swimming season ended in the Mediterranean, ski - has not yet begun.To go to the Asian sea a bit early and take a break from their native climate already want.And there is a wonderful place - Hungary with its thermal spas.
Hungary - a record number of springs.Even in the area of Budapest, there are several thermal wells, which makes the capital of both the thermal spa.
Capital tricks
first in all respects Budapest swimming - section.It was opened exactly 100 years ago.Since anyone can take hot baths here, even if it has no problems with the musculoskeletal system, which successfully solve local calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate water.In addition to the general public baths where hot even in February and where you can catch the old men playing chess, there is a bath with water of different temperature and mineral composition, and several types of saunas.
Like all Hungarian baths building Szechenyi least similar to the hospital in our sense of the word.Rather, it resembles a magnificent palace.This building in the neo-baroque, ornate moldings, sculptures, mosaics, tiles.Everything here is fine, and taking water treatments, you feel like with the body recuperates and soul.
steam and nakupavshis in section, well go to the Michelin restaurant Gundel, which in two steps from the baths.Dinner there will cost a maximum of 100 euros per person.And if you use the special offer such as Sunday brunch, dinner with the unlimited approach to the buffet table and a welcome glass of champagne will cost in terms of our money at 960 rubles.
between the sections and the famous Gundel in Budapest Zoo.Do not be lazy - and look here, because it is a pleasant walk between enclosures will strengthen the immune system is not less than the sulfate-phosphate bath.By the way, the water in the pool zoosadovskomu hippo comes straight from Sechenov thermal wells.The town on the Tisza
From Budapest you can go in any direction, and soon you are guaranteed to reach some lovely thermal spa.Better, of course, go to the lake Balaton.In the south-western coast is Europe's largest thermal lake of Heviz with balneo baths on the banks.And on the border with Austria - the famous springs of Lake Fertő.If you move south to the Serbian border, you can come back in a famous "health resort" - Szeged.This adorable little world where a lot of exquisite beauty and peace and where there is no stress.
At the end of the XIX century a terrible flood wiped medieval Szeged, and in its place will soon built a city in the whimsical Art Nouveau style.Here, neither the building - a work of art: the ornate towers, sculpture with a perfect figure, gold mosaic, bright stained-glass windows contemporary twists.Among the architectural sights of Szeged best - it is the Town Hall and the fountain in front of it, symbolizing the power of the river Tisza.Next - a magnificent synagogue in Art Nouveau style (though even that pales before the famous Budapest synagogue), and the grand palace Reёk Cathedral, which was built a good 50 years and was consecrated only in 1930.When
past the monument Roma composer and violinist Istvan Danko is a girl attending usually calm down and listen.It is believed that, if the approach to the carved image of the Virgin, the great gypsy violin sing.However, the old-timers do not remember such precedents.But they can tell how in 1893, virtuoso playing Istvan Danko won most of Franz Joseph.Touched Emperor gave Danko gold cigarette case, which after the sale of Roma finally bought his own house in Szeged (unfortunately, it washed away by flood).Istvan Danko wrote 400 songs, and many of them are still popular in Hungary.
Szeged - the birthplace of not only Hungarian gypsy music, but also the traditional paprika and salami.There is a factory Pick, where they make the best sausage in the country.
Mineral Magic
Finally, something for which in the ground and come to Szeged tourists - therapeutic thermal swimming pool "Anna" alkaline iodine water.This water helps with chronic fatigue, joint and spine diseases, asthma and gastric ulcer.The ticket, which allows you to bask all day in a bathing costs about 200 rubles.For the money you will be open to the sauna and hammam, several pools with different types of hydromassage.There are mainly youth sports.
And in another part of the baths - swimming pools with mineral-rich water (and, again, with hydro plants) - a territory of older people.
Hungarian retirees love to visit the baths.Procedures provide magical results: in the Hungarian grandmothers you see cellulite and Hungarian grandparents pyshut healthy glow and provocatively glance at the beautiful ladies.
Going from basin to basin, relies useful to drink mineral water from fountains to wash the body still inside.The mineral source is outside and have baths.Beside him is always a small queue of people with bottles.Hot water, sulfur smells, but it tastes very nice.Or maybe it's just a magic place.
Useful information
Visa
get a visa at the Consular Section of the Hungarian Embassy at Mosfilm street, 62. To make an appointment for the delivery of documents can be online at http://hungaria.embassytools.com.Or call (495) 641-75-12 on weekdays from 09.00 to 12.00.Note that among the documents for the visa to be booking the hotel with payment.The consular fee is a standard 35 euros extra fee for the service will be charged.Urgent (within three days) visa will cost 70 euros.
Tickets
From Sheremetyevo to Budapest every day there are two direct flights of "Aeroflot".Return ticket with all taxes will cost at least 9.5 thousand rubles.
Hotels
Hungarian hotels pleasing ratio "price - quality".Take, for example, Budapest.Even if you choose a youth hostel, where the double room costs no more than 25 euros, you get a comfortable clean room, which will be located in a beautiful house in the historic center of the city.In Szeged is easy to find a private accommodation for two rooms.For 35-40 euros it will be self-catering apartments and a washing machine, antique furniture and a decanter palinka in a carved cabinet.
Power
food (especially desserts) in Hungary is almost as beautiful as in Austria, but much cheaper.There is a slight bias in favor of paprika and tomatoes, because of which many national dishes reminiscent of goulash.This hearty warming food that will fill you home.But besides paprikash, goulash and perkelta local restaurants also have a wonderful selection of European dishes.Intimate dinner (with wine) for two will cost 9-10 thousand forints, that is no more than 1.5 thousand.With such democratic prices are not afraid even to go to the legendary Budapest Café Gerbeaud the interior in the style of Wilhelminian: marble, precious woods, chandeliers time of Maria Theresa.So, in this very expensive, perhaps a cafe Hungarian strudel with coffee (you'll remember for a long time then its subtle crunchy batter) will cost about 350 rubles.
If not current, the palinka
best Hungarian wine, as we know, Tokay.Its sweetness is provided not with sugar and natural grape glucose.But those who can not tolerate sweet wines and likes dry, Hungary will be pleasant and interesting.The same current from the grape variety "Harslevelu" makes a wonderful white wine with fresh mineral taste.On the shores of Lake Balaton make good "Riesling".Even Transylvanian grape "Feteasca", from which squeezed so much bad Moldovan wine in Hungary becomes the basis of a rather elegant drinks.
As for red wines, they are not as beautiful as white, but you should definitely try the local shiraz and pinot noir.Fruit vodka in Hungary called "palinka".It is natural, tasty and (not tire of repeating it) is very, very inexpensive.
Elena Averin
Articles Source: trud.ru
