Veszprem Travel Guide
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116km (72 miles) SW of Budapest
Just 16km (10 miles) from Lake Balaton, Veszprém (pronounced Vess-praym) surely ranks as one of Hungary's most charming and vibrant small cities. It often serves as a starting point for trips to the Balaton resort area. You'll find a harmonious mix of old and new here: A delightfully self-contained and well-preserved, 18th-century baroque Castle District spills effortlessly into a typically modern city center, which is distinguished by its lively wide-open pedestrian-only plazas.
The history of Veszprém, like the scenic Bakony countryside that surrounds it, is full of peaks and valleys. The city was first established as an Episcopal see in the time of King Stephen I, Hungary's first Christian king, but was completely destroyed during the course of the long Turkish occupation, the Habsburg-Turkish battles, and the subsequent Hungarian-Austrian independence skirmishes. The reconstruction of Veszprém commenced in the early 18th century, though the castle itself, blown up by the Austrians in 1702, was never rebuilt. The baroque character of the city attracts thousands of visitors each year.
