Debrecen is the second largest city in Hungary and it has even played the role of capital city in historical periods. Today, it is the capital of the Northern Great Plain region of the country. The “Calvinist Rome” is nowadays most popular for its blossoming culture, superb higher education, and bustling international student life. The city, rich in monuments as well as modern buildings, shopping streets, pubs, and cafes, attracts a lot of attention for its internationally renowned events, too.

Debrecen is surrounded by a semicircle of woodlands on the eastern side. One of the most well-built resort centers in the area is Lake Vekeri, home to the Campus Festival at the end of July each year. Apart from music programs, the festival also offers sports events, movie screenings, and science and arts shows. In the Great Forest area of Debrecen, also called “the lungs of the city,” there is a medicinal thermal bath center called Aquaticum with indoor swimming pools, a covered Mediterranean spa, medical facilities, and special medicinal water for many illnesses.