Hungary’s Famous Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region on the Rise The renewal of Tokaj-Hegyalja, the restoration of its historic status and dignity, is progressing spectacularly, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading... 2022.10.31.
Aachen Pilgrimage: A Thousand-Year European Tradition with Hungarian Participation Aachen Cathedral, with its millennia-old pilgrimage, is history made of stone and a living story. One part of this multifaceted... 2022.04.17.
Greenpeace Activists at Lake Fertő Demand Halt to Government Investment With human chains and banners on two-story-high scaffolding, Greenpeace activists are demanding a halt to a government mega-investment project destroying... 2022.02.17.
Greenpeace: Even Larger Buildings Planned Than Permitted at Hungary’s Lake Fertő The figures in the latest tender for the public works contract at Lake Fertő (Lake Neusiedl), which was "sneakily" reopened... 2022.01.10.
UNESCO Adds Danube Limes to List of World Heritage Sites Without Hungarian Section The Western segment of the Danube Limes line, which once marked the frontiers of the Roman Empire, has been added... 2021.08.06.
President Áder Requests Constitutional Review of Controverisal Housing Law President János Áder has asked the Constitutional Court for a review of an amendment proposal that would allow tenants to... 2021.06.25.
EC Contacts Gov’t Over Hungary’s Lake Fertő Construction The Hungarian government has received another warning around its “Fertő Shore Development” project, this time by the European Commission, Átlátszó... 2021.06.15.
UNESCO Calls on Hungarian Gov’t to Stop Lake Fertő Developments A sport center, a hotel, an eco-center and eco-park, a large marina, multiple restaurants, camping sights, and an 880 car... 2021.06.08.
Spectacular Buda Castle Hill Funicular Reopens On July 1st, the Buda Castle Hill Funicular, which had not been operating in recent months due to the coronavirus... 2020.07.02.
UNESCO Village Hollókő to Reopen, Celebrate Pentecost UNESCO World Heritage village Hollókő, in northern Hungary, will again reopen on the upcoming Pentecost long weekend, an organiser said... 2020.05.26.
Hungarian String Music Traditions, Lipizzaner Husbandry Submitted for World Heritage Title The husbandry of Lipizzaner horses and Hungarian string music traditions have been submitted for the title of intangible world cultural... 2020.04.08.
Hungary Submits Budapest Conservation Report to UNESCO The government has submitted its conservation report on Budapest's World Heritage Sites to UNESCO by the deadline, the daily Magyar... 2020.02.11.
Hollókő, the “Living Village” After a one-hour drive from Budapest, one can spot a great black raven, which shows that we are in the... 2019.12.17.
Gov’t Thwarts Bid to Earn ‘Limes’ World Heritage Title Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany jointly submitted a nomination proposal to UNESCO with the coordination of Hungary in 2018 after... 2019.07.10.
The Mystic Beauty of the Lake Fertő Region Lake Fertő is the Carpathian basin’s second largest lake; since 2001, the lake and the surrounding region have been considered... 2019.01.03.
Traditional Blueprint Dyeing Technique Added to UNESCO World Heritage List Blueprint dyeing, a traditional Hungarian cloth dyeing technique, has been admitted to the UNESCO intangible world heritage list, the UN... 2018.11.29.
Central European Part of the Roman Danube Limes Nominated for World Heritage Title Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany jointly submitted a nomination proposal to UNESCO, to declare a number of fortress ruins by... 2018.02.05.
Government To Restrict Supermarkets In World Heritage Areas A bill on “implementing fair market practices” in commerce submitted to Parliament by the economy minister on Tuesday would prohibit big supermarkets and discount... 2014.11.19.
World Heritage Hollókő To Shine Even More Hollókő, the UNESCO World Heritage village in northern Hungary, will undergo large-scale development at a cost of about 2 billion... 2014.10.10.
