We spent a wonderful day in Hortobagy and would recommend it to to travels spending enough time in Hungary that they are willing to head out of Budapest and see more sights. Hortobagy is on the "Great Hungarian Plains," in rich farming country just half an hour or so from Debrecen. Based on the reviews in Tripadvisor, we thought we... More

This place is very interesting despite its flatness. But it's the constant need of payment in the town that annoyed me. First you have to pay to park (we drove slightly further away and didn't pay) then you have to pay to visit the Shepherd's Museum (this is an interesting place and worth a visit), then nearby there's a bird... More

Hortobágy is both the name of a village in Hajdú-Bihar county and an 800 km2 national park in Eastern Hungary, rich with folklore and cultural history. The park, a part of the Great Plain (Alföld), was designated as a national park in 1973 (the first in Hungary), and elected among the World Heritage sites in 1999. The Hortobágy is Hungary's... More