New Flight from Glasgow to Budapest with Wizz Air from 13 June 2015

Wizz Air is the one of the largest low-cost airlines in Central Eastern Europe, and will introduce a new flight from Glasgow to Budapest from 13June 2015. The airline will operate two weekly flights between Scotland and Hungary and prices start from £77 per person return in October. The airline also operates flights from Luton to Budapest and Debrecen, Hungary's second largest city. For more information visit www.wizzair.com

Budapest Gourmet Food Festival – 21 - 24 May 2015

Foodies will love the outdoor gastronomic festival that is taking place at Millenáris Park in Budapest this month. Organised by the same people as the Sziget music festival, it's a similar experience to 'Taste of London' but with a wide variety of Hungarian delicacies on offer from the best restaurant, wineries and distilleries around the country. Producers showcase homemade cheese, ham, sausage, jam, honey, chocolate, plus much more, which can all be washed down with a glass of Hungarian wine or pálinka. There will also be demonstrations by celebrity Hungarian and international chefs, plus music and entertainment. May is a great time to visit Budapest as the average temperature is around 20 degrees, making it very pleasant for seeing all the city has to offer.

Tickets cost €12 for a day or €25 for a 4-day pass and can be purchased online at http://sziget.hu/gourmetfestival or at the festival itself.

Sziget Festival – Budapest - 7 – 10 August 2015

Sziget Festival has grown into one of Europe's 'must-do' music festivals, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever this year.  Sziget is the reigning 'Best European Major Festival' award winner and attracts crowds from all over the world with its unique island atmosphere. Some of the top names in the music business are already confirmed for this year and include Robbie Williams, Florence + The Machine, Kasabian, Paloma Faith and Ellie Goulding. The event takes place on an island in the Danube in Budapest and when 'Szitizens' go over the legendary bridge they arrive to an Island with extraordinary visuals and decorations, where they can choose from more than 50 program venues with around 1000 programs at the week-long event.

There are a variety of tickets on offer from day pass from €52, to five day passes from €239 for the seven day Sziget and B.My.Lake Festival combined tickets from €270. For more information visit www.szigetfestival.com

Spring time in Hortobágy National Park

Hortobágy is the largest continuous natural grassland in Europe. The Hortobágy National Park, established in 1973 is the country's largest protected area of 82 thousand hectares and was declared a UNESECO World Heritage site in 1999. Located close to Debrecen, Hungary's second largest city, spring is the ideal time for a visit as its warming up on the plains and people can enjoyable a horse ride or carriage ride to see the wide variety of species and habits. One of the highlights is seeing the famous Hungarian cowboys showing off their extraordinary equestrian skills, such as making a horse lie down still, a skill needed many years ago when the area could be teaming with bandits.

People have been grazing domestic animals on the plans for more than two millennia and the visitors centre tells the story of what it was like to live on the plains through the ages. No visit is complete without sampling the herdsmen's dishes at one of the inns or 'csárda'. These typical watering holes offer a unique kind of hospitality and evoke the world herdsman-turned outlaws (betyár) who roamed the puszta in bygone eras. Parts of the thematic “trail of inns,” Kadarcsi, Meggyes and Hortobágy Big Inns also function as museums.

Visitors can stay in Debrecen, which is just 30 minutes' drive away or at one of the hotels/inns in Hortobágy. Direct flights from London Luton to Debrecen with Wizzair (www.wizzair.com) start from £110 return. For tourist information on Debecen and surrounding areas visit http://tourinform.hu/english

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May 2015