Although Debrecen and Hortobágy abound in attractions you can have the possibility to familiarize yourself with further interesting destinations by going on one-day trips in the all directions!
Apart from Tokaj, Eger – the home of Egri Bikavér (Bull’s Blood of Eger) – is another world famous wine-district in Hungary. Its castle had an important part in the battles against the Turks. The novel by Géza Gárdonyi entitled Stars of Eger recalls the memory of the legendary commander of the castle István Dobó and the heroic defenders of the castle. It is 128,8 km far away from Debrecen by car in about one hour and twenty minutes’ time.
the water produced by damming up the water of the River Tisza can be an excellent destination for naturalists, lovers of aquatic sports and bathers. You can reach Tiszafüred, Tiszacsege and its region the most easily from Debrecen. It is 73 km far from Debrecen by car in about one hour time.
It is Hungary’s world famous wine-district where the wine of kings and the king of wines called Tokaji is produced and bottled. It is 83 km far from Debrecen by car in about one hour and 10minutes’ time.
It is the part of Northern Central Mountains that lies in the farthest direction in the east and it includes the wine-district of Tokaj. You can find excellent places of excursion here. The River Tisza and Bodrog provide possibilities of relaxation for the lovers of aquatic sports. It is 120-160 km far from Debrecen by car in about one hour and 40 minutes time depending on your destination.
The neighbouring county can be a brilliant destination for trips abounding in varied scenes, pleasant villages, traditional typical specialities even for one day trips. The upper reach of the crooked River Tisza is a paradise preferred by visitors going on a tour in boat or canoe. It is 80-110 km far from Debrecen by car in about one hour and thirty minutes time. Sights: the church with a boarded ceiling in Tákos and the wooden church in Csaroda, the water-mill in Túristvándi, the cemetery with wooden boat-shaped grave-posts in Szatmárcseke with Ferenc Kölcsey’s tomb, Zsigmond Móricz’s birthplace in Tiszacsécse, the dry mill in Tarpa, the Kölcsey memorial house in Kölcse.
At the exit of Polgár of motorway M3, M3 Archeopark can be found. In the recreation park on nearly 5 hectares an archeological and local history exhibition can be seen that shows the unrivalled flora and fauna of Northern Great Plain, a house from the Neolithic Age that is unique in Europe, the native animals of the Hungarian puszta and its ethnographic features, the cultural heritage of the area and values of cultural history. Visitors can enjoy gastronomic and traditional programmes, as well as equestrian programmes here. You can get here from Debrecen in about forty minutes on the motorway.
as the second largest town in Hajdú-Bihar County it is a location that bears its historic nature in its appearance. In this town known as the central town for Hajdú people one of the oldest buildings of Hajdú-Bihar county can be found namely the Hajdúság Museum, as well as the outdoor rural museum representing folk architecture. In the open-air bath of the town modern pools with strained water surface, modern pools for children, renewed pools with thermal water and a part with medicinal water await visitors. Sights: Hajdúság Museum, Reformed Churches, Statue of Bocskai, István Bocskai Secondary Grammar School, Miklós Káplár Memorial Museum. It is nearly 20 km far from Debrecen.
It is a bathing resort having an international reputation for its thermal water. Tuba Farm situated on the outskirts of the town provides a gastronomic programme with typical popular elements. It is 21 km far from Debrecen by car in about 20 minutes’ time.
The small town lies nearly 40 km far from Debrecen. The location situated at the front of Hortobágy is world famous for its black earthenware and pottery traditions. In the location there is a thermal bath.
In the area surrounded by the River Tisza, Berettyó Körös (Püspökladány, Berettyóújfalu, Komádi and Füzesgyarmat) an untouched area surrounds visitors as if no man had entered it. Herons, spoonbills go fishing in the reeds, a goat-herd tends goats, in the pens (mixed) pigs lie everywhere. Here the habitat is a flooded area for resting the good quality of meadows. It can be reached less than in an hour by car.
The town situated by the River Körös used to be the central town of the whole area of Bihar. Even today in the vicinity of Debrecen a strong cultural and economic centre on the Romanian side. It is 70 km far form Debrecen by car in about one hour time. Sights: King Saint Ladislaw’s herm, Bishop’s Palace, Saint Michael Church, Town Hall, Eagle Palace, Moskovits Palace, Vigadó, Café Royal, Café EMKE, Café Pannónia and Café Elite as well as Szigligeti Theatre.
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