Hungary DI PLOM ACY
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COM M E RC E
PR E S E N T S
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THE OLDEST METRO
GROUND PEPPER
Budapest’s iconic metro line M1 was constructed in 1896 and, since then, has constantly connected the center with Varosliget under the posh Andrassy street. It is the oldest metro in continental Europe.
Paprika (pepper) was adopted in Hungary in the late XVI century. Still, it remained unpopular until the end of the XIX century when mills around the Tisza started to ground it, making it the most characteristic Hungarian spice today.
NO CLINKING GOLD MEDALS Considering the population size, Hungary is ranked second in the World, just behind Finland, in the number of Olympic gold medals won.
Hungarians don’t like to clink with their glasses while drinking with friends. Clinking reminded them of the 1848 revolution when Austrians celebrated the killing of 13 Hungarian generals by clinking with beer.
THERMAL WATER The Hungarian capital, Budapest, is a unique city in the World. It lies on numerous thermal springs where 70 million liters of thermal water come up to the surface daily.