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13th Spinoza Jewish Festival – September, 2. – 21. 2015. – Budapest

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Spinoza Cafe joins the annual season of the Jewish Festival  in Budapest!

September, 2. – 21. 2015.

The Spinoza Cafe is in the heart of District, VII. 15.  Dob street.  This street is part of Hungarian and Jewish history not only because of the beautiful and old buildings.To-day a press conference was held jointly relating to the Jewish Summer Festival of Culture according to the programs to be held at the 13th  Spinoza Jewish Festival.

“This would be the Spinoza Theatre’s Bar Mitzvah? But I believe the Spinoza Theater has long reached its adulthood. Certain period of time it’s on the cultural map of Budapest! Yet the 13th Spinoza Jewish Festival can be still considered as its Bar Mitzvah. Many people visiting the Spinoza Cafe from Western Europe and the United States of America, especially interested to see the musical plays. For this reason, the leaflet catalogue is always displayed in English language ont he spot.” These were the opening words of the festival’s organiser Dr. Anna Simon. Also was said: 21 program – 6 genre – 62 artists …  have to keep in mind that mainly the programs are in Hungarian  language.

So this year the Spinoza Cafe is celebrating its 13 year in given a home in holding the Spinoza Jewish Festival. A unique venue is using its very own separate theater space with around 80 sets, where visitors can enjoy  dramas, plays, musical plays, films, lectures, concerts and not far from saying the superb humor that trigger also in the past and present.

Before or after the theater performances the audience may have at its restaurant the house’s delicous meals. The Spinoza Cafe also offers time to spend at its Cafe, Restaurant, Gallery, Winter Gardens and Theater.

Many people visit from Western Europe and the United States too, especially to see the musical plays. In the meantime below may roll through the programs:

Thursday, September , 3. 7 p.m.  – The suitcase and they – Cabaret in hell

Saturday, September, 5. 7 p.m. – Rose – monodrama

Sunday, September, 6., 7 p.m. Herzl – Coffeehouse drama (Tivadar Herzl and Max Nordau were born just a few steps away from the Spinoza Theater. The two Hungarian Jews played a decisive role in the creation of the State of Israel.  – Drama in Hungarian language!)

Monday, September, 7.,  7 p.m –  Rembrandt & Spinoza – musical

Tuesday, September,8., 7 p.m  – Yiddish World – concert

Wednesday,  September, 9., 7 p.m  -Ágnes Heller: Emotions in the Jewish Bible

Thursday, September, 10., 7 p.m  – Uzhhorod Thomas: Jews in the monarchy

Friday,September, 11., 7 p.m  – Rosh Hashana Klezmer concert

Saturday, September, 12.,  3 p.m. (!) – 2,000-year history of the Hungarian Jewry 1-2. – Video

September, Saturday, 12.,  7 p.m – A Pest girl’s diary – monodrama

Sunday, September, 13., 3 p.m. (!) – Radnóti seven times – film etude series

Monday, September, 14., 7 p.m – Lehár – musical

Tuesday, September, 15., 7 p.m – Ragged lives – musical

Wednesday, September,16., 7 p.m  – Balázs Gábor: What is Kabbalah?

Thursday, September, 17., 7 p.m  – Balázs Fellegi: Leonard Cohen and the others – concert

Friday, September, 18., 7 p.m  – Humorous Klezmer Concert

Saturday,  September, 19.,  3 p.m.(!)  – 2,000-year history of the Hungarian Jewry 3-5. Part One – film

Saturday, September, 19., 7 p.m  – Michael Des: This is not a joke!

Sunday, September, 20.,  3 p.m. (!) – Haszene, or a small Jewish wedding – musica play

Sunday, September, 20., 7 p.m – Popper – musical

Monday, September, 21., 7 p.m  – Recipient unknown – A drama by Letter

Ticket prices: Between 1000HUF and 3 000HUF – Address: District, VII., 15. Dob Street – Budapest.

http://www.spinozahaz.hu/szinhaz.php?lang=en

Further information  at spinozahaz@spinozahaz.hu from artistic secretary – Orsolya Véner.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Budapest is staging its own Lunch Beat Break

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The beat goes on in the middle of the day and only last for 60 minutes. to unloose between your daily work and go for it. The Lunch Beat has arrived to Budapest.

It started in Sweden around the season of fall in 2010, when 14 friends decided to dance their lunch breaks away in their office garage. They called their gathering “Lunch Beat.”  More and more people are joining, popping around  at Lunch Beat places around Europe’s countries. The basic idea behind Lunch Beat is that workers take an hour break in the middle of the day to let loose in the company of fellow dance-enthusiasts.

Here in Budapest just couldn’t resist not to copy this daytime dining in flavor of daytime raves. One major thing you have to keep in mind is to not go into conversation about your job at  Orbit Lunch Beat. This will surely …  as intended to be … of forgetting about your job, so you can feel energized and inspired when you get back to your little world, your desk.

Go for it … fist-pumping, as sweat-dripping revelers, in your perfectly iron suit or  dancing in  your cute little costumes. It is really beneficial to public health as well.

You are welcomed to attended a non-nightlife  Lunch Beat starting on Thursday,September,3.2015. at 12.30 p.m where Deniz will be taking care to tap your feet at the Westend City Center B2 parking lot. Continuing at eight different venues where you can let go your spirit at eight different locations in Budapest:

On September 10,  – Juli & Zoohacker Corvin Plaza’s rooftop terrace. On September, 17. –  The New Empire Level at Dob Street  Supply House, On September,24, The Biebers  at the InstantOn. October, 1 – The Honeybeast  at the Sky Terrace of Gozsdu, October, 6,  – the Budapest Bar  at the Supply House.  October, 8. – Kallay Band Saunders at the Dorothy-Yard, while the Animal Cannibals on October 15, proves live concert at the Westend for the lunchy folks.

Having 60 minutes of lunch break is not as long than for example in France (2Hs) but now here in Budapest can experience to get into the mood at the Orbit Lunch Beat rather than having lunch at the usual place at the workplace canteen or sitting  in front your computer by your desk.

Hope this newsflash will reach many dance loving interested folks, but you are too lazy to dance … eat elsewhere.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Coming up … 10th FőzdeFeszt and Street Food Market 2015 – Budapest

LIQUID BREAD  – FŐZDEFESZT 

September, 11 – 13. 2015.

Venue:   District; XIV., Felvonulási Square – Budapest … the location is within reach to the ARC poster-exhibition.

Already  it has been five years since the first Főzdefeszt, the hegemony of the industrial beer had introduced itself  among local and many foreigner tourists and foreigners living in Budapest – Hungary. Beer was always the liquid bread for many Hungarians. As years went by new, fine, smooth  beers were presented by breweries. In a wink, out from nowhere like mushrooms the breweries became more popular. The festival is arranged every year whereas we thousands of beer lover visitors come along to be up-to-date with the local beers.

This year, the visitors to the Főzdefeszt will witness a new phenomenon in Hungarian craft-beer culture. The clerical beer is on the rise! Will be ont he taps three new Hungarian clerical craft-beer identities … The Zirc Monastic Brewery the first real-life brewery opened in the basement of one of Hungary’s oldest and greatest Cistercian Monastery at Zirc. Also the St.Mauriciusz Monastery, just a few kilometers away from Zirc, and at the Bors Brewery. Introducing the Bishop of Székesfehérvár recreating a fin-de-siecle porter, Szt. István Porter at Kőbánya. It is the old home of Hungarian brewing, at one of the youngest breweries called Monyó.

There will be so many to have a sample on, just like to witness the uncanny performance of Freak Fusion Cabaret  …  a renown new-circus group  … they decided to brew a smoky lager on their own, under the name Triple Rittberger.

In-between tasting the superb  Hungarian beers, for the first time, the Főzdefeszt welcomes a couple of international breweries. Mentioning a few …  Van de Streek  – Netherlands, BrewAge – Austria and Lucky Bastrad – Czech Republic.

During the Főzdefeszt the food assortments in the name of Street Food Market will be available.

Sunday will be the day when the annual prize will be chosen for the Favourite Beer of the Year 2015 …  the Best Brewery of the Year 2015 …. also a new prize: The Best Beer Design of the Year, 2015., which from now on, will be accompanied by a nice sum of money.  To have these votes come alive be sure to give your vote to your favourite beer!

No cash, only the use of bank cards.

Free entry … For beer drinking just buy a Főzdefeszt glass for 1000HUF and/or for the Craft Master one glass: 1500HUF.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Jewish Cultural Festival – Budapest – 2015.

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A Jewish cultural cavalcade in Budapest slowly reaching the end of the summertime season can be a special occasion for everyone. Over the past years, every visitor could rightfully feel the event was his own, and I know this will be no different this year with the Jewish Cultural Festival hosted under its new name. This is where the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates, presents its customs and the colourful world of its traditions. Every year, excellent Jewish and non-Jewish men and women rally their forces to entertain those interested in Jewish culture with superb programs during the Jewish Cultural Festival.

Budapest is a receptive city. Our festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming its visitors from all parts of the world with friendship. The programs offered by the festival could best be compared to a bunch of colourful wild flowers. Fresh flowers that shine in a thousand shapes and colours, beautiful on their own, and gorgeous in a bunch. Symbiosis is a widespread form of plant life. Symbiosis means two plants living together that is advantageous for both.

The symbiosis of the Hungarian and the Jewish cultures has brought about many an eternal value over the past centuries. “So the cock crows” – we hear at Klezmer concerts and the song has become a treasure for all Hungarians. Its composer is Eisik Taub, the wonder rabbi of Nagykálló, born in 1751.

Mariusz Rosenthal was born in Balassagyarmat in 1789. Today, he is known as Márk Rózsavölgyi. Few are aware that this Jewish man gave us the Csárdás – “czardash”. He was a friend of the great poet, János Petőfi. When the National Theatre was inaugurated, it was opened with the round dance Palotás composed by Rózsavölgyi.

Ferenc Neumann was born in 1878. He wrote the world’s perhaps most beautiful youth novel, The Pál Street Boys in a crowded, musical café, Of course, Ferenc Neumann is known by his pen name, Ferenc Molnár. The range of examples is virtually endless. They are all representatives of the co-existence of the Hungarian and Jewish cultures.

Welcome the events of the Jewish Cultural Festival 2015 with joy, with open heart. Enjoy its rich, colourful program and live in a symbiosis with it during the next few days. Those who come and visit the events of the festival can be sure of one thing. They will not depart empty-handed.

They will receive the mental-spiritual treasures grounded in thousands of years of tradition that can be of help to anyone in finding a way in the complicated issues of life. The great venues to visit … the Synagogues in Dohány Street and Rumbach Street and the Goldmark Hall

Source and more details: http://www.zsidokulturalisfesztival.hu/en

Update Aggie Reiter

Exhibition Budapest – “Freedom Express” – European Network Remembrance and Solidarity.

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“Freedom Express”

Opening exhibition in Budapest until August, 8. 2015. 

Covering Roads to 1989. East-Central Europe 1939-1989 and is available for visitors at the open-air  park venue outside the National Museum .

Freedom Express is a social and educational campaign organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. Its first part was a study trip whereby a group of young artists, journalists and historians visited Solidarity’s Gdańsk, then Warsaw, Budapest, Sopron, Timisoara, Prague Bratislava and Berlin. The trip’s agenda of meetings, workshops and artistic activities was made possible thanks to the cooperation of a number of institutions involved with 20th century history.

The exhibition “Freedom Express was officially opened by Zoltán Balog, Hungarian Minister of Human Resources, along with dr László Csorba, director of the Hungarian National Museum, dr Iván Bába, the Hungarian coordinator of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Lieselore Cyrus, Ambassador of the German Federal Republic to Hungary and Roman Kowalski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Hungary. Over 100 honourable guests were present at the ceremony.

During the opening ceremony Minister Zoltán Balog said that the duty of those who survived the dictatorship is to keep the memory of the difficult past and pass it on to next generations. This is our moral obligation. He also stressed that the communication about the past only makes sense when something good comes as a result of it. That is why Minister Balog concluded with a question about the role of remembrance, which is the key issue in the work of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. The fundamental objective of the Freedom Express campaign, initiated by the ENRS, is to create a common narrative of European history – said Roman Kowalski, Ambassador of Poland in Hungary. He added that such projects contribute to shaping the dialogue and creating the complementary narration about the history of the 20th century, in which there is room for a multiplicity of perspectives and interpretations. This dialogue supports our identity, giving the chance to future generations to avoid the mistakes of the past – Ambassador Kowalski concluded. Dr Iván Bába stressed that today’s perception of the communist past only through the prism of humour and everyday life, can be misleading. During the communist past, the sense of humour played a crucial role and had a clearly defined therapeutic effect. With the help of Polish posters, Hungarian films and various other forms of artistic expression we tried to remain independent and defend ourselves. Today communist period returns in a specific pop version. It is becoming more and more popular amongst young people and unfortunately promotes a distorted picture of the past – explained dr Bába.

Ambassador of the German Federal Republic in Hungary, Lieselore Cyrus, observed that this exhibition is a signpost for the future, teaches us how to search for freedom. The idea of ​​freedom and democracy must remain our compass – she stated.

The exhibition, designed by historians associated with European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, documents the complicated process through which this part of Europe regained its freedom from communist dictatorship. Presented earlier in Berlin, Brussels, and Warsaw the exhibition concentrates on various ways in which civil liberties were limited in the former communist bloc and on attempts made to regain them. It focuses especially on the question of what connects and divides remembrance of the events that preceded the fall of communism in Central and Eastern.

For those who wish to go back in time to refresh a little history here is the site  to learn more: http://1989.enrs.eu/exhibition

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

Herald News: RYANAIR celebrating the 30th anniversary with low fare seats!

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The Irish  Ryanair is one of Europe’s favorite airline, to-day announced at the media briefing in Budapest their new winter route service connected in celebrating their three decades anniversary with its new Budapest to Eilat Ovda flights by releasing seats for sale for travelers between the period of November and December, 2015. To-and-from Budapest – Eilat Ovda (Israel), beginning from November,7. 2015 in having weekly two flights on Wednesday with starting price 9.299 HUF and Saturday’s 13.029HUF for one-way ticket.

The press meeting  was opened by Ms. Audrey Legaigneur – Ryanair Sales & Marketing Deputy Manager and Denis Barabas – Sales & Marketing Executive Romania.

Ms. Audrey Legaigneur welcomed the press representatives and continued by saying the following: Quote: „This year’s newest routes by Ryanair from Budapest – Hungary, Kaunas – Lithuania and Krakow – Poland flying twice a week to Eilat, which will be the first low-cost airline flights to Israel. The winter service to-and-from Eilat Ovda (Israel) starting on the first week-end in November, 7. 2015., and will be on sale from tomorrow, Wednesday, July, 8. until midnight Friday, July, 10. 2015. www.ryanair.com.  The airline is counting on having 40000 passengers annually within their new routes. Negotiations are out within the Israeli authorities in order to fly to other cities as well. The Hungarian consumers already have had chosen Ryanair for the low fares, industry leading customer service and despite of the great route choice. Now they can also book their flights even earlier on our improved website and app with mobile boarding passes, carry free small 2nd carry-on bag, enjoy allocated seats. Our new Family Extra package with its extras and Business Plus services will make the travelers a much pleasure flight and also to use their personal electronic devices at all stages of their flight will be available. Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the regular low fares airlines.”

Most probably these amazing low fares will be in favor for many and will vanish quickly, customers should log  quickly to avoid missing the chance to fly by Ryanair to the sunny Red Sea while in Europe the cold days are the usual days.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

New direct flights from Toronto – Montreal en route to Budapest by Air Transat Canadian Airline – 2015.

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Outside the Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport welcomes with national flags the first flight arrival of

Air Transat  – Canadian Airline!

During the late morning hours the Air Transat Canadian airline for the first occasion landed 45 minutes earlier … thanks to the tailwind … at the Liszt Ferenc Airport flying from Toronto making an over stop in Montreal en route to Budapest – Hungary. On the occasion a ceremony was held to the start-up airline flight arrival by Lisa Helfand – Canadian Ambassador to Hungary, Péter Szijjártó – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations, Nicole Conrad-  European sales director of the Canadian Air Transat and Jost Lammers – CEO of Budapest Airport.

Szijjártó Péter – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations at the opening flight ceremony said Canada has the third-largest airline flights and is important to open the economy, tourism and national policy. Added, in 2014 Canadian  arriving to Hungary reach 34 thousand individuals,  which was 9% higher than in the previous year’s and upon the recent census figures 314 thousand Hungarians live in Canada.  Let alone in Toronto 53 thousand and by the new flight will most probably, significantly facilitates and strengthen both side the relationships.

Lisa Helfand, Canada’s ambassador to Budapest, also emphasized the human links to bring much closer and also addressed the importance of the presence of increasing economic relations.

This year will be only one weekly flight, but  planning to have 3 flights/week from 2016, between the two Canadian cities … Montreal and Toronto via  Budapest Airport … back-and-forth.

Jost Lammers – CEO Budapest Airport, said at the press gathering,  quote: “We have been working hard for over the years with our Canadian partners to start this a new service and now we are proud to announce the success of our joint efforts and with a sizeable number of people living in the Toronto and Montreal area with Hungarian ancestry or having family ties, the new flight is most likely to be successful”.

On the Air Transat Airbus carrier A 330-200 offer wide-body with a total of 345 seats. Having 12 Club Class and 333 economy seats. Stepping into the aircraft smiles on the two dedicated flight attendants welcomed the media representatives onboard and held a short “inflight” verbal tour introducing the special shade of color effects changing depending on the day or night flights to ease the tiredness on the long overseas flight. Was told, the blue color leather seats had been ordered, specially manufactured in Germany and the Air Transat is the only aircraft flying around the globe in having this unique blue color leather seats.

The passengers flying aboard Airbus A310 aircraft may launch its new iOS to access a world of on-demand inflight entertainment via the Air Transat CinePlus application. It is available at their own play stores. This mobile application allows travellers access to their flight status, information on the destinations offered by the airline and allows the passengers to download their electronic documents and also to access a variety of inflight entertainment such as: movies, TV- series or their kind of music  with the use of their own tablet or smart phone. The Transat’s application is free of charge and available in English and French language … thus making travel more comfy,  to plan  and  make the flight easier.

Update and snaps by: Aggie Reiter

Discover the specialities of Italy within the Italian Days in Budapest!

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Made in Italy  is on its way … served in Hungary!

There you go .. a huge slice of Italy at your fingertips on the Italian Days  at the Central Market Hall! 

June, 16-18. 2015.

District IX., 1-3. Vámház Boulevard

Opening hours: from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m.

The Hall and Market Management of the Municipality of Budapest and the Trade Office of Italy in Budapest will host the Italian Days in the most frequently visited market place of Budapest at the Central Market Hall.

The main purpose of the event is to acquaint visitors  with Italian products. The exhibition mainly target the food industry, tourism, catering and craft sectors. In the coming two-days it will be a special opportunity to see the various offers,  stop by to taste the real  Italian qualities.

Dozens of exhibitors will be awaiting visitors with a huge range of Italian food products, sweets and world-famous Italian coffee, olive oils, wine tasting, Italian ham and much more to see as rolling around the main corridor on the pathway at the Grand Market.

No way, the visitors will leave the market without the opportunity not to fill their bags.  The organizers are warmly welcoming the visitors to stay in “Italy” even if it is just rolling inside at the Market and doing shopping.

Ciao  …  Bon Appetit!

Mark the coming days  to see you in Italy, I mean at the Italian Days – Market Hall –Budapest.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Judafest Street Festival – Budapest – 2015.

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 Hungary’s biggest social event at the historic Jewish Quarter in Budapest – 2015.

Sunday, June, 7.

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

District, VII., Kazinczy Street

 Free admission

Here we go again … the culinary and cultural life will vibrant downtown. Hungary’s almost all Jewish organizations will be present.

Well, seems like only in one wink the year has passed since the 2014 year’s awesome:

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Some folks may not be happy for getting one year older, but anyway who have been awaiting for the date to come by will surely be there to get loose, to get into entertaining themselves in the Kazinczy Street and celebrate the diversity of Jewish culture together once again! There will be three stages, performing more than 30 artists with ongoing concerts and 50 alsort of programs.  No need to worry about food nor drinks … 40 stalls  will  be on the whole lane, drinks to plenty of  food will initiate by the scented delicacies for those passing by.

For being interested in the multitude of Jewish culture at the street festival mark the day which is less than a week ahead and  spend a full-day filled with programs will each will find themselves the one of interest. Courts for all age children will be almost on every corner.

This year’s festival guest of honor will be Poland.

During the day … The Rzeszow Klezmer Band (PL)

Only on Sunday, June, 7., in front of the Kazinczy Street Synagogue an exhibition can be seen of famous  Polish Jews.

The visitors to the Judafest also will get the opportunity to explore, taste the flavorful authentic Jewish and Polish dishes. On the spot there will be a huge collection of craft art items to see or simply falling in love and to purchase.

Just a sample from the programs … Guided walks in the hidden corners of the old Jewish quarter – Mazsike, Instant courses: Polish, Hungarian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Fair and Market, pancake counter, Chill-out Zone, Cinema Tent, Polish village, Civil kibitzer Street, People of Miracles adventure game for kids, Hebrew calligraphy, Jewish restaurants and cakes and cookies from the district’s confectionery.

 Update by Aggie Reiter

News Flash … 9th “Főzdefeszt” – Street Food Show – June, 5-7. 2015. – Budapest

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Venue … Városliget – City Park – Olof Palme promenade.

In just less than a week Hungary’s famous craft-beer festival is rolling along its way again between  at the Városliget – Budapest’s City Park,  which is the second largest public park in the District XIV. The total area is situated on 100 hectares. It has actually about 81 hectares of rich park  with approx. 6500 tree stands with shady canopies. The most elegant historical park where the open-air beer garden will take place.

More to it … probably not on my own by saying one of the biggest periodically arranged open-air beer-garden in the world.

Hungary’s craft-beer scene has seen an incredible growth in the last few years and even gaining more-and-more speed-up! The Főzdefeszt – Craft Beer Festival has grown from being an average festival of attracting 10.000 visitors to a mass-celebration with 40-50000 individuals twice a year. Főzdefeszt is the greatest gastronomical event of Hungary.

Despite the huge growth the Főzdefeszt is not an average beer festival, had managed to preserve its original peaceful and amiable character … no roaring music, nor second-hand pop stars, nor grunting pig gangs,  nor quantitative drinking,  nor short drinks, nor binge-drinking and most importantly neither crappy beer.

binge-drinking. Főzdefeszt is just becoming a professionally organized quality event. This is the first time to deploy the branded glasses ruling out the ugly, inappropriate and pollutant plastic-mugs.

A must-visit venue, … if wish to know where Hungarian beer is heading … if you want to taste several new breweries sprung up throughout the winter, or  … if  interested to check out how the old favors had improved and kept their qualities.

For the third time, they organize the festival together within their twin-festival, Street Food Show, the best and original street-food fare in Budapest. Also managed to pull the scenes together just like a few years ago the Főzdefeszt did it with the breweries.

On the spot there will be 50 beer-stands showcasing around 200 brews,  as well as 30 food-vendors, that will offer everything that will surely catch the eyes and taste.

Opening hours: Friday, June, 5.,   3 p.m.  June, 6. 2 a.m.
Saturday, June, 6. Noon  – June, 7., 2 a.m.
Sunday, June, 7., Noon  – Midnight

Free entry … just to buy a “Főzdefest” glass for beer drinking.

Update by Aggie Reiter