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This eastern area of Hungary is also often called the Great Lowland Plain, which is once again divided into the Northern and Southern Lowland Plains and Lake Tisza. The landscape is characterised by endless grassland steppes (pusztas, or Hungarian steppes), but it also has woods, mountains, rivers and marshlands, with a country village here and there. If you want to keep active during your holiday, then you can go horseback riding, bicycling or hiking, or do water sport on the rivers or Lake Tisza. In addition, there are the thermal baths with their therapeutic waters. In the Northern Lowland Plain is the Hortobágy National Park, the largest national park in Hungary. The park is on the Unesco World Heritage Sites list and mainly consists of pusztas, but there is also marshland and forest. Here you’ll find amazing wildlife such as the cattle, sheep and buffalo typical of the area. The Hajdúszoboszló spa is a true Mecca for those with rheumatism, and there is also the spa and park bath of Sóstó in Nyíregyháza. The Kiskunság National Park is in the Southern Lowland Plain, where wild horses traverse the pusztas. The Bugac Puszta in this park has even been designated a protected nature area by Unesco. The town of Gyula also lies on the Southern Lowland Plain, and it has one of the most beautiful thermal baths of Hungary. Lake Tisza, with its coves and beaches, offers all kinds of water fun for the holiday maker. You can go sailing, water skiing, surfing, swimming and sport fishing. Popular holiday resorts on the lake are Tiszafüred and Abádszalók. In addition, the Tiszavalki Basin is on the eastern shore. This is a unique bird preserve which is also on the Unesco World Heritage Sites list.
Places of interest
- A visit to one of the national parks: Hortobágy, Kiskunság or Körös, where you can explore the unspoilt puszta.
- The large botanic garden in Szarvas, which is a replica of the garden of the Viennese Schloss Schönbrunn.
- The city of Kecskemét, with its beautiful Jugendstil buildings and the beautiful Kossuth Square.
- The seaport of Baja, on the Danube. The city’s rich history in trade is still to be seen in the beautiful buildings.
- Also nice to visit: the wine town of Hajós, with 1200 wine press houses.
- Water recreation on Lake Tisza.
- You can ‘take the waters’ at one of the thermal baths, such as Hajdúszoboszló, Jászberény, Gyula or Tiszacsege.
- Máriapócs is a well known Greek-Catholic pilgrimage destination.
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