Budapest & Hungary - Northern Hungary (PDF Chapter)

This is the Northern Hungary chapter from Lonely Planet’s Budapest & Hungary guidebook.

Forested hiking trails, superb wine regions, traditional folk culture and hilltop castle ruins beckon you to what are called the Northern Uplands. In a country as flat as a pancake, these foothills of the Carpathians soar above most of Hungary.

• savour Eger, the unequalled jewel of the Northern Uplands, celebrated for its legendary wine, baroque architecture and easy-going temperament
• maps
• spend the night and listening to the silence in the tiny village of Hollókő, where folk art and tradition live on
• transport
• taste the famous ‘wine of kings and the king of wines’ in the picturesque little town of To-kaj
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Hollókő, Eger, Tokaj, Bereg Region, Vásárosnamény, Tákos, Csaroda, Tarpa, Szatmárcseke.