As every year, Hungary celebrated “new bread” and the foundation of the state on 20 August. On this day traditionally there are fireworks in the capital visited crowds coming from different corners of the country. The Danube, its bridges and the neighbouring historical buildings make the fireworks extremely spectacular
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According to the organizers on Saturday about 20,000 people, including some celebrities and left wind politicians, took part in Budapest Parade marching through the center of the Hungarian capital. There were a small number of anti-gay demonstrators but no incidents happened. These photos were taken by MTI.
I do not know how much you know the Hungarian countryside, but believe me: there is a significant contrast between Hollywood’s computer animated universe and the Hungarian Great Plain, where you can find these minions made from straw. Somebody must have been very creative. Photo: Bugány János (MTI)
More than 6000 images were sent to the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition run by California Academy of Sciences. The Grand Prize went to a Hungarian photographer Zsolt Kudich who shot his photo in the Danube-Drava National Park’s Gemenc Forest capturing great egrets. It is like a painting – said […]
Contestants of the Miss Hungary competition in the training camp after the official photography session. In the first picture, on the right side dressed in white, there is Edina Kulcsár who came second in the last year’s Miss World in London. Miss Hungary 2015 will be elected 21 June, the […]
During the last four months two people died in it. Lake Hévíz one of the most unique Hungarian attractions, which is popular with foreign visitors including a great number of Russian tourists. The Lake is located in Zala county, the west of Hungary, and according to the official site it […]
Line 4 needed some decades to be finished. By accident, new Budapest underground line was opened one week before the general elections, so the “heroes” of the opening ceremony were Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós. Line 4 is not only a simple public transport project but […]
American actor Peter Michael Falk got a statue in the very centre of the Hungarian capital. The unusual artwork in the unusual location perhaps needs some explanation. Please, do not expect something very logical one. The statue is erected in a street called „Falk Miksa”, which was named after a […]
On 28 January 2013 a film about Ian Fleming’s life was started to shoot in Budapest. The biography movie will consist of four episodes with the title of “The man who would be Bond”. Behind the project there is Sky Entertainment and its Hungarian partner Pioneer Pictures. They have selected […]
In Summer Lake Balaton is most probable the most popular domestic holiday destination for Hungarian people, but in winter it is nearly deserted. At the same time the lake has its own beauty in winter. These two photos were taken by a professional photographer called György Varga (MTI) on 29 […]