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As early as in ancient times, the Celts planted grapes here, later managed by the Magyars. From the 11th century, especially after the 13th century, Hungarian kings recruited Walloons from southern Belgium in Western Europe to develop viticulture on a large scale. The French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire once praised Tokaji wine for being sweet...

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Tokaj

As early as in ancient times, the Celts planted grapes here, later managed by the Magyars. From the 11th century, especially after the 13th century, Hungarian kings recruited Walloons from southern Belgium in Western Europe to develop viticulture on a large scale. The French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire once praised Tokaji wine for being sweet and robust, refreshing the spirit upon drinking and igniting sparks of wisdom and joy deep in the soul. The famous Austrian composer Franz Schubert even composed the beautiful melody "Ode to Tokaj" in its honor. Features: With a long winemaking history, Tokaj boasts the centuries-old Rákóczi Cellar. This cellar has 24 corridors stretching 1.5 kilometers in total, with wine barrels lining the sides that can hold up to 2 million liters of wine—truly an underground wine city.

Budapest, Hungary