The main events of the 1956 revolution took place in Budapest, but other rural municipalities also joined in the capital’s demands for freedom. What happened in the towns and cities of Győr-Moson-Sopron County over the course of those days? Our tour features five locations to elaborate on what transpired, providing a reminder of what happened in those fateful hours. The book titled the Freedom Fight in Győr-Sopron county details one of the most important events in recent Hungarian history.

Would you like to take a one-day bicycle tour that’s not just about monotonous riding with an odometer attached to your arm, but is rich in attractions? Then we have designed this tour especially for you, as the route leads through towns, villages and forests, and you can see castles, churches, ancient ruins and admire the natural world of Little Rye Island (Szigetköz) and the Danube River. If you don’t believe that so many sights can be fitted into just one trip, make your bike ready and try out our tour!

Have you ever wondered how the gold seekers extracted gold dust from the water of the Danube? Would you like to know who the ‘burcsellás’ (boatmen) were? We show a couple of old professions that are hardly practiced by anyone in the area now, or have already become extinct, even though they provided livelihood to many people in the age of our great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents. Learn more about the forgotten professions!