Food destinations within easy reach of Budapest. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

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Eger (Bull's Blood wine) ★ 4.5

1h 50m by trainDirect trains from Budapest Keleti every odd hour, 1h 50m

Famous forEgri Bikavér red blend, cellar tastings in Szepasszony-volgy

Eger is Hungary's most famous wine town, the home of Bull's Blood (Egri Bikavér) and the Valley of the Beautiful Women, with 200 volcanic-rock cellars open.

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Tokaj (sweet wine country) ★ 4.6

2h 43m by direct trainDirect trains from Budapest Keleti every four hours, 2h 43m

Famous forTokaji Aszú, dry Furmint, UNESCO wine region

Tokaj is the world's first delimited wine region, a UNESCO heritage zone north-east of Budapest known for Tokaji Aszú sweet wines and serious dry Furmint.

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Szentendre ★ 4.2

40 min by HÉV suburban trainHÉV H5 from Batthyány tér, 40 min direct

Famous forSzamos marzipan museum, baroque main square, riverside Hungarian bistros

Szentendre on the Danube north of Budapest is a baroque arts town with the Szamos marzipan museum, Hungarian bistros on the riverfront and a Saturday craft.

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Visegrád (Danube Bend) ★ 4.0

1h by train and ferryTrain from Budapest Nyugati to Nagymaros, then 5 min ferry across the Danube

Famous forMedieval royal palace, panoramic view from the citadel, riverside Hungarian inns

Visegrad on the Danube Bend is the medieval royal palace town where Hungary, Bohemia and Poland summit-summoned in 1335, with riverside Hungarian inns.

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Lake Balaton (Balatonfüred) ★ 4.3

1h 50m by trainDirect InterCity from Budapest Déli to Balatonfüred, 1h 50m

Famous forHungarian Riviera, Olaszrizling whites from Badacsony, fogas (pike-perch)

Lake Balaton is the Hungarian Riviera, with Olaszrizling whites from the Badacsony vineyards and grilled fogas at lakeside restaurants in Balatonfured.

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Pannonhalma (Benedictine monastery) ★ 4.4

1h 35m by train to Györ, 30 min busTrain from Budapest Keleti to Györ then local bus 23 min to Pannonhalma

Famous forBenedictine monastery wines, 1000-year-old cellar, UNESCO site

Pannonhalma is the 1000-year-old Benedictine archabbey north-west of Budapest where the monks pour their own wines and run a UNESCO-protected cellar.

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