Csongrád Nagyrét Glamping

If you have kids in tow, first stop may possibly be Brunnbauer Állatsimogató (35 minutes’ drive) to feed donkeys, walk with alpacas or dromedaries, and cuddle bunny rabbits. Youngsters can also have fun scrambling up to the top of the Mámai-réti Kilátó look out (15 minutes) for views over the crop fields of the southern plains. Keen anglers can set up their rods on several riverbanks and ponds within 20 minutes’ drive, while walkers and cyclists have easy passage in waterside nature reserves like Zsurmó Tanya (half an hour) and butterfly-rich Szentesi Öko Thermal Park (45 minutes). You can learn much about the heritage of this southern corner of Hungary by visiting the open-air museum at Ópusztaszer Heritage Park (55 minutes), liberally scattered with recreated traditional homesteads, artwork and statuary. The lively city of Kecskemét (an hour) is well-known for its peerless Art Nouveau architecture, which you can see at the city hall, József Katona Theatre and at the much-adorned, curvaceous Cifrapalota, a quasi-museum open for guided tours.