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SHOCKING: horror entrance fee to this traditional Hungarian Easter festival
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The entrance ticket to Hollókő, a traditional Hungarian village keeping Hungarian Easter folk customs the most authentically in the country, costs three times as much as a ticket to the world-known Venice carnival. The price is shocking, even considering the high inflation that hit Hungary in the past two years.
According to Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, you must pay HUF 6,500 (EUR 16.5) to participate in the traditional Hungarian Easter celebration of Hollókő. That is more than three times the entrance fee of Venice, which all tourists must pay if they want to visit the historic city parts from the end of April.
Both locals in Venice and Hollókő became fed up with the tourists flooding the settlements. Therefore, they decided to make paying compulsory for everybody entering their historic village or city.
Hollókő Easter festival costs a ‘fortune’
Hollókő holds its annual traditional Easter festival between 30 March and 1 April. However, you may enter the old village by buying an entrance ticket during the long weekend.
