{"id":19234,"date":"2015-11-01T12:57:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T17:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/?p=19234"},"modified":"2015-11-01T12:57:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T17:57:51","slug":"lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transylvania, the region in modern-day Romania that historically belonged to Hungary and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian community of some 1.5 million people, has been named the world\u2019s top tourist destination for the year 2016 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/best-in-travel\/regions\/1?detail=1\">Lonely Planet<\/a>, the largest guide book publisher in the world. Within the region, Lonely Planet particularly recommends Saxon fortified churches, the Carpathians, spicy Szekler goulash and nightlife in Transylvania\u2019s quasi-capital, the 320 000-inhabitant city of Kolozsv\u00e1r (Cluj-Napoca in Romania).<\/p>\n<p>Transylvania beat regions in countries including Iceland, Cuba, Italy and New Zealand in the world rankings, which reveal Transylvania as the best region in the world to travel in 2016 .<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_75964\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8xAhTojgNmE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8xAhTojgNmE\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beyond the famous Saxon fortified churches and vampire stories, a visit to Transylvania is made the experience of a lifetime by the picturesque historic towns of Brass\u00f3 (Bra\u015fov), Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u015foara) and Nagyszeben (Sibiu). The guide also highlights the scenic landscapes, caves and ski resort of the of the Carpathians and the Hall of Mirrors of the Culture Palace in the city of Marosv\u00e1s\u00e1rhely (T\u00e2rgu Mure\u015f). The Hungarian-majority Szekler Land (also called Sz\u00e9kely Land) region which is<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/szekler-autonomy-hundreds-watch-fires-lit-demand-self-governance-romania-28037\">struggling for its right to self-governance<\/a> through autonomy within Romania, is mentioned under a separat heading (albeit misspelled as \u201cSv\u00e9kely Land\u201d) for its traditional Hungarian goulash served \u201cwith an extra sprinkling of paprika\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10379\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zbor-peste-transilvania-brasov-29-hd1.jpg\" alt=\"zbor-peste-transilvania-brasov-29-hd1\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bird\u2019s-eye view of the city of Brass\u00f3 \/ Bra\u015fov \/ Kronstadt (photo: enjoyromania.net)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The top destination as a country for tourists is the African nation of Botswana, while Kotor in Montenegro came first among cities. Estonia was singled out as the country with the highest-standard tourist services. Hungary is also included on the listings, with the capital Budapest being named 2016\u2032s \u201cBest Moustache Destination\u201d on a par with London, Mexico City and Istanbul, among others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10381\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/url61.jpg\" alt=\"url6\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The historic Saxon town of Berethalom \/ Biertan \/ Birth\u00e4lm, with the mediaeval Lutheran fortified church (photo: enjoyromania.net)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Transylvania formed part of the Kingdom of Hungary until the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian minority of some 1.5 million people. The region also has a place in the heart of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, who maintains <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/prince-charles-returns-beloved-transylvanian-estate-ethnic-hungarian-village-41163\">two estates in Transylvania<\/a>, including one in the all-Hungarian village of Zal\u00e1npatak (Valea Zalanului).<\/p>\n<p>Lonely Planet\u2019s praise of Transylvania comes as the US travel magazine Cond\u00e9 Nast named the Hungarian capital Budapest the <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/us-travel-magazine-budapest-second-best-city-world-89957\">world\u2019s second-best city<\/a> in an online poll.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-travel-2016\" target=\"_blank\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a> \/ mandiner.hu<br \/>\nphoto: Alex Robciuc\/boredpanda.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transylvania, the region in modern-day Romania that historically belonged to Hungary and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian community of some 1.5 million people, has been named the world\u2019s top tourist destination for the year 2016 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/best-in-travel\/regions\/1?detail=1\">Lonely Planet<\/a>, the largest guide book publisher in the world. Within the region, Lonely Planet particularly recommends Saxon fortified churches, the Carpathians, spicy Szekler goulash and nightlife in Transylvania\u2019s quasi-capital, the 320 000-inhabitant city of Kolozsv\u00e1r (Cluj-Napoca in Romania).<\/p>\n<p>Transylvania beat regions in countries including Iceland, Cuba, Italy and New Zealand in the world rankings, which reveal Transylvania as the best region in the world to travel in 2016 .<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/8xAhTojgNmE<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the famous Saxon fortified churches and vampire stories, a visit to Transylvania is made the experience of a lifetime by the picturesque historic towns of Brass\u00f3 (Bra\u015fov), Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u015foara) and Nagyszeben (Sibiu). The guide also highlights the scenic landscapes, caves and ski resort of the of the Carpathians and the Hall of Mirrors of the Culture Palace in the city of Marosv\u00e1s\u00e1rhely (T\u00e2rgu Mure\u015f). The Hungarian-majority Szekler Land (also called Sz\u00e9kely Land) region which is<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/szekler-autonomy-hundreds-watch-fires-lit-demand-self-governance-romania-28037\">struggling for its right to self-governance<\/a> through autonomy within Romania, is mentioned under a separat heading (albeit misspelled as \u201cSv\u00e9kely Land\u201d) for its traditional Hungarian goulash served \u201cwith an extra sprinkling of paprika\u201d.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_10379\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zbor-peste-transilvania-brasov-29-hd1.jpg\" alt=\"zbor-peste-transilvania-brasov-29-hd1\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" \/> A bird\u2019s-eye view of the city of Brass\u00f3 \/ Bra\u015fov \/ Kronstadt (photo: enjoyromania.net)[\/caption]\n<p>The top destination as a country for tourists is the African nation of Botswana, while Kotor in Montenegro came first among cities. Estonia was singled out as the country with the highest-standard tourist services. Hungary is also included on the listings, with the capital Budapest being named 2016\u2032s \u201cBest Moustache Destination\u201d on a par with London, Mexico City and Istanbul, among others.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_10381\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/url61.jpg\" alt=\"url6\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/> The historic Saxon town of Berethalom \/ Biertan \/ Birth\u00e4lm, with the mediaeval Lutheran fortified church (photo: enjoyromania.net)[\/caption]\n<p>Transylvania formed part of the Kingdom of Hungary until the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian minority of some 1.5 million people. The region also has a place in the heart of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, who maintains <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/prince-charles-returns-beloved-transylvanian-estate-ethnic-hungarian-village-41163\">two estates in Transylvania<\/a>, including one in the all-Hungarian village of Zal\u00e1npatak (Valea Zalanului).<\/p>\n<p>Lonely Planet\u2019s praise of Transylvania comes as the US travel magazine Cond\u00e9 Nast named the Hungarian capital Budapest the <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/us-travel-magazine-budapest-second-best-city-world-89957\">world\u2019s second-best city<\/a> in an online poll.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-travel-2016\" target=\"_blank\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a> \/ mandiner.hu<br \/>\nphoto: Alex Robciuc\/boredpanda.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":19235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016 &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016 &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Transylvania, the region in modern-day Romania that historically belonged to Hungary and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian community of some 1.5 million people, has been named the world\u2019s top tourist destination for the year 2016 by Lonely Planet, the largest guide book publisher in the world. Within the region, Lonely Planet particularly recommends Saxon fortified churches, the Carpathians, spicy Szekler goulash and nightlife in Transylvania\u2019s quasi-capital, the 320 000-inhabitant city of Kolozsv\u00e1r (Cluj-Napoca in Romania).  Transylvania beat regions in countries including Iceland, Cuba, Italy and New Zealand in the world rankings, which reveal Transylvania as the best region in the world to travel in 2016 .  https:\/\/youtu.be\/8xAhTojgNmE  Beyond the famous Saxon fortified churches and vampire stories, a visit to Transylvania is made the experience of a lifetime by the picturesque historic towns of Brass\u00f3 (Bra\u015fov), Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u015foara) and Nagyszeben (Sibiu). The guide also highlights the scenic landscapes, caves and ski resort of the of the Carpathians and the Hall of Mirrors of the Culture Palace in the city of Marosv\u00e1s\u00e1rhely (T\u00e2rgu Mure\u015f). The Hungarian-majority Szekler Land (also called Sz\u00e9kely Land) region which isstruggling for its right to self-governance through autonomy within Romania, is mentioned under a separat heading (albeit misspelled as \u201cSv\u00e9kely Land\u201d) for its traditional Hungarian goulash served \u201cwith an extra sprinkling of paprika\u201d.    The top destination as a country for tourists is the African nation of Botswana, while Kotor in Montenegro came first among cities. Estonia was singled out as the country with the highest-standard tourist services. Hungary is also included on the listings, with the capital Budapest being named 2016\u2032s \u201cBest Moustache Destination\u201d on a par with London, Mexico City and Istanbul, among others.    Transylvania formed part of the Kingdom of Hungary until the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian minority of some 1.5 million people. The region also has a place in the heart of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, who maintains two estates in Transylvania, including one in the all-Hungarian village of Zal\u00e1npatak (Valea Zalanului).  Lonely Planet\u2019s praise of Transylvania comes as the US travel magazine Cond\u00e9 Nast named the Hungarian capital Budapest the world\u2019s second-best city in an online poll.  via hungarytoday.hu \/ mandiner.hu photo: Alex Robciuc\/boredpanda.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-01T17:57:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/nature-landscape-phortography-alex-robciuc-romania-coverimage-749x415.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/10edfc7ddc0e006131357c2bcb81b96b\"},\"headline\":\"LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-01T17:57:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":443,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/11\\\/nature-landscape-phortography-alex-robciuc-romania-coverimage-749x415.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\\\/\",\"name\":\"LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016 &#8211; 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Within the region, Lonely Planet particularly recommends Saxon fortified churches, the Carpathians, spicy Szekler goulash and nightlife in Transylvania\u2019s quasi-capital, the 320 000-inhabitant city of Kolozsv\u00e1r (Cluj-Napoca in Romania).  Transylvania beat regions in countries including Iceland, Cuba, Italy and New Zealand in the world rankings, which reveal Transylvania as the best region in the world to travel in 2016 .  https:\/\/youtu.be\/8xAhTojgNmE  Beyond the famous Saxon fortified churches and vampire stories, a visit to Transylvania is made the experience of a lifetime by the picturesque historic towns of Brass\u00f3 (Bra\u015fov), Segesv\u00e1r (Sighi\u015foara) and Nagyszeben (Sibiu). The guide also highlights the scenic landscapes, caves and ski resort of the of the Carpathians and the Hall of Mirrors of the Culture Palace in the city of Marosv\u00e1s\u00e1rhely (T\u00e2rgu Mure\u015f). The Hungarian-majority Szekler Land (also called Sz\u00e9kely Land) region which isstruggling for its right to self-governance through autonomy within Romania, is mentioned under a separat heading (albeit misspelled as \u201cSv\u00e9kely Land\u201d) for its traditional Hungarian goulash served \u201cwith an extra sprinkling of paprika\u201d.    The top destination as a country for tourists is the African nation of Botswana, while Kotor in Montenegro came first among cities. Estonia was singled out as the country with the highest-standard tourist services. Hungary is also included on the listings, with the capital Budapest being named 2016\u2032s \u201cBest Moustache Destination\u201d on a par with London, Mexico City and Istanbul, among others.    Transylvania formed part of the Kingdom of Hungary until the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty and remains home to an ethnic Hungarian minority of some 1.5 million people. The region also has a place in the heart of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, who maintains two estates in Transylvania, including one in the all-Hungarian village of Zal\u00e1npatak (Valea Zalanului).  Lonely Planet\u2019s praise of Transylvania comes as the US travel magazine Cond\u00e9 Nast named the Hungarian capital Budapest the world\u2019s second-best city in an online poll.  via hungarytoday.hu \/ mandiner.hu photo: Alex Robciuc\/boredpanda.com","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/","og_site_name":"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio","article_published_time":"2015-11-01T17:57:51+00:00","author":"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/nature-landscape-phortography-alex-robciuc-romania-coverimage-749x415.jpg","twitter_creator":"@BocskaiRadio","twitter_site":"@BocskaiRadio","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/"},"author":{"name":"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd","@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/10edfc7ddc0e006131357c2bcb81b96b"},"headline":"LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016","datePublished":"2015-11-01T17:57:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/"},"wordCount":443,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/nature-landscape-phortography-alex-robciuc-romania-coverimage-749x415.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lonely-planet-hungarian-populated-transylvania-worlds-best-region-to-travel-in-2016\/","name":"LONELY PLANET: HUNGARIAN-POPULATED TRANSYLVANIA WORLD\u2019S BEST REGION TO TRAVEL IN 2016 &#8211; 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