On a cold winter day there is nothing nicer than nestling down in a big armchair with a book and a cup of coffee or tea. Budapest now has several bookshops which offer just this service for visitors. Right in the center of the city, on the great boulevard of Andrassy ut, you will find the Irok Boltja (Writers Bookshop).

New Year's Balls have been held for decades in one of Europe`s most beautiful buildings. The gala concert features the soloists, ballet dancers and the orchestra of the State Opera House and guest stars from abroad.

The world famous 100-member Gypsy Orchestra will bid farewell to the year at the Budapest Convention Center. During this grand concert a Gala Dinner will be served. The event starts at 6 p.m. The program features Offenbach, Brahms, Rossini, Khachaturian, Liszt and Strauss as well as classical Hungarian folk music.

Budapest hosts a Dionysian delight of a festival. Winegrowers and distributors offer a myriad Hungarian and foreign wines for sampling.

The Radisson SAS Birdland Resort & Spa in Bad Buk, Hungary, has opened. As the first Radisson SAS Resort Hotel in Hungary , the property sets new standards in the booming thermal-springs country of Hungary, offering over 208 rooms, an 18-hole, 72-par championship golf course and a spacious 11,500 square-foot spa offering wellness and beauty [...]