Official hails new regional flights between Hungary, Romania

Ensuring flights between cities in the Carpathian Basin is a top priority for the government, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said in Debrecen on Monday, at an event marking the launch of flights connecting Budapest, Debrecen, Cluj (Kolozsvar) and Targu Mures (Marosvasarhely) by ...

Cultural capital Kaunas celebrates 60 years of Fluxus in Europe

The Lithuanian city of Kaunas, a European Capital of Culture this year, had at least one head start when drawing up a program for 2022 – it was the birthplace 60 years ago of the unique “‘anti-art” movement Fluxus. The fact will be celebrated ...

European Capital of Culture 2022

Kaunas continues to make an exhibition of itself

“Kaunastic” is the buzzword of the moment in Lithuania's second city where they are continuing to celebrate their year as a European Capital of Culture, with the historic event also enjoying the motto “From temporary to contemporary”.

Batumi plays a winning hand

The World Travel Awards are called the “Oscars” of tourism, the industry's most prestigious accolades, and to host the annual ceremony rewarding the very best of the best is a much-desired honour. Next year the distinction will fall to Batumi, thus recognising the Georgian ...

“Welcome to the Hotel Kazan-fornian”

Mai Danube Pensiunea awaits your arrival… at any time of year

If you want great adventure and something entirely different, make your way to the Kazan Straits. This is either a 500-kilometre overland trek from Budapest or a 700-kilometre ride on the equally splendid River Danube until end stop Orșova, the Kazan capital, in Romania.

Kazan Straits – the River Danube’s best-kept secret

The Kazan Straits is a wonder and splendour in every sense. I had the great pleasure of exploring the area for three and a half very full days this summer. All I had beforehand were picturesque impressions from various chronicles and very limited tourist ...

Searching for the original Dracula

Should you be in Romania and have an interest in Dracula but wish to avoid the tourism boom of Transylvania with its overly spooky Castle Bran and the flutter of its obvious vampire clichés, especially when at the souvenir shops, there is an alternative ...