Győr-Moson-Sopron County is in Western Transdanubia region of Hungary.
Cities
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Map of Győr-Moson-Sopron County
| 1 Győr 1 hour from Vienna, 1½ hr from Budapest. There are many cafés, restaurants, boutiques, and night clubs in its lovely baroque city center. |
| 2 Sopron (Fertőszentmiklós, Fertőd) The Loyal Town with historic downtown, very close to the Austian border. S 60 km from Vienna, 85 km on train from Győr. |
| 3 Mosonmagyaróvár (Jánossomorja, Lébény) Castle and fortcomplex (Vár és erődrendszer, 13th century). W 39 km from Győr and W 84 km of Vienna hourly trains from both, S 34 km of Bratislava. |
| 4 Kapuvár (Beled) |
| 5 Csorna |
| 6 Tét |
| 7 Pannonhalma |
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- 1 Balf. Spa & Sanatorium
- Győr - Spa
- Mosonmagyaróvár - Spa
- Hegykő - Thermal Bath
- Kapuvár - Thermal Bath
- Lipót - Thermal Bath
Events
[edit]- Győr - Barokk Bál (Feb)-Baroque Ball
- Győr- Tavaszi Fesztivál (Mar-Apr) -Spring Festival
- Győr - Mediawawe International Film Festival (Apr-May, and film and global art gathering).
- Győr-Magyar Táncfesztivál (Jun) - Hungarian Dance Festival
- Győri Nyár Nemzetközi Kulturális fesztivál (Jun-Jul) - Summer International Summer Cultural Festival
- Győr - Bábliget (Jun) - Free, all-day outdoor event. Puppet performances. Location: Győr, River Rába coast
- Győr - Barokk Esküvő – Történelmi Ünnepi Játékok (Aug) - Baroque serenade, wedding and the baroque skill tournament
- Győr - 'Barokk Nosztalgiák Művészeti Fesztivál' (Oct) - Art of the Baroque era and tradition
- Győr - 'Könyvszalon' - (Oct) International book exhibition and fair. Also theater, music, dance and art event.
- Győr - 'Téli fesztivál és Vásár' - (Dec) - Winter Festival and Fair. Festive wait kötdve the festival throughout the month of waiting cultural events of the day.
- Fertőd - 'Haydn Fesztivál' - Haydn Festival
- Fertőboz - 'Bodza Fesztivál' - Elderberry Festival
- Fertőrákos - 'Operaelőadások' - Opera Lectures,
- Fertőrákos - 'Frigyes napi mulatozások' - Frederick's day revelry
- Hegykő - 'Hegykői vigasságok' - Hegykő feast
- Hegykő - 'Hegykői Művészeti Fesztivál' - Hegykő Arts Festival
- Nagycenk - 'Hársfa Nap' - Linden Day
- Sopron - 'Liszt Ferenc városa' - City of Franz Liszt days
- Sopron - 'Páneurópai Piknik' - Pan-European Picnic
- Sopron - 'VOLT Fesztivál' (1st week of Jul) - VOLT Rock Festival
Buy
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Renowned handicraft products of Győr-Moson-Sopron County:
- Csorna's blue-dyed fabrics,
- Dör's potter goods,
- Hövej's lace embroideries.
Eat
[edit]The most distinctive cake in Győr County: the Rábaköz's Pretzel
- Salami from the Csíkvarsa Meadow (Vértes area) - This produce is made from the meat of the Hungarian grey cattle. Ingredients: cleaned and carefully selected beef, bacon, paprika, salt, garlic, pepper, caraway and allspice.
- Slices of beef with mustard in sour cream gravy ‘Csákvár’ style (Vértes area) - deboned beef steak, fat of mangalica pig, onions, cloves garlic, flour, sour cream, milk, mustard, ‘Delikát’ spice mixture, pepper, salt, thyme
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[edit]Podunajsko in Slovakia is across the Danube river.
Neusiedl Lake mostly lies in Austria, but also partly in this region.