Hungary
Stories about Hungary’s food, architecture, technology, energy infrastructure and travel connections.
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Two names, one landscape: looking around Fertő and Neusiedlersee
The lake known as Fertő in Hungary and Neusiedlersee in Austria sits within a cultural landscape of reeds, villages and cultivated land. Its World Heritage…
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Beyond the label: the working landscape of Tokaj
Tokaj’s wine heritage occupies hillsides, settlements and networks of cellars in north-eastern Hungary. UNESCO recognised this historic cultural landscape in 2002, making the setting around…
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Budapest at the counter: the Great Market Hall’s everyday architecture
Budapest’s Great Market Hall opened in 1897, giving food shopping a monumental home beside the Danube. Looking past its familiar silhouette reveals another kind of…
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A Budapest wardrobe with a material question
Nanushka’s story begins in Budapest and reaches into the language of contemporary fashion through clothes, materials and the spaces around them. Founded by Sandra Sándor…
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What does a building for listening look like?
Glass walls and a perforated canopy give Budapest’s House of Music Hungary a strong visual presence in Városliget. Inside, exhibitions, performance and music education occupy…
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The space between a slide and an idea
Prezi began in Hungary in 2009 with a visual approach to presentation. Its expanding canvas offers a way to consider how ideas are arranged before…
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Different temperatures, different centuries: reading Rudas
An octagonal pool beneath a dome and a swimming hall from another century belong to the same Budapest bath. Rudas brings architectural periods into contact…
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Budapest and Belgrade are still waiting for the ordinary train
The rebuilt Budapest–Belgrade railway has carried years of promises, delays and political symbolism. With passenger service expected in autumn 2026 but final public details still…