Category: Hungary

At the crossroads of Europe, Hungary has finally found peace and independence after centuries of foreign domination. Hungary and the Hungarians as we know them today were at one time two quite different entities. The land, a large and fertile plain defended in the east and north by the Carpathians and in the west by natural obstacles – swamps, rivers and the foothills of the Alps – served as a haven to tribes before the Mongols came sweeping through in 896 and made it their home.