Worth fighting for a Hungary historic destination
July 31st, 2011
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Top of Eastern Europe’s list of “gotta go” destinations is the bustling and exotic Hungarian capital of Budapest. Today’s city of two million people has been scrapped over by imperial rulers and rapacious empires. After the Roman Empire’s collapse, the Huns and Slavs flexed their muscles, followed by the Mongol hordes in the Middle Ages. The Ottoman Empire overthrew the Hungarian monarchy, and left its mark, by making great use of the city’s hot springs. Read more…