This world famous stud has been synonymous with Arabian thoroughbred breeding from 1789 onwards. The Bábolna Arabian horse with its noble gait is an excellent mount as well as a good driving horse. On the decree of Kaiser Joseph II, a stud was established in 1785 first in Mezőhegyes then, in 1789, a side branch of it in Bábolna. The latter ...

A collection of rarities gathered by Cistercian monks from the 1700's onwards is kept in this branch of the National Széchényi Library in the abbey. The 65,000 volume holdings include invaluable incunabula, rare books and periodicals. Made by the carpenters of the Wilde family of Zirc using trees from the Bakony Hills, the listed carved ...

Located on the south side of the settlement, the arboretum forms a nature and bird conservation reserve together with the Csaplár Forest. In this park with its partly manmade water system a sparkling lake among giant trees greets the visitor. Approximately 540 species of ligneous plants live here including copper beaches (Fagus sylvatica ...

The remains of the cathedral of state-founding king, St Stephen I, are anarchaeological park now. Stone tablets mark the tombs of several royal couples, while the place of the royal throne is marked by ashlars. The final resting place of St Stephen was in the axis of the main nave and is today marked by a simple slab of stone with a cross. ...

Primarily with the help of dioramas, the museum presents the natural treasures and typical features of the Bakony Hills. There is a significant collection of minerals and insects too. Arranged in five rooms of the archabbot's former living quarters, the exhibition introduces the flora and fauna of the region, presenting the plants and animals ...

Covering 70 hectares, this spectacular Romantic landscaped garden features a lake with an island and an open-air concert stage. Elegant bridges and paths lined with weeping willows, yew trees and cedars take the visitor to the island. An achievement of Francis Brunszvik, the park created out of a barren plain is today one of the most attractive ...

Composed of a number of cells, a church and a monastery, the Baroque-style hermitage was built from 1733 to 1769 in accordance with the ancient rules of the Camaldolese order, whose monks take a vow of silence. The monastery was designed by F. A. Pilgram according to the general layout ordained by the order. The monk's dwellings with their ...

These 18th-century landscaped gardens of Ferenc Esterházy are one of the best of their kind in Europe. The park was built from 1783, when the first trees were planted around the artificial Old Lake and Cseke Lake. It is a special feature of the park that it extends practically throughout the town and the surrounding landscape. However, today ...

Perhaps the best preserved modern-age military complex in Central Europe, it is an architectural and military masterpiece. The largest part of a system of fortifications at Komárom has been called the 'Gibraltar of the Danube'. The fort was built between 1850 and 1871. A single interconnected series of buildings, it consists of 14 sections ...

The Basilica commissioned by the first Hungarian King St Stephen served as the coronation church and royal burial site. What remains of it, including the memorial displaying St Stephen's sarcophagus, has become a national shrine. The garden ruins where the remnants of the basilica, its masonry, and St Stephen's sarcophagus are on display, ...

This early Gothic 13th century chapel stands next to and is built together with the Bishop's Palace. A renowned architectural heritage of the Árpád Age, its remaining frescos were painted in the second half of the 13th century. Its Byzantine-style frescos, life-size depictions of the apostles, are the oldest and most beautiful Hungarian ...

The largest archaeological park in Hungary, it introduces the excavated remains of the ancient Roman city of Gorsium. The finds which have been faithfully reconstructed provide a clear picture of the life and history of the ancient city.

Creations of the world famous china factory, the oldest in Hungary, are displayed here arranged according to the different periods and the various creators, and including the most beautyful and successful designs. The museum presents the history of and the technology used by the Herend porcelain factory with the aid of its products, old ...

In 1873, the Nádasdy Family rebuilt this originally Baroque-style 18th-century mansion as a harmoniously proportioned Romantic palace. A new two-storey wing was erected to which a tower is joined. The Nádasdy coat of arms features on the palace facade just above the main entrance. Furnished with the utmost taste and elegance the library ...

With an exhibition of 200 million year old geological strata and the calcified or petrified remains of the marine and terrestrial life of the period, this is one of the finest outdoor museums in Hungary. The Geological Nature Reserve near the Tata Calvary Hill is an exceptional example of in situ outdoor geological and palaentological ...

The castle was started in the 13th century in Gothic style, then extended and partially rebuilt in a Renaissance style in the 14th and 15th centuries. However it was not left untouched by 18th-century Baroque and 19th-century Romanticism either. Its system of fortifications dates from the 16th century. Enter the grounds of the castle across a ...

Hungary's best-preserved fortress presumably was built before the mid 13th century since King Béla IV lived here for a while during the Mongolian invasion (1241-1242). It was extended several times during successive centuries. There is a beautiful footpath leading up to the fortress, the main tourist attraction in Sümeg. Castle Hill ...

It is very likely that the body of St Stephen I is safeguarded in the 11th-century stone coffin in the mausoleum set in a garden among ancient ruins. Carved from white limestone from Buda, this large coffin was originally a Roman sarcophagus. It is decorated on three sides with an angel symbolizing the soul of the deceased on the shorter side. ...

The Turul Memorial at Tatabánya is the largest bronze bird in Europe. The sculpted eagle has a wingspan of 15 metres.

The skeletal remains of the oldest Prehistoric man of Europe living some 350,000 years ago, its belongings, and preserved footprints can be seen in the museum and at the presentation site which embraces several periods of earth history.