Holidaying in Hungary

A Three-Day Sojourn In Sopron

A beautiful and historic medieval city in Hungary, close to the border with Austria, boasts of partially excavated open-air Roman ruins behind the main square

Vickey Maverick.
Globetrotters
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6 min readMay 10, 2023

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The remains of Sopron castle district and ruins of the walled city of Scarbantia [Photograph: Vickey Maverick]

Vienna is one of my most favorite of cities. There is not an iota of hesitation when it comes to making a repeat visit to the Austrian capital.

That being said, those who happen to go to a particular city on multiple occasions apart from knowing that city inside out, their time also gets divided. With every subsequent visit, the general tendency is to stretch it a little further and end up exploring a bit more of the adjoining areas. In my case, it is no different either.

Having visited the countryside and little hamlets and towns surrounding Vienna, I decided to venture out further on this occasion. Since the trip was an elaborate affair, it was not only possible to space things out well but also experiment a little when it came to the intended destination. So instead of travelling within Austria, I decided to travel across the borders, to the nearby countries.

My first destination of choice was a place I hadn’t heard much about. It is right across the other side of the Austrian border and takes…

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Vickey Maverick.
Globetrotters

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