Bugac (D5) the area between the Rivers Danube and Tisza includes the Kiskunság National Park (C–D5) – established 1975 – and contains rich treasures of the ethnographic type as well as of the natural world. The salty lakes and the backwaters of the rivers attract anglers, water lovers, and those simply curious about the treasures of the plains and the outstandingly beautiful gallery forests. The largest concentration of grey cattle anywhere in Hungary is to be found at Apaj. The Kiskunság region as a whole has the country’s largest system of salt lakes, so important to the bird life. And another special feature of the Danube–Tisza area is the range of huge, yellow sand dunes, two of which are still moving today.
The best known and most visited centre within the National Park is Bugac. This area of the Great Plain (measuring forty square miles), of even greater interest on account of its nomadic stock-raising, sand dunes and ancient juniper groves, has been declared a Bio-Reservation by UNESCO. Although not all the protected areas are open to the public, there is much of interest to visitors at Bugac. You can go by carriage or on horseback to experience the Puszta and see the powerful horses full of energy pounding the plain, or the grey cattle and sheep grazing on the open range. The most spectacular sight is the so-called “Puszta- Five”, where a horseman drives five galloping chargers, himself standing precariously with one leg on the back of each of the two rear horses. There are interesting displays of natural treasures and shepherd life in the Pastoral Museum, and authentic Puszta food is served in the popular Bugac Inn.

Kecskemét (D5) this is an old town on the trade route linking Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade. Its name is known beyond Hungary primarily because of the special “pálinka” or apricot brandy that is made here, although its “art nouveau” buildings are also particularly fine. Indeed the Town Hall, ornately decorated with colourful flowers is regarded as one of the most beautiful public buildings in the whole country. (The hourly chimes of its clock ring to a melody written by the composer and musicologist Zoltán Kodály.) The “Cifrapalota” (Ornamental Palace), similarly bedecked with flower motifs and home to Kecskemét’s Gallery, is an outstanding example of Hungarian art nouveau. Kecskemét is sometimes called the “Town of Museums”, where you can see outstanding collections, including the Toy Museum, the Museum of Naive Art and the Hungarian Photography Museum. Musicians from all over the world converge on the Zoltán Kodály Institute of Music Education to learn about the famous “Kodály Method.”

Kiskunhalas (D6) the specially fine and delicate Halas lace produced at Kiskunhalas deservedly won First Prize at the 1958 Brussels World Exhibition. The finest examples are on show in the Lace Museum, where visitors can also learn about the intricacies of its production. Kiskunhalas also contains the only still-functioning late Classical-style synagogue. The Lake Kun- Fehér and Lake Sós lakes nearby are favourite holiday resorts and are popular with anglers.

Kiskunmajsa (D5–6) a pleasant, youthful town, popular for its spa facilities. There are indoor and outdoor pools, a leisure pool, and its medicinal waters are particularly suitable for the treatment of rheumatic and myalgic conditions.

Kiskőrös (C5) a town of vines, wines and poetry. This is the birthplace of the national poet of Hungary – Sándor Petőfi – whose verses have been translated into most languages of the world. The house where he was born is now a museum. There is also iodous thermal water at Kiskőrös, as in so many other places on the Great Plain.