Budapest & Hungary - The Great Plain (PDF Chapter)

This is the The Great Plain chapter from Lonely Planet’s Budapest & Hungary guidebook.

The Great Plain and its spellbinding big-sky country holds a romantic appeal for Hungarians. The Hortobágy region is where the myth of the lonely shepherd, the wayside inn and Gypsy vio-linists – kept alive in literature and art – was born.

• birdwatch and sample the namesake meat-filled pancake in a century-old inn in Hortobágy National Park
• maps
• enjoy Kecskemét’s wonderful art nouveau architecture and pretty pedestrian squares
• transport
• take to the Tisza in a boat and seeing the culture-filled town of Szeged from an entirely new vantage point
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Debrecen, Hortobágy National Park, Kecskemét, Kiskunság National Park, Szeged.