Hungary
Hungarian Culture
Hungary embraces the beautiful city of Budapest on the Danube river, once known as Buda on the right bank (west) of the river, and Pest on the left (east). Buda and Pest joined as a single city in 1873. Hungary was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and boasts rich folk traditions of embroidery, pottery, carving and decorated buildings.
Valentine's Day in Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state. Its capital Budapest is an important commercial hub in Central Europe. It serves as the country's principal political, commercial, cultural, industrial, and transportation center. Budapest, was originally was two separate cities: Buda and Pest. The official language is Hungarian, which belongs to the Finno-Ugric language family. The Hungarian language is distantly related to Finnish and Estonian languages.