiny-kruzhki with secret (Miska kancso) in the form pastushkov, handicraft and textile products Sharkeza and White stuffed fabric, and the company zholnaysky and herendsky china, and crystal, and Hungarian salami sausage, and Goose liver, and "drunken cherries in chocolate, red chillies and vegetables (kalochayskaya and segedskaya), and tokayskoe wine (ASU and samorodni), and palinka (chereshnevaya and apricot) and sparkling wines ( "Terley" and "ship"), and balsam "terrorists" as well as books on artists and albums, CDs and cassettes with a unique record.In Budapest, grocery stores and shopping centers Monday through Friday are usually open from 07:00 to 19:00, Saturday from 07:00 to 13:00.On Sundays 14:00 to open only a few large shopping centres.In the capital, many private shops otpuskayuschih products around the clock.Shops clothing and other consumer goods and department stores operate from 10:00 to 18:00 on weekdays, Saturdays from 09:00 to 13:00.Located near major transportation arteries and supermarkets can work longer.On Sunday-food-limited offer is available only at supermarkets and commodity markets.

Kitchen

"The Hungarian products, particularly vegetables, fruits, beef-cow meat as a special gray rocks Goose liver, Szeged peppers and salami are surprisingly pleasant and intense flavour and aroma.Hungarian cooking includes specific cuisine typical three regions : Alfelda, Northern and Santa Cruz Zadunayskogo province.Alfeldskaya seasoning in the kitchen prefers sweet, and bitter tastes jeotgal.Kitchen Northern Nagorya different tastes and spicy seasoning (Nutmeg, Tarragon, Thyme), while zadunayskaya kitchen is sladko-solenymi sladko-kislymi and tastes.Alfeldskaya food for the other severo-alfeldskuyu and yuzhno-alfeldskuyu.Severo-alfelskaya cuisine is famous for its unique soups, such as potatoes and soup with lapsho- "lebbench" very popular dishes prepared on the basis of hot pasta.Residents of South Alfelda especially fond of cooking dishes of pork and poultry, such as meat po-bachski with rice, and the pleasure of perfect guests.The soul can recommend not only try, but as a gift to take home from the famous Hungarian Alfelda equally famous products, such as : onions class "poppy", kalochaysky and Szeged peppers, sabolchskie apples satmarskuyu plums, peaches kechkemetskie, segedskuyu salami, sausage varieties chabai "or" dyulai ".Guests travelling on North Santa Cruz, could indefinitely taste of the lamb dishes, pecorino cheese or cheeses, fruit soups, dishes of pork, spicy or salty deli, or, for example, shot cabbage.You do, if you are popular dishes from the game with a spicy sauce, which as a garnish relies Hominy (cornmeal porridge).

Transportation

Hungarian taxis have yellow registration number and have taksometrom.

Tipping

The Hungarian restaurants in the menu price does not include services, therefore, tend to have tea 10-20% of the final amount.The same applies to barbershops, beauty parlors, taxi and other services.Until now paying gratuities doctors, dentists, waitresses, hairdressers and taxi drivers (about 10%).The restaurant gratuities paid as soon as you get through.

Visa

Íåîáõîäèìûå äîêóìåíòû è ñâåäåíèÿ: äåéñòâóþùèé îáùåãðàæäàíñêèé çàãðàíïàñïîðò (ñðîê îêîí÷àíèÿ äåéñòâèÿ ïàñïîðòà íå ìåíåå 6 ìåñÿöåâ ïîñëå îêîí÷àíèÿ ïîåçäêè), 2 ôîòîãðàôèè ðàçìåðîì 3 õ 4, ñïðàâêà ñ ìåñòà ðàáîòû (âûäàííàÿ ê ìîìåíòó îáðàùåíèÿ, íà áëàíêå êîìïàíèè ñ óêàçàíèåì äîëæíîñòè, äàòû ïðèåìà íà ðàáîòó, ñðåäíåìåñÿ÷íîé çàðïëàòû), CV (maiden name or another name, home address, name and mother's maiden name, the proposed amount of money available for the visit), himself signed the questionnaire, the second ordinary passport valid.

Customs regulations

On arrival, may be imported duty-free : necessary in the way things for personal use, clothing and other items with the purpose and duration of visit.Individuals over the age of 16 allowed to import 250 cigarettes, 50 pcs.cigars, or 250 g of tobacco, 1 litre hard liquor drinks and 2 litres of wine.Above listed can carry other products worth a maximum of 270 thousandforint, including individual value categories : 10 product cost 5 thousandPrice per unit. , 5-for-20 thousandPrice per unit. , 2 products for the price of 50 thousandPrice per unit. , a product valued at more than 50 thousandform.Allowed to import 350 thousandforint per person without restrictions on bank lending.Convertible currency can be brought into not limited quantities, but export currency without a permit can be no more than 100 thousandFt.Therefore, if you have a large amount of currency, and do not plan to squander it in Hungary, better ask for the so-called border"Customs form."There is a need to be before the departure of certificates issued by the exchange loss in the article and also containing your passport since leaving the customs authorities can ask to them.The import and export of animals and food products, intermediates and products of animal origin (other than required in the road) only with the permission of Veterinary Quarantine Service (sanitarno-karantinny paragraph).Raw meat, meat products of domestic manufacturing and dairy products to import and export is not allowed.Cut flowers, wreaths, flower branch for decorative purposes may be imported and exported only in the quantity provided for personal use is prohibited import and export arrangement of flowers and saplings to the ground.To export abroad received a gift of museum property, it is necessary to obtain the permission of the (depending on the product) to the recipient agencies.

Tips

Please do not leave money, valuables in the hotel room.The hotel is responsible only for the things you have left in the individual vault (in the room or in resepshin).We can not leave things in a hired car, parked on the driveway.Do not carry large amounts of money in the pockets, stay alert to other gathering places.The passport and an airline ticket store in the hotel, and just in case they make a photocopies, which kept in a suitcase.Beware of entering into any relationship with the Roma.Recommended forget for a moment on the elegant high-heeled shoes : sightseeing tours of you will have to walk.Îáóâü äîëæíà áûòü óäîáíîé è ìÿãêîé, ÷òîáû ýêñêóðñèè íå ïðåâðàòèëèñü â ìóêè, à ìîäíóþ îáóâü îñòàâüòå äëÿ âå÷åðà.Almost all scheduled tours include visits to temples, the entrance to which is prohibited in shorts and miniyubkah, with the bare chest and back.As in many Western European countries, in Budapest in the streets might be cases of theft and the like.Therefore, we recommend always to be careful and not to leave personal belongings unattended.

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