A Hungarian Jew who survived Auschwitz and the Scottish soldier who helped save her will mark their 71st Valentine's Day together tomorrow.

Business has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual.

Sitting in the heart of a major geological basin, Budapest claims to be the only capital city in the world with healing thermal springs.

COMMENT: Hungarians have kept their unique language and culture alive through years of oppression, then a revolution.

OPINION: The brutality and terror Rachel Smalley has witnessed on the borders of Hungary and Serbia will never leave her.

Hazara family tell Rachel Smalley they are in Serbia to escape the resurgent Taliban in their home country.

Rachel Smalley reports about a couple's 2000km trip over land and sea with handicapped twins getting closer to their goal: 'To live respectful lives'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told fellow leaders that Europe has a duty to shelter refugees, rebuffing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Hungary has unveiled plans to build a fence along its border with Serbia as part of an anti-immigration drive, saying it "cannot afford to wait any longer" for the European Union to come up with a solution to the migration crisis.

Budapest is one of the most elegant and charming of European capitals, and certainly one of the cheapest.

There were some unlikely “Charlies” on yesterday’s march for democracy and freedom.

Justine Tyerman meets Hungary's daring csikós and learns about the country's 'red gold'.

In parts of eastern Europe, the memory of communist rule is still fresh, writes Sisi Tang.

Sweeping gains by Hungary's neo-Nazi Jobbik party provoked concern across Europe yesterday after the anti-Semitic organisation won one in five votes in a general election.

Catherine Masters enjoys a kaleidoscope of European sights from her floating hotel.

Catherine Masters cruises the Danube, taking in central Europe's stunning cities.

The cruisy life on a river ship appeals to Justine Tyerman.

A cruise along one of Europe's most famous waterways aboard the MS Beethoven takes in the sights of Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

Hungary's capital, Budapest, has dusted off the dreary years of communism to become as great and glamorous as it was 100 years ago.

New Zealand won’t win eight golds in London, but it doesn’t stop anybody dreaming of stepping on top of the dais.

Nick Jenkins takes the soothing waters of the Széchenyi baths before embarking on a melancholy tour of the Hungarian capital.

Many tourists never venture beyond Hungary's capital but there's a lot more to the country than Budapest's charms: from spas and vineyards to wetlands teeming with birds.