Hungarikum

Hungarikum

Kalocsa folk art – drawing, embroidery and wall painting

The Kalocsa embroidery and wall-painting with coloured flowers is known in many places and is often thought to be the Hungarian folk art.

The Hungarian bow of 9th-11th century

The complex Hungarian horn bow from the 9th-11th centuries, belongs to the group of the complex reflex bows of the people who used to live on the Euro-Asian steppes.

Halas lace

Lacing has more than 100 years of tradition in Kiskunhalas.

Fertő / Neusiedlersee cultural landscape

The area of Lake Fertő has been the meeting place of different cultures for 8000 years, creating a characteristics cultural landscape. Due to its unique natural values, UNESCO designated it as a biosphere reserve in 1979. The lake and the surrounding villages were designated as World Heritage Cultural Landscapes in 2001 by the World Heritage Committee. In addition to its natural values, folk architecture and palaces built between the 17th and 19th centuries (Esterházy and Széchenyi Palace) are also worthy of attention.

Budapest, including the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

The Buda-side of the heritage area includes the buildings of the Castle District of Buda, the Gellért Hill and Gellért Bath. The Pest-side of the World Heritage area includes the stretch of the Danube, where the most pronounced feature is the building of Parliament by Imre Steindl, but the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Gresham Palace, the Vigadó of Pest and the Inner City Parish Church are also significant. Four bridges of the Danube in this area (Margaret Bridge, Chain Bridge, Elizabeth Bridge and Liberty Bridge) are also part of the World Heritage, altogether with Andrássy Avenue, Heroes’ Square and the Millennium Underground Railway.

Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its natural environment

The Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma is one of the most outstanding national historic sites in Hungary, a religious and art historical centre.

Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Tokaj wine region has a microclimate that is unique in the world, and which is especially favourable for the production of aszú. It has a tradition - rooted in the 16th century of producing aszú wines, noble naturally sweet wines and high quality, dry, white wines.

Hortobágy national park - the Puszta

The most famous Hungarian puszta is internationally known and acknowledged.

The Kassai method of horseback archery

Leo the Wise, Purple-born Constantine and western chroniclers unanimously agreed on that Hungarians were second to none in their war spirit, discipline and horseback archery skills.

Herend porcelain

Herend Porcelain Manufactory is currently the biggest porcelain manufactory in the world. Values embodied by Herend porcelain including special skills gathered throughout generations, traditions of manufactural porcelain making, secret recipes of porcelain paints, striving after outstanding quality and continuous renewal.

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