The surrounding area

The former sugar factoryThe best possible way to start the hundreds of years of history of one of the most popular spa towns in Hungary is “in medias res.” Although the first written reference to...

The capital of Kemenesalja that has been rapidly developing in the recent years is only an hour drive from Kőszeg. The Vulkán spa opened in 2005 in the town center is an ideal destination for those...

The Őrség is one of the most diverse and richest part of today’s Hungary in terms of geography, ethnography and monuments. The landscape stretching from Göcsej in Zala to the Upper Rába region is a...

The number of hikers and adventurers specifically looking for waters increased sharply in the past few years in Europe. Members of this “club” visit nearly every water body: the rushing mountain...

“What the Emperor can do, I can do”—this was the sentence 300 years ago that led to the construction of Hungary’s largest and most luxurious Baroque–Rococo style castle, the Esterházy Castle in...

The history of Hungary’s second largest lake is quite fascinating, its formation and life are shrouded in mystery. The disappearance and reappearance of the water from time to time, the alleged...

The name of Nagycenk—just half an hour from Kőszeg—has been closely associated with that of the Széchenyi family for the past two centuries; thus the municipality in the western part of Transdanubia...

Sopron—exactly 47 kilometers from Kőszeg, on the Austrian–Hungarian border—is the city of loyalty and also home to the VOLT festival. It is probably one of Hungary’s most romantic and vibrant towns...

There was a large-scale television advertising campaign in the 1980s, in which pensioners were singing “thank you, Sárvár, thermal crystal of Sárvár!” Thanks to this campaign, the town mentioned in...

Relatively few may know the name of the small town located close to Kőszeg, but recent research by historians may give a new importance to the town: it is becoming increasingly certain that Mór...

Szentgotthárd, a well-ringing name in Hungarian history is an 800-year old town just an hour and a half drive from Bük, on the Hungarian–Slovenian–Austrian triple border. The town is most frequently...

King Béla IV, known as the second founder of Hungary, granted township to Körmend more than 750 years ago after recognizing the economic importance of the settlement on the border. The most famous...

The county seat is only a half-hour drive from Kőszeg, and it is exceptionally rich in historical relics, particularly from the Roman era. The city’s most famous attraction is the Savaria Carnival,...