Szombathely

Szombathely is the centre of Vas county in Vas County in Hungary.

Get in
The nearest international airports operate in Vienna, Bratislava, Graz, Budapest, Zagreb.

Get around
The city has an extensive network of local buses. The local bus transport provides the Vasi Volán.

By bike
The city has well-developed bicycle path is nearly 33 km long (2012). The bike routes connect the individual parts of the city and tourist sights. The most beautiful path at quayside of the Gyöngyös creek. Out of the city: Bike path leads toward Bulcsu village to 'Írottkő' Nature Park and Vashegy (Iron Mountain) bike lanes.

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Further afield




Events

 * 'Bartók Fesztivál és Szeminárium' - Festival and Seminar
 * 'Bloomsday' - a cultural event organized around the Leopold Bloom family house (can be found here )
 * 'Lamantin Jazzfesztivál' - Jazz Festival
 * 'Mediawave Nemzetközi Film és Zene fesztivál' - International Film and Music Festival
 * 'Savaria Történelmi Karnevál' - The annual 'Savaria Historical Carnival', held in mid-to-late August, with colorful Roman-age programmes including gladiator fights, Roman theatre and a historical parade on the main square
 * 'Iseumi Szabadtéri Játékok' - (Outdoor Games of Iseum) - opera and musical performances in the world's third largest Iseum (a kind of ancient sanctuary)
 * 'Márton-napi Vásár' - (St. Martin's Day Fair)
 * 'Szent György-napi Vásár' - (St George's Day Fair)
 * 'Savaria Nemzetközi Táncverseny' - International Dance Competition
 * Szent Márton európai kulturális útvonal - St. Martin's European cultural route

Hiking
The Countrywide Blue Tour (in Hungarian:Országos Kéktúra, Kéktúra or simply OKT) is a part of the Hungarian section of the European Long Distance Walking Route E4. The route starts atop the Irottkő Mountain (884 m) on the Austrian-Hungarian border a short distance from Szombathely.

Go next

 * Budapest
 * Sopron
 * Vienna
 * Kőszeg (N 20km)