History. Hungarians were a nomadic people and most. likely moved to the Carpathian basin, which is a. large basin surrounded by mountains in Central

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1 Hungary

2 History Hungarians were a nomadic people and most likely moved to the Carpathian basin, which is a large basin surrounded by mountains in Central Eastern Europe from the East and under the leadership of Árpád took over it in 895 ce

3 History continued World War l-hungary sided with Germany and Austria and when they lost to the allies they split up the country World War ll-hungary sided with Germany again against the soviet union and when they lost the soviet union took control of Hungary until 1989

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5 Fun places to go Museum of Fine Arts A Museum in Budapest Heroes square Fisherman's Bastion A great view of the city Cafe on terrace Free except for upper towers

6 Szechenyi Bath and Spa Largest Medicinal bath in Europe 18 pools 10 Saunas very popular tourist attraction Cathedra of St. Peter old Beautiful Cathedral in Budapest with beautiful garden

7 Hungarian National Gallery FIlled with art from hungarian artists throughout history Hungarian National Museum National Museum for history art and archeology

8 City Park Large Park in center of Budapest with castle in the center Mathias Church Beautiful Catholic church in the Buda castle district

9 Historical landmarks Eger Castle Historic castle known for repelling a Turkish attack in 1552 Shoes on Danube bank A Memorial in Budapest to the Jews executed there in WWll

10 Buda Castle HIstoric castle made in 1265 where the kings of Hungary lived in located in budapest in the castle district

11 Parliament building Home of Hungarian Government beatiful building built in 1904

12 Freedom bridge Beautiful bridge crossing the Danube with public squares on either side Vajdahunyad Castle Castle located in the center of City Park. Built to celebrate the 1,000 year anniversary of the conquest of the Hungarian basin

13 Hero's Square featuring the Seven Chieftains of the Magyars and other important national leaders Chain Bridge Beautiful Suspension bridge crossing the Danube

14 Nature and Parks Buda Hills Beautiful Hills around budapest offering a great view of Budapest Margaret island Island in middle of Danube river With a the largest water park in Budapest in its center

15 Danube bend Where the famous Danube river goes around a large bend there are many boat tours available Caves of lillafured 3 beautiful caves to explore with the famous hotel Kálmán Lux nearby

16 Gellert Hill Great view of the danube river and Budapest Palvolgyi Cave 3rd longest cave in the country

17 Lake Hévíz Second largest thermal lake in the world Large resort in center

18 Cool/Unusual Places Memento Park Open air museum dedicated statues from Hungary's communist period Budapest Chairlift Chair lift going through buda hills offering beautiful views Of the city

19 Time Wheel Largest hourglass in the world only needs to be reset every new year

20 Terror Museum Museum contains exhibits about terror regimes in Hungary

21 Flipper Museum Museum dedicated to flippers All playable The Holy Right Mummified holy right fist of a 1,000-year-old Saint-king

22 Buda Castle Labyrinths Large labyrinth and cave system under Buda Castle Gyermekvasút Railroad Operated by children World's largest Children's Railway

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