EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DENTO-MAXILLO-FACIAL RADIOLOGY
June 25-28, 2008
Budapest, Hungary
Explore Hungary
The area of their country is barely 100,000 km2. Their language is spoken
nowhere else. Their folk songs bear no resemblance to those of other nations.
Yet, the Hungarian people have been living in the centre of Europe for over 1,100
years.» » After Iceland, Hungary has the world's largest reserve of surface thermal water: hundreds of springs help thousands in recovering.
» Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake, is a favourite get-away for families with young children, fans of yachting and lovers of the beach.
» 2000-year-old Roman ruins and 400-year-old Turkish monuments can be found side-by-side, not to mention beautiful churches from the Romanesque period in Ják, Lébényszentmiklós, and Pannonhalma, or one-time stately castles in Eger, Sümeg, and Siklós.
» The rich Hungarian folk art and the horse shows which introduce the lifestyle and traditions of the "puszta" (Great Hungarian Plain) attract tens of thousands.
» Liszt, Bartók, Kodály - With its lively musical life and internationally renowned performers, Hungary ranks high among the countries, some of them many times its size, which boast of centuries-old musical traditions. Home to just about ten million people, it is often called a "great power" in music. Despite the tragic turns in its history, its musicians have always managed to manifest their talent and link their homeland to European musical life.
» Hungary, although a small country with respect to its population, is, however, a major one with respect to the recognition it has earned in the scientific community and the performance of its scientists; over the course of the 20th century no less than twelve Nobel Laureates - seven of them sons of Budapest - trace their roots back to Hungary.