Hungary is the best place to enter both Central and Eastern Europe. Foreign visitors hardly ever venture beyond this marvelous conurbation on the Danube River, excluding on a day trip to the Danube Bend or to Lake Balaton. These places should be visited, of course, but don't ignore other towns and regions off the beaten track: the tanya világ of the Southern Plain, culturally rich Northeastern Hungary, the Villány Hills in Southern Transdanubia enclosed in vineyards and the traditional Årség region in the far west. And Budapest being one of the most beautiful capitals in the world is a must-see place on the itinerary.