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Backpacking Hungary: 10 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Hungary, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Budapest, Hungary1

    Budapest

    Budapest

    Thermal baths and ruin bars.

  2. Lake Balaton, Hungary2

    Lake Balaton

    Veszprem

    Central Europe's big lake.

  3. Eger, Hungary3

    Eger

    Heves

    Baroque town, bull's-blood wine.

  4. Pecs, Hungary4

    Pecs

    Baranya

    Sunny southern arts city.

  5. Szentendre, Hungary5

    Szentendre

    Pest

    Riverside artists' town.

  6. Debrecen, Hungary6

    Debrecen

    Hajdu-Bihar

    Great-plains second city.

  7. Holloko, Hungary7

    Holloko

    Nograd

    Preserved folk village.

  8. Tokaj, Hungary8

    Tokaj

    Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

    Sweet-wine hills.

  9. Hortobagy National Park, Hungary9

    Hortobagy National Park

    Hajdu-Bihar

    Wide puszta grasslands.

  10. Sopron, Hungary10

    Sopron

    Gyor-Moson-Sopron

    Medieval border town.

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