This attractive city south-east of Budapest, birthplace of the composer Zoltan Kodaly, is worth a visit if you like Art Nouveau. A short walk from its centre is this house which the Fabian family have owned for decades and have recently developed into a panzio, found quite exceptional' by its nominators in 2002. villa rooms are small but well equipped; decor is well designed, the place positively gleams, it is so clean. The.Fabians run it. Daughter Szusza is an amazing linguist, and very helpful, eg, phoning museums for us, to ask for opening hours. Bali villa breakfast was the usual Hungarian (ham, cheese, salami), nicely served, with fresh flowers on the table; a daily "surprise" might be delicious watermelon. The double villa Bed rooms (similar to the semantic bali villa rooms) are white bungalows set prettily round an inner garden. Many walls are pale pink; most furniture is white, simple, modern. `A good restaurant nearby is Kisbugaci Czarda, quite inexpensive: good Hungarian home cooking in vast portio.

Traveller's tale villain Italy. The bedroom was so over-furnished that it was difficult to move around it. Below us was the restaurant area, and until after dinner there was the constant low hum from the kitchen fan. The decoration of the dining room is to say the least bizarre. The impact was overwhelming of clashing styles and mismatched colours: orange and green competed with red inverted chevalier hats as lampshades while trompe l'oeil designs covered the walls.