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  Known locally as the Da Vinci of Veszprém, this Croatian-born madcap inventor is said to have once been the captain of Veszprém Castle, and legend has it that he invented the parachute as the quickest way to descend from its ramparts to his sweetheart waiting below Gaming
  
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  Pooling out for almost 600 square kilometres, this vast lake is also known as The Hungarian Sea Gaming
  
  Some of the closest wineries to Veszprem are Figula, Gyukli, Koczoe and Zelna, which all have yawning al fresco drinking areas in view of the vines Gaming
  
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  Highlights include the commanding Heroes’ Gate archway, which commemorates the heroes of the Hungarian revolutions and the World Wars, and the adjacent lookout spot that serves up 180-degree views of northeast Veszprém, with its scatter of Alpine-style homes, steepled churches, leafy green spaces, and the snaking Sed river Gaming
  
  Similar fates befell other proud structures over the centuries, like Hungary’s first cathedral, St Michael’s, and the private royal Gisela Chapel, but these buildings have been reconstructed over the years and are now icons of the uphill area Gaming
  
  Read more on booking our cultural tour of AndaluciaTravel essentialsGetting thereTrying to fly less?There are myriad flight-free options for reaching Budapest, including taking the Eurostar to Brussels, a Nightjet sleeper to Vienna, and a EuroCity train to Budapest Gaming
  
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  The lake is also lassoed by vineyards that welcome visitors for tours and tastings of fruity olaszrizlings, silky sauvignon blancs and nutty pinot noirs Gaming
  
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  Read more on Hungary travel:Best Budapest hotelsBudapest city guideSzeged city guideDuring my visit, I’m especially taken by a blink-and-you’d-miss-it plaque on the wall near Heroes’ Gate that features a relief of a parachuting man Gaming
  
  I visit during the exhibition of Carl Jurgen Schroth’s private modern art collection and am awed by the juxtaposition of the collector’s hyper-modern artworks and the faded frescoes that still haunt the walls of the 18th-century palace Gaming
  
  For more in the way of live music, there’s the 500-seat Hangvilla concert hall, where you can watch everything from chamber orchestra recitals to choral performances Gaming
  
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  Art on the frescoed walls of the Dubniczay Palace (VEB 2023)A new wave of renovation works by The Archdiocese of Veszprém means that visitors won’t be able to enter St Michael’s and a few neighbouring buildings until later in 2023, but there’s still enough to see in the Castle District to see you through a lazy-paced day Gaming
  
  It’s known as the City of Queens because the queens of Hungary were once crowned here; it’s called The City of Winds and Bells after the old saying “In Veszprém, either the wind blows or the bells ring”; In 2019, it was awarded the title of Unesco City of Music Gaming
  
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  Staying thereSet among the leafy greenery of the Sed River valley, a 10-minute walk from the Castle District, Hotel Villa Medici offers balconied rooms, a gentleman’s club-style pub, and a convent-quiet spa Gaming
  
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  The Castle Hill area is also peppered with art galleries, including the László Vass Collection of contemporary Hungarian art, the Csikász Gallery of fine arts, and the Dubniczay Palace Gaming
  
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  Originating in the 18th century, verbunk is a style of music that was played during military recruitment sessions to encourage sign-ups before the introduction of conscription Gaming
  
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  Its eponymous castle was built in the 10th century but, following years of attempted sieges and sackings, it was eventually razed to the ground Gaming
  
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  Over the past few years, a string of novel, slightly kooky cafes, bars and restaurants have established themselves in the Old Town area, incentivised by the city’s European Capital of Culture initiatives Gaming
  
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  Fine with flying?Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair all fly from the UK to Budapest; from there it’s a 1hr30m train to Veszprém Gaming
  
  This may be Veszprém’s year in the sun, but there’s more than enough to keep visitors coming back after 2023 Gaming
  
  From November, visitors to the Castle District will also be able to visit the newly-opened Human Behind the Bar exhibition in the former Veszprém Dungeons, that tells the stories of the building’s former inmates and dives into old torture practices and the habits of former hangmen Gaming
  
  There are a handful of antique, craft and art shops here, but the main draw of this area isn’t shopping – it’s food and drink Gaming
  
  The history of this area is a chequered one Gaming
  
  The city of Veszprém has played a key role in cataloguing and keeping the memory of this music style alive, contributing to the city being awarded its previous City of Music status Gaming
  
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  Just an hour and a half’s train ride or drive from better-known Budapest, the city of Veszprém orbits the hilltop Castle District, with its crookedly cobbled streets and pastel-painted buildings Gaming
  
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  Alternatively, you can time your visit to the city to coincide with one of its many live music festivals, like the Blues Festival in April, the multi-genre VeszpremFest or the Street Music Festival in July, and the Rosé, Riesling and Jazz Days and Auer Classical Music Festival in August Gaming
  
  Trendy Kunszt has an all-day brunch menu (VEB 2023)In the coming year, visitors to the Dubniczay Palace will be able see everything from the neo-avant-garde works of ‘underground’ artist Gábor Attalai to kinetic art displayed in this extraordinary setting Gaming
  
  The city is also a well-appointed base from which to explore Lake Balaton, a 20-minute train, bus or taxi ride away Gaming
  
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  Down the hill from the Castle District, Veszprém’s Old Town is a cluster of Art Nouveau buildings in custard, cornflour blue and marshmallow tones Gaming
  
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  From there, it’s a 1hr30m train to Veszprém Gaming
  
  As well as offering an all-day brunch menu – I pick the Eggs Royal with beetroot-pickled salmon and avocado – the business is home to a little store area where local artisans sell everything from eco-friendly shopping bags to jewellery Gaming
  
  It’s the latter that siphons off most of my time in the uphill area Gaming
  
  Visit this former fire watch tower on the hour to hear it chime out a piece of verbunk music by Veszprém composer Antal Csermák Gaming
  
  For 2023, Veszprém has been dubbed one of three European Capitals of Culture, and it’s going all out to live up to its new handle by offering visitors a year of events, festivals and exhibitions Gaming
  
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  Later, I discover that the history books offer up other explanations of Verancsics’ involvement with the skydiving device – but I don’t let that ruin a good story Gaming
  
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  Take time out to see Lake Balaton (VEB 2023)Then there’s Papírkutya; with its mural-painted walls and chessboard-printed tables, this is the place to come to tuck into tapas and sip a glass of local olaszrizling to the sound of live jazz or acoustic guitar music Gaming
  
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  Art on the frescoed walls of the Dubniczay Palace (VEB 2023)A new wave of renovation works by The Archdiocese of Veszprém means that visitors won’t be able to enter St Michael’s and a few neighbouring buildings until later in 2023, but there’s still enough to see in the Castle District to see you through a lazy-paced day Gaming
  
  The lake is also lassoed by vineyards that welcome visitors for tours and tastings of fruity olaszrizlings, silky sauvignon blancs and nutty pinot noirs Gaming
  
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  Read more on booking our cultural tour of AndaluciaTravel essentialsGetting thereTrying to fly less?There are myriad flight-free options for reaching Budapest, including taking the Eurostar to Brussels, a Nightjet sleeper to Vienna, and a EuroCity train to Budapest Gaming
  
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  Over the past few years, a string of novel, slightly kooky cafes, bars and restaurants have established themselves in the Old Town area, incentivised by the city’s European Capital of Culture initiatives Gaming
  
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  It’s the latter that siphons off most of my time in the uphill area Gaming
  
  Read more on Hungary travel:Best Budapest hotelsBudapest city guideSzeged city guideDuring my visit, I’m especially taken by a blink-and-you’d-miss-it plaque on the wall near Heroes’ Gate that features a relief of a parachuting man Gaming
  
  After consulting my guidebook, I discover that the man in question is Faustus Verancsics Gaming
  
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  As well as offering an all-day brunch menu – I pick the Eggs Royal with beetroot-pickled salmon and avocado – the business is home to a little store area where local artisans sell everything from eco-friendly shopping bags to jewellery Gaming
  
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  Trendy Kunszt has an all-day brunch menu (VEB 2023)In the coming year, visitors to the Dubniczay Palace will be able see everything from the neo-avant-garde works of ‘underground’ artist Gábor Attalai to kinetic art displayed in this extraordinary setting Gaming
  
  I visit during the exhibition of Carl Jurgen Schroth’s private modern art collection and am awed by the juxtaposition of the collector’s hyper-modern artworks and the faded frescoes that still haunt the walls of the 18th-century palace Gaming
  
  And, this year, it’s adding yet another moniker to its collection Gaming
  
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  Visit this former fire watch tower on the hour to hear it chime out a piece of verbunk music by Veszprém composer Antal Csermák Gaming
  
  Staying thereSet among the leafy greenery of the Sed River valley, a 10-minute walk from the Castle District, Hotel Villa Medici offers balconied rooms, a gentleman’s club-style pub, and a convent-quiet spa Gaming
  
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  Similar fates befell other proud structures over the centuries, like Hungary’s first cathedral, St Michael’s, and the private royal Gisela Chapel, but these buildings have been reconstructed over the years and are now icons of the uphill area Gaming
  
  Some of the closest wineries to Veszprem are Figula, Gyukli, Koczoe and Zelna, which all have yawning al fresco drinking areas in view of the vines Gaming
  
  To download it, search for VEB 2023 in the Google Play or Apple Store Gaming
  
  This may be Veszprém’s year in the sun, but there’s more than enough to keep visitors coming back after 2023 Gaming
  
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  Just an hour and a half’s train ride or drive from better-known Budapest, the city of Veszprém orbits the hilltop Castle District, with its crookedly cobbled streets and pastel-painted buildings Gaming
  
  Later, I discover that the history books offer up other explanations of Verancsics’ involvement with the skydiving device – but I don’t let that ruin a good story Gaming
  
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  Walking and biking trails loop their way around the water and swimming is safe, with temperatures resting between 20 and 26C in spring and summer Gaming
  
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  Its eponymous castle was built in the 10th century but, following years of attempted sieges and sackings, it was eventually razed to the ground Gaming
  
  Alternatively, you can time your visit to the city to coincide with one of its many live music festivals, like the Blues Festival in April, the multi-genre VeszpremFest or the Street Music Festival in July, and the Rosé, Riesling and Jazz Days and Auer Classical Music Festival in August Gaming
  
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  Down the hill from the Castle District, Veszprém’s Old Town is a cluster of Art Nouveau buildings in custard, cornflour blue and marshmallow tones Gaming
  
  Originating in the 18th century, verbunk is a style of music that was played during military recruitment sessions to encourage sign-ups before the introduction of conscription Gaming
  
  There are a handful of antique, craft and art shops here, but the main draw of this area isn’t shopping – it’s food and drink Gaming
  
  Known locally as the Da Vinci of Veszprém, this Croatian-born madcap inventor is said to have once been the captain of Veszprém Castle, and legend has it that he invented the parachute as the quickest way to descend from its ramparts to his sweetheart waiting below Gaming
  
  Pooling out for almost 600 square kilometres, this vast lake is also known as The Hungarian Sea Gaming
  
  Highlights include the commanding Heroes’ Gate archway, which commemorates the heroes of the Hungarian revolutions and the World Wars, and the adjacent lookout spot that serves up 180-degree views of northeast Veszprém, with its scatter of Alpine-style homes, steepled churches, leafy green spaces, and the snaking Sed river Gaming
  
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  It’s known as the City of Queens because the queens of Hungary were once crowned here; it’s called The City of Winds and Bells after the old saying “In Veszprém, either the wind blows or the bells ring”; In 2019, it was awarded the title of Unesco City of Music Gaming
  
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  The Castle Hill area is also peppered with art galleries, including the László Vass Collection of contemporary Hungarian art, the Csikász Gallery of fine arts, and the Dubniczay Palace Gaming
  
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  Take time out to see Lake Balaton (VEB 2023)Then there’s Papírkutya; with its mural-painted walls and chessboard-printed tables, this is the place to come to tuck into tapas and sip a glass of local olaszrizling to the sound of live jazz or acoustic guitar music Gaming
  
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  From November, visitors to the Castle District will also be able to visit the newly-opened Human Behind the Bar exhibition in the former Veszprém Dungeons, that tells the stories of the building’s former inmates and dives into old torture practices and the habits of former hangmen Gaming
  
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  The city of Veszprém has played a key role in cataloguing and keeping the memory of this music style alive, contributing to the city being awarded its previous City of Music status Gaming
  
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  From there, it’s a 1hr30m train to Veszprém Gaming
  
  The city is also a well-appointed base from which to explore Lake Balaton, a 20-minute train, bus or taxi ride away Gaming
  
  Veszprém in Hungary is a city of many names Gaming
  
  For more in the way of live music, there’s the 500-seat Hangvilla concert hall, where you can watch everything from chamber orchestra recitals to choral performances Gaming
  
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