10. Stalactite cave, Aggtelek:
One of Europeâs biggest stalactite cave is Cave Bardla in Aggtelek. According to
scientists this place is one of the Earthâs greatest geographical phenomena. Its
Hungarian section is 17 kilometer long. The whole cave has 3 entrances.
14. The Stalactite Cave
belongs to the
National Park of
Aggtelek.
The parkâs symbol is a
spotted salamander,
which you can see all
around the parkâs
territory.
17. Ybl MiklĂłs was one of the
biggest architect in the XIX.
Century and a significant
representative of historicism in
Europe.
The whole avenue is 2310
meter long.
19. The avenueâs inner partâs most valuable building is the Palace of the Hungarian State
Opera House which was also designed by Ybl MiklĂłs. It was built in Neo Renaissance
style.
27. Saint IstvĂĄn
970 or 980, Esztergom â August 15. 1038.
He was the first hungarian king.
His coronation: December of 1000. or
January of 1001.
During his reign he merged the hungarian
tribes into a unified Christian kingdom. He
established the hungarian Christian church
and the hungarian state system.
Every year we celebrate IstvĂĄnâs
canonization as a saint at 20th of August.
Hungarian Holy Crown
28. Hunyadi MĂĄtyĂĄs
February 23. 1443., KolozsvĂĄr â April 6. 1490., Vienna
He was reigning between 1458 and
1490. He was fond of art, science
and occultizm. One of his courtâs
returning guest was Janus
Pannonius the first significant
hungarian poet. In this era MĂĄtyĂĄs
had the second biggest library with
2000-2500 books which we call
corvinĂĄk. He brought Renaissance
into the kingdom.
His army was the first permanent
hungarian mercenary army the
Black army. This army counted
163.000 best trained soldier.
This army was the base of his
centralised royal power.
30. Tokaj was first mentioned in
1353 as a settlement.
After 1450 Tokaj was
property of the Hunyadi
family. After world war II.
its development slowed
down, but in 1986 it started
to develop dynamically
again.
The Tokaji aszĂș is a dessert
wine, wine specialty. Itâs
made with a century-old
unique technology. They
harvest the botrytised
grapes in late autumn then
start the special wine
making process.
32. HollĂłkĆ
HollĂłkĆ is known for its unique
architecture and traditional
clothing and customs. HollĂłkĆ is
still inhabited. It was declared
national heritage in 1987.