Tourism in Hungary
Tourism in Hungary | |
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Area code | + 36 |
Website | Official Tourist webpage |
There is a long history of tourism in Hungary,[1] and Hungary was the world's thirteenth most visited tourist destination country in 2002.[2] Tourism increased by nearly 7 percent between 2004 and 2005.[3] European visitors comprise more than 98 per cent of Hungary's tourists. Austria, Germany, and Slovakia make the largest numbers of visitors to the country.[1] Most tourists arrive by car and stay for a short period of time.[4] Hungary's tourist season is from April through October. July and August are the best tourist months.[1] Budapest is the country's most popular tourist destination.[2]
Tourism in Budapest
Budapest became one of
Hungary has an estimated 1,300 thermal springs, a third of which are used as spas across the country. Hungary's thermal waters and spa culture are promoted to tourists. Only France, Japan, Bulgaria, Iceland, and Italy have similar thermal water capacity. Hungary's thermal baths have been used for 2,000 years for cleansing, relaxation and easing aches and pains. The Romans were the first to use Hungary's thermal waters in the first century, when they built baths on the banks of the Danube River.[7] Budapest lies on a geological fault that separates the Buda hills from plains. More than 30,000 cubic metres of warm to scalding (21° to 76 °C) mineral water gushes from 118 thermal springs[8] and supply the city's thermal baths.[6] Budapest has been a popular spa destination since Roman times.[9] Some of the baths in the city date from Turkish times while others are modern.[8] They have steam rooms that utilize the healing properties of the springs.[9] Most of the baths offer medical treatments, massages, and pedicures.[8] The most famous of Budapest's spas were built at the turn of the 19th century.[9]
There are two hundred known caves under Budapest, some of which can be visited by tourists
Regional tourism
Tourist regions
According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office there were 27 695 465 recorded overnight stays in Hungary during 2016 which is +7.0% change compared to 2015.[20]
Rank | Tourist region | Image | Number of overnight stays (2016) | Share of overnight stays (2016) | Change 2016/2015 |
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1 | Budapest and Central Hungary | 10 580 125 | 38.2% | +7.0% | |
2 | Lake Balaton | 5 391 597 | 19.5% | +6.2% | |
3 | Western Transdanubia | 3 024 201 | 10.9% | +5.1% | |
4 | Northern Hungary | 2 268 372 | 8.2% | +5.6% | |
5 | Northern Great Plain | 2 090 607 | 7.5% | +7.5% | |
6 | Southern Great Plain | 1 709 755 | 6.2% | +6.2% | |
7 | Central Transdanubia | 1 165 305 | 4.2% | +15.4% | |
8 | Southern Transdanubia | 1 148 375 | 4.1% | +12.2% | |
9 | Lake Tisza | 317 128 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
Medical tourism
Statistics
Arrivals by country
Most visitors staying in Hungary on a short-term basis (not including visitors staying outside commercial accommodation and day trip visitors) are from the following countries of nationality:[22][23]
Rank | Country | 2015 | 2016 |
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1 | Germany | 548,173 | 553,570 |
2 | United Kingdom | 351,165 | 376,573 |
3 | Austria | 297,103 | 319,904 |
4 | Romania | 250,750 | 283,496 |
5 | United States | 268,766 | 275,314 |
6 | Czech Republic | 238,455 | 273,165 |
7 | Poland | 245,928 | 267,257 |
8 | Italy | 251,210 | 258,858 |
9 | Slovakia | 169,982 | 198,061 |
10 | France | 163,638 | 168,136 |
See also
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Hungary
- List of museums in Hungary
- Castles in Hungary
- Protected areas of Hungary
- Transportation in Hungary
- Architecture of Hungary
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