I first went to Vereckei-hágó in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, by means of independent travel, 10 years ago. To have gone there before would have been more difficult, due to visa requirements and very limited on-site information, at least in English. My inspiration came after hearing much about Vereckei-hágó’s historical significance from Hungarian friends, but then I was quickly surprised to learn that so few had actually been there. Plenty of Hungarians had visited Transylvania and elsewhere within the Carpathian Basin but not so much this particular region, which left me wondering why…
For those people not familiar, Vereckei-hágó is a strategic landmark …read more
Source: The Budapest Times
