Wetlands, turtles, forest trails – check out our top five hiking trails to get your rusty and flabby muscles moving. They are neither long nor exhausting, but easy, enjoyable, and scenic.
The newly opened nature trail up Kis-Strázsa Hill outside Esztergom offers more than just panoramic views, but a lesson in geopolitical history as well.
With spring around the corner, we've gathered a list of lovely spots in and around Budapest to hear birdsong and observe our featured friends late at night and just after sunrise.
Wander around nature outside Budapest with our photographers as they capture the woods, waterfalls and hiking trails within easy reach of the city centre.
To start the hiking season, we trek to the Julianus Lookout Tower from Nagymaros, taking in amazing panoramic views and getting a strenuous day's exercise.
Budapest's first snowfall of the winter was captured by acclaimed photographer Krisztián Bódis, who captured the scenes around hilly Normafa in classic black and white.
Take the family out for a walk along a nature trail within Budapest, perhaps around pretty Lake Naplás or leading to the Guckler Lookout for panoramic views.
Just outside Budapest, the rocky heights of Nyakas-kő beyond Biatorbágy provide the perfect day's hike, steep yet only dangerous without the right footwear. The reward is a gorgeous autumnal panorama.
Pack up the family, sling on the hiking boots and discover the wonders of the countryside along these clearly signposted nature trails within easy reach of Budapest.
Feel close to nature when you join a tour of the Pilis Park Forest at specific times in September, when deer bellow and fight for dominance. Visits take place at dusk at five different locations.
Great news for hikers and cyclists – the Pilis Park Forest surrounding Budapest and much of Pest County is to receive new benches, rain shelters and barbecue spots.