horizon2011/12 Ingyenes pldny complImentary copywww.malev.comKarcsony a vatiKnbanchristmasin vatiKanHonda_CRV_200x266_Horizon.pdf 1 2011.11.02. 13:01:02dvzljk a fedlzeten | welcome on board Kedves UTAsUNK!DecemberaznnepiMalv-jratokhnapja.ElskntJoulupukkit,afinn Mikulst reptjk Lappfldrl Magyarorszgra, immron hagyomnyosan, vek ta. rkezse fontos esemny elssorban a gyerekeknek, de neknk, fel-ntteknek is, hiszen jvetele azt zeni: kzel mr a karcsony. Msik nnepi jratunkkzvetlenlkarcsonyelttszllfel,mellyelerdlyirvagyere-keknek szlltunk cipsdobozokba csomagolt ajndkokat. A Malv ezzel a Cipsdobozjrat nvre keresztelt, Marosvsrhelyre kzleked replgp-vel vesz rszt mr tbb ve a Baptista Szeretetszolglat karcsonyi karitatv akcijban. Kollginkkal s humanitrius partnereinkkel kzsen bszkk vagyunk arra, hogy a felhkn t reptett meglepetseinkkel tbb ezer gyer-mek rmteli karcsonyi nnephez jrulhatunk hozz.Az nnepls mellett szmunkra az v utols hnapja is sok munkt tartogat mg. A nagyobb forgalom sznvonalas kiszolglsa mellett az eddigieken fell tovbbi kt j fejlesztst is tjra indtunk: bvtjk a fizetsi lehetsgek sort online foglals esetn, valamint elindtjuk a mobil check-in szolgltatsunkat. Mindkt jtsunk utasaink tovbbi knyelmt szolglja, gy knnyebb s egyszerbb vlik a jegyvsrls, valamint a jratokra trtn bejelentkezs. Bzunk abban, hogy legjabb fejlesztseinket n is hasznosnak tallja majd, s hamarosan jra ksznthetjk a Malv fedlzetn.Ksznjk, hogy utazshoz ebben a hnapban is a Malvet vlasztotta!deAr PAsseNgers,December is the month of festive Malv flights. It has been a tradition for years that we first fly Joulupukki, the Finnish Santa, from Lapland to Hungary. His arrival is an important event primarily for children but also for us, adults, since his coming brings the message that Christmas is approaching. Our other festive flight takes offdirectlybeforeChristmaswhenwetakegiftspackedinshoeboxesfororphansinTransylvania.Malv participatesintheHungarianBaptistAidsChristmascharitycampaignwithitsShoeboxFlighttoTrgu Mure. Together with our humanitarian aid partners all Malvs colleagues are proud to be able to contribute with our surprises flown through the clouds to add to the joyful festive holiday of several thousand children. Inadditiontocelebration,thelastmonthoftheyearalsosignifiesplentyofwork.Alongsideservicingthe increased traffic at a high standard, two further developments in addition to already existing ones are being launched:weareextendingtherangeofpaymentoptionswhenbookingonlineaswellasintroducingour mobilecheck-inservice.Bothnewservicesrepresentanaddedconvenienceforpassengers,makingticket purchases as well as check-in easier and simpler. We hope you will find our latest developments useful and that we can soon welcome you once more on board Malv. Thank you for again choosing to fly with Malv this month.Bernyi Jnosaz igazgatsg elnkechairman of the board of directors3tartaloma horizon a malv magyar lgikzlekedsi zrt. havilapja. megjelenik a geomdia zrtkr rszvnytrsasg kiadsban.a magazin a malv valamennyi jratn az utasok ingyenes pldnya.horizon is published monthly in budapest for malv hungarian airlines ltd. by geomdia ltd. the magazine is free to customers on malv hungarian airlines flights worldwide.Please send all your comments to:malv editor-in-chief: Mrta rnamalv editor: dm Hegeds, Melinda Kisscontact address: 1097 budapest, lurdy hzknyves klmn krt. 1214. iii. emeletwww.malev.com e-mail: horizon@malev.huPUblished bY/kiad: GeoMDiA LTD.managing director/vezrigazgat:Lszl Horvth1036 budapest, lajos u. 4866/btel.: (+36-1) 489-8801fax: (+36-1) 489-8803ProdUction director/laPigazgat:rita szelekovszkytel.: (36-1) 999-9501horizon@geomedia.huadvertising dePartment/hirdetsi osztlY:tel.: (36-1) 489-8812, (36-1) 489-8813, (36-1) 489-8814,fax: (36-1) 489-8849e-mail: hirdetes@geomedia.huha szrevtele van, krjk, forduljon hozznk:fszerkeszt: szcs Gbor szucs.gabor@geomedia.hukPszerkeszt: Fnyes GbornYomdai elkszts: Kt Zsoltkorrektor: Kirly Farkastranslation/fordts: rcz Katalin / Bob Dentszerkesztsg: 1036 budapest, lajos u. 4866/btel.: (36-1) 489-8875fax: (36-1) 489 8803Printed bY/nYomtats: inFopress Group HunGAry ZrT.felels vezetLakatos imre vezrigazgata kiad a magazin nyomdba kerlse utn esetleg megvltozott adatok, rak s idpontokmiatt bekvetkezett krokrt nem vllal felelssget. minden jog fenntartva, belertve abrmely formban trtn teljes vagy rszletekben megvalsul sokszorostst is. brmely anyag tvtelhez mind a malv, mind a geomdia engedlye szksges. a lapban eset-leg megjelen szerkeszti vlemnyek nem felttlenl tkrzik a malv llspontjt, sem ezekrt, sem a lapban megjelen hirdetsek tartalmrt a malv nem vllal felelssget.while every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the publishers of Horizon cannot be held responsible for changes in dates, prices and opening times in editorial sections oradvertisements which may occur after going to press. material in this publication maynot be reproduced in any form without permission. requests for permission should be made in writing to the editor in chief of malv, as well as to the managing director of geo-mdia ltd. editorial opinions expressed in horizon are not necessarily those of malvhungarian airlines, nor does the airline accept responsibility for the advertising content.Xviii. vfolYam, tizenkettedik szm / vol. 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horizon8Geomdia Kiad Zrt. issn 1218-2346cmlaPkP | cover Photo: fnYes gborvatiknvaticancontentsdeCemberdeCember30462206disCover hUNgAry07ProgrAmAjNlProgrAmmes20iNTerj: bAlAToNi PTeriNTerview: PTer bAlAToNi22A hNAP KillTsA: ANdr KerTsz exhibiTioN of The moNTh: ANdr KerTsz24A hNAP KoNCerTje: rihANNA loUdCoNCerT of The moNTh: rihANNA loUd26A hNAP embere: lUC bessoN PersoN of The moNTh: lUC bessoN30UTAzs: KArCsoNy A vATiKNbAN TrAvel: ChrisTmAs iN vATiCAN42A KArCsoNy vegbe zrT illATAThe sCeNT of ChrisTmAs iN A boTTle46UTAzs: gyri szNes-szTTes TrAvel: gyr A ColorfUl ArrAy56iNTerj: dobos erzsbeTiNTerview: erzsbeT dobos58zUTAzs: PierroT, 21 & PesT bUdACUliNAry joUrNey: PierroT, 21 & PesT bUdA60fKUszbAN: friss boroK A fedlzeTeN iN foCUs: New wiNe seleCTioN oN boArd70sUdoKU sUdoKU71dvzljK A fedlzeTeN!welCome oN boArd 98vfordUl: KAlAUz NlKlANNiversAry: wiThoUT A CoNdUCTor4 5DisCoVer HunGAryTerritory: 93,036 km2Population: 9,968,000 Administration: Budapest + 19 countiesCountry dialling code: 36Official currency: forint (no smaller unit of change)Exchange rate: 1 euro = approx. 315 forints (please check the exact rate on arrival)Official language: HungarianElectricity: 230 V, 50 HzAverage temperature in December: 0,7C What we recommend in December: December is the month of Advent and Christmas fairs, as well as the time of festive concerts. Take a stroll in the city centre, sample the Christmas lights in Vrsmarty Square andthegift-wrappedwinteratmosphereenvelopedby the aroma of mulled wine and roast chestnut, or visit the Christmas fair at the Design Terminal in Erzsbet Square (9-18 December) where you can select your Xmas presents from among creations by 50 young Hungarian designers. BeaguestoftheHungarianNationalPhilharmonicfor TheNutcracker(PalaceofArts,23December),listento an organ recital in St. Stephens Basilica (23 December) or attendtheconcertofRhodaScott,thebarefootqueenof theHammond organ.Inajointperformance withagos-pelchoirsheispresentingthemostpopularChristmas gospel melodies at the RAM Colosseum in the evening of 23 December.What you alWays Wanted to knoW about hungary but Were afraid to askdiscover hUngarYon arrivalThecitycentrecanbereachedfromtheairportina number of ways:1. Airport Minibus minibuses from the airport to any destination in Budapest (return journey possible). Single tickets: 11 euros for one, 17 euros for two.2.Ftaxi contracted partner of Budapest Airport. Find the taxis and external desk at the airport terminal arrivals.3. Publictransportairportbus200Etakespassengers totheKbnya-Kispestundergroundterminal,from where trains go to the centre. Bus ticket price is approx. 1.2euros(approx.1.5eurosifpurchasedfromthe driver).El GrEctl rippl-rnaiiGJnoshalminemesMarcellaXX.szzadelejimagyarorszgimgyjtsegyik legjelentsebb,segybenlegellentmondsosabbfigurja,akineknagyszabs mgyjtismecnsitevkenysgemrletbenlegendvvlt .plyafu-tsasornrtkesmtrgyakegszsort,tbbekkzttElGrecoBnbn Magdolnjt,sMnyokidmnemzetiereklynekszmtrkczi-portrjt ajndkoztaaSzpmvszetiMzeumnak,deszmosmshazai,illetvekl-fldi intzmnynek is adomnyozott, tbbek kztt a madridi pradnak, mega prizsilouvre-nakisennekanagyvonalmecnsitevkenysgnekkvn emlket lltani a Szpmvszeti Mzeum killtsa.Szpmvszeti Mzeum, februr 19-ig.FroM El GrEco to rippl-rnaiMarcellJnoshalminemeswasoneofthemostnotedartcollectorsinearly 20t h-century Hungary, as well as one of that periods most contradictory figures whose extensive activity as an art patron and collector became legendary al-ready in his lifetime. During his career he donated several valuable works of art to the Museum of Fine art s, including El Grecos the penitent Mary Magdalene and dm Mnyokis portrait of Ferenc rkczi, the latter being regarded as a Hungarian national treasure. He also made donations to several other Hungarian and foreign institutions, such as the prado in Madrid and the louvre in paris. the exhibition in the Museum of Fine art s pays homage to the generous acti-vity of this patron of the art s.Museum of Fine Art s, until 19 FebruaryRovattmogatsrippl-rnai jzsef: kunffin virgos kalapbanrippl-rnai jzsef: mrs kunffiin a flowery hatProgramajnl6ProgrammesHorizon_200x266_011211.indd 1 18.10.11 12:22JuBilEuMi karcSony a MaGyar llaMi npi EGyttESSElJubileumimsorvalnnepliakarcsonyt azidnhat vanvesMagyarllaminpi Egyt t es,melyaznnepivadkeret ben ktprodukcitllt ot tsznpadra: azEcseri lakodalmast ,mintat rsulatels,saz lomidt ,mintalegut bbibemut at jt . a kt eladssal melyeket hat vt ized v-lasztelegymst lamltsajelenlp egymsmellegyet lenest n. at bbmint ezeralkalommalsznrevit tEcserilakodal-masamagyarsznpadinpt ncmvszet egyikemblemat ikus,hagyomnyrzalko-t sa,azlomidpedigegyeklekt ikus,mai darab,melyatradcimellet tmagbapt i napjaink popzenjnek poszt modernsgt .Hagyomnyok hza, december 15.JuBilEE cHri StMaS wi tH tHE HunGari an StatE Folk EnSEMBlEtheHungarianStateFolkEnsemble,marking its60thanniversarythisyear,iscelebrating christmaswithagalashow.initsjubilee season it is presenting two productions Ecser wedding Dance and Dream time, respectively theensemblesfirstandmostrecentshow. the two productions separated by six decades feature past and present in one evening. Ecser weddingDance,performedonmorethana 1000occasions,isanemblematictraditional choreographyofHungarianfolkdanceon stage,whileDreamtimeisamoreeclectic, contemporarypiecewhich,inadditionto tradition,includesthepost-moderncharacter of todays pop music.Hungarian Heritage House, 15 December8MC_PSP_sajto_Horizon_200x266.ind1 1 11/6/11 12:54:31 PMProgramajnlBrDy JnoS: az illS SzEkErnSzeptember 20-n jelent meg Brdy Jnos tz v utn elkszlt legjabb, hetedik szlalbuma, mely komoly meglepetseket tartogat mg azoknak is,akikjlismerikBrdyeddigiplyafutst .abeszdescmisutalr: azegykorvoltillszenekarhagyomnyainakszellembenkerltssze-lltsraazizgalmasansoksznzeneianyag.alemezt,melyentbbek kzttolyankivlzenszekmkdtekkzre,mintpldularzfvs Bacs kristf, Schreck Ferenc, Fekete kovcs kornl, a klarintos Borbly Mihly s a vilghr hegedmvsz, Frankie lt, december 20-n mu-tatjk be lben szintn sztrfellpk kzremkdsvel.SYMA Rendezvnykzpont, december 20.JnoS BrDy: on tHE illS waGonafter a wait of ten years, Jnos Brdys latest solo album was released on 20 September and is a big surprise even for those who are well familiar with Brdys career. the title of the album expresses a lot the exciting, colourfulmusicwascompiledinthespiritoftheillsbandstraditions. thealbum,whichwasmadewiththeparticipationofout standingmusi-cians such as the brass players kristf Bacs, Ferenc Schreck and kornl Fekete kovcs, Mihly Borbly on clarinet and the internationally renown violinist Frankie lt, will be presented at a live concert where star quest performers will also appear.SYMA Sport and Event Centre, 20 DecemberJSzakai vonatozSSzilveszterjszakjnismtaz amadindaegyttesspres-serGborzenjetltimega Mvszetekpalotjnakhang-versenytermt .tjraindula zenevonat, vidman zakatolva hegyen-vlgyn t, bebarangol-vaazenetrtnetkimerthetet-lenl gazdag s vltozatos kor-szakait.akoncertenrenesznsz madriglok,JohannSebastian Bachorgonazenje,Maurice ravel-kompozcik, afroamerikai ritmusok s dallamok, no s per-szepresserGbordalaikvetik egymst. az els rsz hagyom-nyosanazamadindarepertor-jnak legnpszerbb darabjaibl pl fel, mg a msodikban pres-ser Gbor invitl egy ktetlen j-szakai vonatozsra.MvszetekPalotjaBartk BlaNemzetiHangversenyte-rem, december 31.train JournEy at niGHtonnewyearsEvethemusicofamadindaandGborpresserwillonceagainfilltheconcert hallofthepalaceofart s.themusictrainset sofftojoyfullypassthroughvalleysandover mountains, enjoying the changing landscape of music history. renaissance madrigals, the organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice ravels compositions, afro-american rhythms and, of course, Gbor pressers own songs will all feature at the concert . the first half is traditionally constructedaroundamadindasmostpopulartracks,whileinthesecondpartGborpresser invites the audience to an informal train journey into the night .Bartk Bla National Concert Hall, Palace of Art s, 31 December10FnytaSterlingGalriakarcsonyikilltsnolyandesignkszer-klnlegessgekkel tallkozhatunk, melyek nemcsak dsztenek, hanemfelidzikazkszerszzfleegyedifunkcijt,valamint a tli napfordul, a fny j jszletse s a karcsony miszt-riumt . az alkotk peter vladimir, az iparmvszeti egyetem professzora, tantvnyok s mvsztanrok igazi klnleges-sgekkel,kes,fnyes,sziporkz,csillog-villogkvesk-szerekkel s ajndktrgyakkal kszltek az vzr killtsra.Sterling kszergalria, I X., Rday u. 31., december 8janur 5.liGHt SterlingGalleryschristmasexhibitionfocusesonuniquede-signjewellerywhichnotonlydecoratesbutalsorecallsthe hundredsofindividualfunctionsofjewellery,thewintersol-stice,therebirthoflightandthemysteryofchristmas.the artist svladimirpeter,professorattheuniversityofapplied art s,hispupilsandartistlecturershavepreparedgenuine creationsfortheirend-of-yearexhibition:ornate,shiny,spark-ling, glittering, gemmy jewellery and gift s.Sterling Gallery, 31 Rday Street, 9t h district, Budapest, from 8 December to 5 Januaryyona FriEDManyonaFriedmankt sgtelenlaXX.szzadmsodikfelnek egyik legnagyobb hats ptszeti gondolkodja. a Mobil p-tszet kutatcsoportjnak megalaptstl kezdve az rvroson keresztlashanghajihidakig,Friedmanletmvbenszmos olyan forma s gondolat szerepel, amelyek vtizedeken keresz-tlmegtermkenytenhatottakazptszetidiskurzusokra, ptszek s kpzmvszek generciit inspirlva. yona Fried-man soha nem csupn ptszetrl vagy urbanisztikrl beszl, gondolataiegytrsadalomvzirszei,melyegyrvrosban, mobil ptmnyek kztt virgozhat leginkbb. gy vlte: nl-klzhetetlen,hogyamobilvrosbanazptmnyekalehet legkisebb terleten rintkezzenek a talaj jal; szt szerelhetek s thelyezhetek, valamint az egyni felhasznl elkpzelse sze-rint talakthatak legyenek.Ludwig Mzeum, janur 8-ig.yona Friedman is undoubtedly one of the most highly influential architecturalthinkersofthesecondhalfofthe20t hcentury. From founding the architectural research team Mobile through cosmiccitytoShanghaibridges,Friedmansoeuvreincludes numerousformsandideasthathavestronglyaffectedarchi-tecturaldiscourseandinspiredgenerationsofarchitect sand artist s.yonaFriedmannevertalksaboutjustarchitectureor urbanstudies,hisideasencompassavisionofsocietywhich could flourish amidst mobile constructions in a spatial city. it isnecessaryforamobilecitytohaveconstructionswhich touch the ground on the smallest possible area: they should be dismountable, transferable and transformable according to the individual users conceptions.Ludwig Museum, until 8 January1051 Budapest, Erzsbet tr 7-8.Kempinski Hotel Corvinuswww.noburestaurants.com/budapestInformation & reservation: +36 1 429 42 42, reservation@noburestaurant.huThe offer is valid until 1 January 2012 for one person upon presenting the advertisement at Nobu ReceptionNEW STYLE JAPANESECelebrate Christmas & New Years Eve with us! Present this ad and receive a complimentary Fruit Infused Hot Sake!Programmes12 13ProgramajnlKempinski HotelFashion Street side1051 BudapestErzsbet tr 7-8.Open everyday 1019www.chrisand.huBUNDA&BRSZALONFUR&LEATHERPELZ&LEDERMiDSz kirly wEiMarBlaztmondjk,brmiheznyl,abblaranylesz.aztis mondjk, a weimari mesterdalnok. Matthias Goerne, aSchwarzkopf-sDieskau-iskolncsiszoldottba-riton-gymntaztahromkomponisttidzimeg december18-ihangversenyn,akiketrivliskntdo-kumentlazenetrtnet :alipcseitams-templom karnagyipozcijrakhrmanjelentkeztek1722-ben Johannkuhnaumegresedetthelyre.akoncerten agyztesJohannSebastianBachktkanttjas c-molloboa-hegedkettsversenye,valamintGeorg philipp telemann G-dr szvitje s christoph Graupner karcsonyikanttjaszlalmeg.ahamistatlanba-rokk koncert msik fszereplje a korh hangszereken autentikus mdon interpretl, nagyhr Bzeli kama-razenekar lesz.Mvszetek Palotja Bartk Bla Nemzeti Hangver-senyterem, december 18.kinG MiDaS FroM wEiMarknown as the master singer fromweimar, he is said toturneverythinghetouchestogold.athisconcert on 18 December the baritone genius Matthias Goerne, whostudiedwithSchwarzkopfandDieskau,recalls threecomposersregardedasrivalsinmusichistory they were the three who applied for the post of mu-sicdirectorfollowingJohannkuhnauatleipzigsSt . thomaschurch.theconcertwillfeaturethewinner JohannSebastianBachst wocantatasandconcerto fortwoviolins,oboeandStringsincminor,Georg philipptelemannsSuiteinGmajorandchristoph Graupners christmas cantata. the genuinely Baroque concerthasanadditionalhighlighttherenowned Baselchamberorchestrawillinterpretthemusicof the time on authentic contemporary instrument s.Bartk Bla National Concert Hall, Palace of Art s, 18 DecemberFlaMEnco-EStaz andalziai szlets vicente amigo ciudad de las ideas cm lemezvel a 2001-es latin Grammy kitntetettje volt egy zig-vrig spanyol flamencogitros, aki olykor-olykor szvesen sszekacsint a jazz s a pop mfajval is. December 17-ifellpsreaMvszetekpalotjbahagyomnyosnakmondhatzene-karralrkezik,amelybenatradicionlis,ezttalFranciscoGonzalezagudos patriciocmaraalonsoltalkezeltthangszerek,valamintagitrmellett helyet kap a mfajban viszonylag jnak mondhat basszusgitr is.Mvszetek Palotja Bartk Bla Nemzeti Hangversenyterem, december 17.a niGHt oF FlaMEncoawardedthelatinGrammyin2001forhisalbumciudaddelasideas,the andalucianvicenteamigoisatrulyauthenticSpanishflamencoguitarplayer who sometimes deliberately crosses over to jazz and pop. He is coming to the palace of art s on 17 December with a formation that can be called traditional, featuring the customary guitar and percussion this time played by Francisco Gonzalez agudo and patricio cmara alonso as well as base guitar, a new-comer to the genre.Bartk Bla National Concert Hall, Palace of Art s, 17 DecemberFerenczy Kroly (18621917) gyjtemnyes Killtsa2011. novEMBER 30 2012. Mjus 27.Magyar NeMzeti galriaBudavri Palota, a PletFerenczyFerenczy Kroly:Madrdal, 1893(MNg, rszlet)www.mng.huA MAgyAR nEMzEti gAlRiA fEnntARtjA: KiEMElt tMogAt:MdiAtMogAtK:A Killts tMogAti:mozi tv sznhz-!'9!2/23:' ,%'.!'9/"" (%4),!0*! WWWHELYITEMAHUMaGna cuM lauDE: BElS GSaMagnacumlaudehagyomnyoskarcsonyi koncer t j e vek t a az egyik legnagyobb december vgimulat sg Bu-dapest en. aslgergyrosgyulai zenekarsikeresmenet el-staszakmai djak, aranylemezeksat el thzaskoncer-t ekmellet tt bbekkzt tol yan, akoncer t eniselhangz dalokj el zik, mintazt kozot tnk, alehet , hogyel t r t , a vidki sanzon, aSznezdjravagyaplinkadal . akar-csonyilemezbemut at nagykoncer t en legjabb,Bels gs cmalbumuk jszmaimellet t az sszes korbbiklasszikus iselhangzik. Flbemszdallamok, vidki lakomasMag-na-plinka ez a Magna-karcsony!SYMA Csarnok, december 28.MaGna cuM lauDE: innEr BurninGFor years the Magna cum laude traditional christmas concert has been one the biggest end-of-December shows in Budapest . Besidesindustryawards,goldendiscsandpackedconcert s, thesuccessfulmarchfor wardofthehit-producingbandfrom the town of Gyula is also indicated by their tracks to be per-formedattheirconcertsuchasBloodywomen,Maybeits Broken, provincial chanson, colour it again and plinka Song. in addition to the new ones on their latest recording, inner Burn-ing, their major album presentation christmas concert will also include all their previous classic numbers. catchy tunes, coun-try revelry and Magna plinka thats the Magna christmas!SYMA Sport and Event Centre, 28 DecemberBrEDJ, H v a HanG!aBach140-essorszmmaljellt,halhatatlankanttjbanis feldolgozottkorldallam( wachetauf,ruftunsdeStimme)is megszlalMtysistvndecember22-i,karcsonyiorgona-estjn a Mpban, igaz, ezttal a Bach nyomdokain komponl nagynmetromantikus,Maxregerktflemegfogalmazs-ban. a koncerten tbbek kztt elhangzik Bach Esz-dr preldi-um s fgja, valamint csar Franck Hrom orgonadarabjnak kzpsttele,acantabile.aSzentestekzelsgtlihletett estetaBudapestivonsokkamarazenekarkzremkdsvel HndelB-drsphilippEmmanuelBachG-drversenymve nyitja, illetve zrja.MvszetekPalotjaBartkBlaNemzetiHangversenyte-rem, december 22.wakE up! tHE voicE callS to uSthechoralmelody( wachetauf,ruftunsdeSt imme)int he immor t alcant at aBwv140byBachwillfeat ureati st vn Mt yss christ mas organ recit al in t he palace of ar t s on 22 December in t wo composit ions of t he great German romant ic Maxreger,whofollowedinBachsfoot st eps. theconcer t will also include Bachs prelude and Fugue in E-flat major and csar Francks cant abile, t he second movement of his three piecesfororgan. theeveninginspiredbyt heapproaching christ masEveopenswit hHndelsconcer t oinB-flatand closeswit hphilippEmmanuelBachsorganconcer t oinG major feat uring t he Budapest Strings.Bartk Bla National Concert Hall, Palace of Art s, 22 DecembercaESar a BiBraX-lEGEnDaJuliuscaesaramellett,hogyavilgtrtnelemegyikleg-izgalmasabbalakja,zsenilishadvezr,kitnpolitikus, ncsbszsatrtnetrsmesterevoltegyszemlyben. alakjtlegendksrosszindulatpletykkveztk,mai napigregnyek,drmk,filmek,kpregnyekszereplje, mondsaiszlligkkntjrjkbeavilgot .avaMDe-signcenterkilltsa,mikzbenbemutatjacaesarlett-jt, gyermekkort, klns kalandjt a kalzok fogsgban, hdtsait,magnlett,kapcsolattkleoptrakirlynvel, svglhallt,megprbljakibogozniakultikuscsszr alakja kr fondott rejtlyes, kusza szlakat is.VAM Design CentercaESar tHE BiBraX lEGEnDBesidesbeingoneofthemostexcitingfiguresinworld history,Juliuscaesarwasabrilliantmilitarycommander, anout standingpolitician,awomaniserandamasterof historywritingallinone.Hischaracterwassurrounded bylegendsandevil-mindedrumours,hestillfeaturesin novels, dramas, movies and comic books, while his sayings have become household truths. while presenting caesars career, childhood, his peculiar adventures in the captivity of pirates, his conquest s, private life, relationship with Queen cleopatraandfinallyhisdeath,theexhibitionatthevaM Designcenteralsoaimstountanglethemysteriousand tousled threads around the figure of the cult emperor.VAM Design Center 16janUri beharangoz | Preview for janUarYa tErEMtSaMvszetekpalotjnakjvihangversenyenemamsholszoksos,kny-nyedebbkomolyzenvelnnepliazjesztendt,hanemJosephHaydnnaka teremtscsodjthangokbafoglal,tbbmint210vetretlennpszersgnek rvendvarzslatosoratriumval.aprodukcitjanur1-jnezttalisa zeneszerz mveinek egyik legavatottabb tolmcsolja, Fischer dm irnytja a zrichi operahz tagjaibl 15 ve alakult la Scintilla zenekar s a Jrg Genstein karigazgatsvalmkdDresdnerkammerchorln.aszlistkvalamennyien neves nekesek: a tenorista, a kivl Mozart- s wagner-nekes Bernard richter mr szerepelt egy zben Magyarorszgon, a svd szrmazs Malin Hartelius a vilg egyik legnnepeltebb szoprnja, aki fknt Xviii. szzadi operaszerepekben arat sikert, a baritonista thomas E. Bauert pedig elssorban mint Mozart-nekest jegyzik Eurpa-szerte.Mvszetek Palotja Bartk Bla Nemzeti Hangversenyterem, janur 1.tHE crEationthe palace of art s new year concert isnt celebrating the start of 2012 with the typeofeasy-listeningclassicalmusicusuallyfoundelsewhere,butwithJoseph Haydns marvel the creation, atriumphant, spell-binding oratorio enjoying more than210yearsofcontinuouspopularity.on1JanuarydmFischer,oneofthe most highly acknowledged interpreters of Haydns works, will conduct la Scintilla, the orchestra formed by members of the zurich opera House 15 years ago, and the Dresden kammerchor chamber choir, directed by Jrg Genstein. the soloist s areallrenownedperformers:tenorBernardrichter,anout standingsingerof Mozart and wagner who has already made an appearance in Hungary; Sweden-bornMalinHartelius,oneoftheworldsmosthighly-regardedsopranoswho hasachievedgreatsuccessprimarilywith18t h-centuryopera;andthebaritone thomas E. Bauert, known across Europe as a top-class interpreter of Mozart .Bartk Bla National Concert Hall, Palace of Art s, 1 JanuaryGlEnn MillEr orcHEStraazjvbenEurpbanfolytatdikaGlennMillerorchestra vilgjrturnja,melynekbudapestillomsraszmosjl ismertklasszikussalslegjabb,intheMillerMoodnvre hallgat msorval rkezik a swing vilgszerte ismert zenekara. az esten a sokak ltal kedvelt Glenn Miller-dalok a Moonlight Serenade, a String of pearls, a little Brown Jug, a Stair way to the Stars s a Somewhere over the rainbow mellett olyan nagyszer eladk slgerei is felcsendlnek, mintwoody Her-man,countBasie,HarryJamesvagyEllaFit zgerald.aGlenn Millerorchestravezetje,wilSalden,aki1990-tlaformci karmestereknt is tevkenykedik, egyszerre humoros s kifino-multan elegns koncertet gr.Budapest Congress and World Trade Center, janur 21. theinternationallynotedbandofswing,theGlennMilleror-chestra,iscomingtoBudapestinthenewyearaspartofa worldtourandwillbeperformingtheirclassictracksaswell as their new programme, in the Miller Mood. the concert will feature melodies popularised by stars such as woody Herman, count Basie, Harry James and Ella Fit zgerald. needless to say, the band will also play legendary hit s like Moonlight Serenade, Stringofpearls,littleBrownJug,Stair waytotheStarsand Somewhereovertherainbow.theGlennMillerorchestras manager, wil Salden, who has been conducting the band since 1990,ispromisinganelegantconcert,simultaneouslyhumor-ous and refined.Budapest Congress and World Trade Center, 21 Januarybernard richter18Koncertjeit vallsos csend s dbrg tapsvihar vezi vi-lgszerte. Balatoni Ptert korunk egyik legautentikusabb Liszt-interprettoraknttartjkszmon,ehhezkpest Magyarorszgonmltatlanulkevssismerikanevt. Idn Liszt 200 World Wide With Balatoni cmmel vilgk-rlikoncertturnttervezett,amelyhivatalosanugyan nem kapcsoldik a hazai Liszt-vhez, de a sorozat Buda-pestet is rintette. Virtuz jtkt legutbb oktber elejn, a Vrsmarty tren hallgathattk az arra jrk, amikor isegykomolyzeneiflashmobkeretbenLisztFerencrit-kn hallhat mveibl adott meglepetskoncertet. Hol tart most a Liszt 200 World Wide vilgkrli turn?Tlvagyunktbbkoncerten,sszervezdnekazj llomsok.AtervekszerintDl-AmeriktlJapnig szmtalanllomstrinteneahangversenysorozat. Mg nem alakult ki a megfelel tmogatsa. Magyar-orszg hatalmas lemaradsban van a legnagyobb ma-gyarzeneszerzmltmegbecslsbenbrigaz, hogyazideiLisztvrendezvnyeivellefaragottale-maradsbl. Mit gondol, nlunk nem elg jl eladhat brand Liszt? Lisztrlnagyonsokanszintesemmitnemtudnak. Mgmostsem,aLisztvellenresem.Azelmlt Throughouttheworldhisconcertsareaccompanied byintensesilencefollowedbyfreneticapplause.Pter Balatoni is one of the most authentic interpreters of Liszt, yet undeservedly he is relatively unknown in Hungary. ThisyearhehasbeentouringwithhisLiszt200World WideWithBalatoniinternationalconcertseriesand though officially it was not part of Hungarys Year of Liszt one of the host locations was Budapest. His final virtuoso performancetookplaceinVrsmartySquareinearly October, where in the presence of a spontaneously formed crowd of classical music fans he gave a surprise concert featuring some rarely heard works of Ferenc Liszt.How far have you got with the Liszt 200 World Wide tour?Wevedoneseveralconcertsandareorganisingthe nextstages.Weareplanningforthetourtotakein numerouslocationsfromSouthAmericatoJapan, thoughadequatesponsorshipisstillnotfinalised. Hungaryisenormouslylaggingbehindwhenit comestotrulyappreciatingthegreatestHungarian composeralthoughitstruethattheeventsofthe current Liszt Year have somewhat countered that. Isnt Liszt a good enough brand to sell in Hungary?Lots of people know next to nothing about Liszt, not evennowaftertheLisztYear.Inrecenttimesthere has been a distorted, false image of Liszt as a woman-iser and adventurer. The truth is quite different. Liszt istopianoplayingwhatEuclidistogeometry.His music discloses the natural laws of the pianos work-ings. The technical breakthrough he accomplished in the 1830s and 1840s is without parallel in the history ofpianoplaying.Alllaterschoolsderivedfromhis achievements.ThewordsofThomasMannarepar-ticularly appropriate for Liszt music is the myste-rious manifestation of the highest attainment, some-thing divine . In addition he was an exceptionally magnanimousperson.Throughouthislifeheper-formed at innumerable charity concerts and endless-ly struggled on behalf of the most diverse good causes and people. Think of his activities following the great Pest flood. On hearing about the tragedy he immedi-ately launched a charity concert series with the result thathugedonations,mainlyfromprivatesources, weregatheredforthebenefitoffloodvictims.He also generously supported to list just a few the Na-tionalConservatoire,constructionoftheBasilicain Pest, the Beethoven monument in Bonn and another veksornkialakultegytorz,valtlanLiszt-kpaz emberekben,minthaegyszoknyapecr,kalandor lettvolna.Pedigavalsgegszenms.Lisztszere-peazongorajtszsbanugyanaz,mintEuklidsza geometriban.Zenjbenazongoramkdsnek termszetitrvnyeitrulnakfel.Azatechnikait-trs, melyet az 1830-as, 1840-es vekben vitt vghez, plda nlkl ll a zongorajtk trtnetben. Az sz-szesksbbiiskolaazfjnakgavolt.Lisztrek-lnskppenisrvnyesekThomasMannszavai, melyekszerintazenealegfelsbbtudstitokzatos kinyilatkoztatsa,istentiszteletMindemellettki-vtelesennagyszer,nagylelkembervolt.Egsz letntmegszmllhatatlanjtkonysgikoncer-tetadott,srengetegetharcoltalegklnbzbbj gyekrt,emberekrt.Hacsakapestirvzutni szerepvllalsragondolunk:amintrtesltatrag-dirl,azonnaljtkonysgikoncertsorozatbakez-dett, melynek kvetkeztben hatalmas, a legnagyobb magnkzblszrmazadomnytnyjtottaazr-vzkrosultjainak.Debkezentmogattacsak nhnypldtemltveaNemzetiZenedt,apesti Bazilikaptst,abonniBeethoven-emlkmvet, az eisenachi Bach-emlkmvet ezek nlkle nem is jttek volna ltre. Hihetetlen, de ilyen a klni dm is. Sokszor adott krhzaknak, iskolknak, jtkonysgi intzmnyeknek, bajba jutott embereknek. Felkarolt, npszerstett nagy zeneszerzket, akik ksbb elle-ne fordultak. De tudjuk, hogy tantvnyait is milyen mdon tmogatta. s mg sokig sorolhatnnk.ntl sem ll tvol a jtkonykods: itthon nem egyszer hajlktalanoknakjtszott,srendszeresenjtkonys-gi koncertsorozatot tart az afrikai, zsiai hez gyerme-kek megsegtsre.Valban,tbbzbenjtszottamaFtttutcanev szllshelyenIvnyiGborbartomfelkrsre, 2003-banpedigegynmetsvjcihangversenykr-utat kveten kaptam az els felkrst az ENSZ World FoodProgramjakeretbenaharmadikvilghez gyermekeinekmegsegtstszolgljtkonysgi koncertre.Utnalevlbentjkoztattakarrl,hogy hnyafrikaikisgyermekegszviiskolaitkeztet-sttudtkbiztostaniakoncertembevtelbl.Na-gyon j rzs volt. Fel is krtek egy hosszabb sorozat-ra ugyanezen programban.Liszthez lthatlag mindenekfelett val rajongs fzi Igen, mint ahogy mg sok ms nagy zeneszerzhz is.Deazbiztos,hogykldetsemnekrzem,hogy olyanLiszt-mveketismegszlaltassak,melyeket msok nem, vagy csak nagy ritkn tznek msorra.szentgYrgYi rita in memory of Bach in Eisenach. None of these would havecomeaboutwithoutLiszt.Itsincrediblebut CologneCathedralisanotherexample.Hegavenu-merousdonationstohospitals,schools,charitable institutionsandtopeoplewhohadfallenonhard times. He encouraged and promoted great composers who later turned against him, and we know how he supported his students. The list could go on.You are also involved with charity work. More than once youve played in Hungary to the homeless and you regu-larlygivebenefitconcertsforthestarvingchildrenof Africa and Asia.Yes,attheinvitationofmyfriendGborIvnyiIve playedseveraltimesattheso-calledWarmStreet shelterandin2003afteraGerman-Swissconcert tour I received my first request to give a benefit con-cert in aid of starving children in the Third World un-dertheauspicesoftheUNWorldFoodProgramme. AfterwardsIwasinformedbyletterhowmany school meals they could ensure throughout the year for African children due to the income generated by my concert. It was a very good feeling. I was asked to participate in a longer series in the same programme.Apparently you are devoted to Liszt above all else Indeed, but also to many other great composers. But itstruethatIfeelitsmymissiontoperformLiszt workswhichothersnever,orveryrarely,includein their programmes.rita szentgYrgYiHungarians in tHe world Magyarok a nagyvilgbaninterview interjBalatoni Pter zongoramvszOur series features Hungarians either living abroad or with two homelands who are noted in the field of the arts, culture and diplomacy.Sorozatunkban olyan, klfldn l vagy ktlaki magyarokat szlaltatunk meg, akik a mvszet, a kultra, a diplomcia terletn sikeresek.Pter BalatoniPianistbalatoni Pterliszt ferenc20 21a hnaP killtsa Andr Kertsz retrospeKtveXhibition of the monthAndr Kertsz retrospectiveandrkertszalongwithrobertcapa,martinmunkacsiand lszlmoholy-nagybelongedtoagenerationofhungarian artists who tried their fortune in the west in the 20s and 30s of the last century. Urged by his fiance, in 1925 kertsz left hun-gary where he had been working in an office because he couldnt earn a living from photography. he arrived in Paris at the age of 31 without being able to speak a single word infrench. Yet he greatly enjoyed the life of artists in montparnasse, photographing mondriansstudio,eisensteinandchagall.hewasalso commissioned to do work for french magazines. he never took pictures in a servile manner, considering what was expected of him, but rather used the commissions in his own manner. when askedtotakeaportraitoftheneweditor-in-chiefofthenoted magazine vu,kertsz dragged the serious, suited gentleman to the fun fair and sat him in front of the funhouse mirror. this idea gave birth to distortion, his series of nudes photographed with thehelpofdistortingmirrorsforafrenchwomensmagazine. when years later he had to take photographs of ballet dancers he ignored the stage and took them to a nearby playground where he could catch the childrens wide-eyed, reverential expressions.the exhibition follows kertszs periods in hungary, Paris and his long stay in america, from early photographs taken during world waritocolourpolaroidsmadeinthe80s.thecuratorshave focussed on smaller subjects alongside techniques and themes within the major periods in the artists life for example, kertszs ground-breaking portraits of artists or his treatment of loneliness in his old age. his works were divided into three parts after his death he left hisnegativestothefrenchstatewherehespentthehappiest years of his life, the majority of the countless prints made when he was in the Us ended up in american collections and he gave hungarypicturesthathadbeenexhibited,aswellassigned authorscopies.thefirstretrospectiveofhisworksineurope opened in the jeu de Paume in Paris only last year. the current exhibition in budapest presenting 250 photos and newspapers isaccompaniedbyadisplayofphotographsendreschwanner made of kertsz.Hungarian National Museum, until 31 Decemberandr kertsz robert capval, martin munkacsival s moholy-nagy lszlval egytt a mlt szzad hszas-harmincas vei-bennyugatonszerencstprblmagyarmvsznemzedk tagja.magyarorszgot,aholhivatalnokoskodnivoltknytelen, mertafotzsblnemtudottmeglni,1925-ben,menyasszo-nya ngatsra hagyta el. harmincegy vesen rkezett Prizsba gy,hogyegyrvasztsembeszltfranciul.ennekellenre lubickolt a montparnasse mvszletben, a holland absztrakt fest mondrian mtermt, eisensteint s chagallt fotzta, fran-cia magazinok megbzsbl kattintgatott. soha nem szolgaian fotzott, nem azt nzte, mit vrnak el tle, inkbb a megrende-lseket formlta a sajt kpre. amikor megbzst kapott, hogy ksztsenportrtanevesvumagazinjfszerkesztjrl, elcipelte az ltnys, komoly frfit a vidmparkba, s az elvar-zsolt kastly torzt tkre el ltette. ebbl az tletbl szletett ksbb kertsz torzulsok cm sorozata, amelyben meztelen nket fotzott torzt tkrk segtsgvel egy francia ni maga-zin felkrsre. amikor vekkel ksbb balett-tncosnket kel-lett fnykpeznie, a sznpad helyett a kzeli jtsztrre vitte ki a balerinkat, ahol el tudta kapni a gyerekek csodlkoz, htatos pillantsait.a trlat azi. vilghborban ksztett felvtelektl kezdve v-gigkvetikertszmagyarorszgi,prizsi,majdhosszameri-kai korszakt, egszen a nyolcvanas vekben ksztett sznes polaroidfotkig.afbbletszakaszokonbellakilltsku-rtorai egy- egy technika vagy tma mentn szmos kisebb f-kuszpontot is kijelltek, pldul kertsz rendhagy prizsi m-vszportrit vagy ids kornak magnyt feldolgoz munkit.mivel letmve halla utn hrom rszre szakadt negatvjait a francia llamra hagyta, ahol lete legboldogabb veit tltt-te, az amerikai idszakban kszlt rengeteg paprpozitv zme tengerentligyjtemnyekbekerlt,magyarorszgnakpedig killtsi, valamint alrt szerzi kpikat ajndkozott , foto-grfiibl csak tavaly, a prizsi jeu de Paume-ban nylt elszr letm-killtseurpban.a250fottsjsgotbemutat trlatnlunkegykamarakilltssalkiegszlvelthat,mely schwanner endre kertszrl ksztett fotogrfiit mutatja be.Magyar Nemzeti Mzeum, december 31-igtorzuls n41, 1933 (andr kertsz narckpvel)maison europenne de la Photographie, Prizs22a hnaP koncertjedecember elejn a vilg egyik legizgalmasabb s legtehetsge-sebbnektartotteladjarkezikbudapestre,hogymagyaror-szgon elszr mutassa meg magt, no s persze az egyik leg-sikeresebb, tavaly megjelent, loud cm albumt a rajongknak l koncerten. br mg csak most tlti be huszonharmadik let-vt, a barbadosi szlets nekes, dalszerz, modell, divatter-vez mris tbb mint 30 milli eladott albummal bszklkedhet. sszesen tizent grammy-jellst kapott ebbl ngyet idn! , eddig hrom grammy-, tucatnyi american-, mtv-, world mu-sic-dja van. az egyetlen ni elad, aki az elmlt vtizedben tzszer tudta vezetni az amerikai billboard top 100 slgerlistt, emellett az dalait tltttk le a legtbben a vilgon.ifj kora ellenre kalandos letet tudhat maga mgtt: 2004-ben iskolja szpsgkirlynjv vlasztottk, volt kadt egy tengeralattjr- programban,amelysornbarbadoshad-seregveledzett,saszintnhresbarbadosinekesn, shontellevoltagyakorlrmestere,barbadostiszteletbeli kulturlisnagykvete,nemutolssorbanpedigvektaa htrnyoshelyzetgyerekekelktelezettsegtje.2008-banaguccirihanntvlasztottajtkonysgikampnya,a tattoo heart (tetovlt szv) arcnak, 2010. augusztusban vi -aszszobrot kapott madame tussauds- nl, knyvet r s filmet forgat jelenleg Peterberg most kszl akci sci-fijben, a battleship- ben dolgozik. budapesti koncertjn legnagyobb slgereimellettazidnnovemberreidztetttalkthattalk cm albumbl is hallhatunk zeltt.Papp Lszl Budapest Sportarna, december 8.at the beginning of december one of the worlds most exciting per-formers, regarded also as one of the most talented, is coming to budapest to appear at a live concert in hungary for the first time and to present one of her most successful albums, loud, released last year. although she is only 23, the barbados-born singer, com-poser, model and fashion designer already has sales of 30 million albums to her credit. she has had a total of 15 grammy nomina-tions four this year and so far has received three grammy, and dozensofamerican,mtvandworldmusicawards.sheisthe onlyfemaleperformerwhosbeenabletotoptheamericanbill-board 100 top ten times in the past decade and her songs are the most downloaded in the world.despiteheryoungage,shehashadalifefullofadventures.in 2004 she won her school beauty pageant, and she was a cadet inaschoolprogrammethatinvolvedtrainingwiththebarbados military. shontelle, also a popular singer from barbados, was her drill sergeant. rihanna is the honorary cultural ambassador of bar-bados and for years has been a committed campaigner on behalf of disadvantaged children. in 2008 gucci chose her as the face for its charity campaign tattoo heart. two years later her wax fig-ure appeared at londons madame tussauds. rihanna is writing a book and shooting a film at present she is playing in Peter bergs sciencefictionmoviebattleship,whichisstillunderproduction. inadditiontohergreatesthits,rihannasbudapestconcert willprovideatasterofhernewalbumtalkthattalkreleasedin november this year.Papp Lszl Budapest Sport Arena, 8 December concert of the monthrihAnnALoud1061 Budapest Andrssy t 20.Phone: +36 1 354 0954 www.callascafe.huLive salon music every day8.00-12.00 p.m.1061 Budapest Andrssy t 20. Phone: +36 1 354 0954 www.callascafe.huLive salon music every day8.00-12.00 p.m.24Person of the monthAnyilvnossgsznpadnBessonsikergyrosknt szerepel tbb mint szzmilli eurs vagyonval, az Europa Corp filmgyrt s forgalmaz cggel; fran-cia-amerikaiforgatknyvri,producerisrende-zi karrierrel. A kulisszk mgtti azonban Besson avzalattivilg(szleibvroktatkvoltak),a kincskeresmesksazemberipszichrzkeny lelkletszerelmese.Egygyermeklelkfelntt, akitizenvesenkezdettverseket,naplkatrni,s anagyapjatitkosknyveibenolvasotttrtnetek nyomnkpzeletbenkalandozni.Min-digisvonzottaaveszlysmisztikum; anagyszleitlhallottlegendkmgu-sokrl,varzslkrl.Kzelharminc-vesplyafutsasornklnsatmo-szfrj kpi vilgot teremtett. Elsknt honostotta meg az eurpai moziban az amerikaiignyessggelksztettsci-fi (Aztdikelem),anigengszterfilm (Nikita)sanagyvrosiakcifilmek(Ta-xi-sorozat) mfajt.Amozikamaszfejjel,fkntJohnWayne westernklasszikusailttnrintettemeg.Tizenht vesen mr castingokra s forgatsokra jrt, volt sta-tisztasmsodasszisztens,mielttsajttletenyo-someyeArsAgohewAssTillPromisiNgTosToPAThisTeNThfilmANdgiveUPdireCTiNg forgood.meANwhile,sPUrredoNbyhisChildreNheCreATedTheArThUrseries.lUC bessoN The direCTor mAde A Come- bACK wiTh Those, iNClUdiNg The ANimATioN ArThUr ANd TheiNvisibles.TheNfollowedTheexTrAordiNAryAdveNTUresofAdleblANC- seC,AN AdAPTATioNofAfreNChComiCbooK.hisThelAdy,AboUTbUrmesePro- demoCrACyACTiv-isT ANd Nobel lAUreATe AUNg sAN sUU Kyi, hAs reCeNTly hAd iTs world Premiere iN rome.NhNyvemgAzTgrTe,hogyATzediKfilmjNlmegll,svglegfel-hAgy A reNdezssel. KzbeN j leNdleTeT KAPoTT A gyereKeiTl, s megrTA Az ArThUr- mesKeT. lUC bessoN, A reNdez, Az ArThUr s A villANgK Cm ANimCis filmeKKel TrT visszA. AzT KveTeN egy frANCiA KPregNy NyomN leforgATTA AzAdlesAmmiKrejTlyT.NemrgPedigrmbANvolTAvilgPremierjeA Nobel- bKedjAs bUrmAi elleNzKi PoliTiKUs, AUNg szAN szU Kji leTrl KszlT The lAdy- NeK. a hnaP embereLUC BESSONTizenht vesen mr castingokra s forgatsokra jrt, volt statiszta s msodasszisztens, mieltt sajt tlete nyomn egy rvidflmmel debtlt. Withhiswealthof100millioneuros,hisEuropa Corpfilmproductionanddistributioncompany, andcareerasaFrench-Americanscreenwriter, produceranddirector,Bessonappearsasawizard ofsuccessonthepublicstage.Behindthescenes, however, he is devoted to the underwater world (his parentswerescubadivinginstructors)andtalesof treasurehunting,whilebeingsensitivelydrawnto thehumansoul.Bessonisanadultwithachilds disposition. He began writing poems and diaries as 26 27ateenager,allowinghisfantasytoleadhimintoad-ventures when he read his grandfathers secret books. Dangerandmysticismhavealwaysattractedhim legends, magicians and witch-doctors he heard about from his grandparents.During his career of nearly 30 years Besson has creat-ed an imaginary world with a unique atmosphere. He wasthefirsttointroduceintoEuropeancinemathe genresofsci-fi(TheFifthElement),thefemalegang-sterfilm(Nikita)andurbanactionmovies(theTaxi series), all made to the demanding standards of Ameri-can movies. As an adolescent he was inspired by the cinema, most-ly by John Waynes Western classics. At the age of 17 he was already involved with castings and shootings, and he had been an extra and 2nd assistant director before he made his debut with a short film of his own. It was then that hemetJeanReno,alsoabegin-ner in movie terms. They would later become close buddies.Bessons noisy debut came with theblackandwhite,silent(!) sciencefictionfilmTheLast Battle.Withthisapocalyptic talehewasdubbedthenew promiseofFrenchartcin-emaattheageof24.Hecon-tinuedwitharomanticmelo-drama,Subway,featuring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert.MeanwhileheshotcommercialswithJean Reno in Miami. He managed to conquer north Ameri-ca with a cult film, The Big Blue. Following this most personalBessonopusheshiftedpartlytocinematic experiments and partly to Hollywood stereotypes. He wasmarriedtoactressAnneParillaudwhenhecre-ated the role of gangster for her in La femme Nikita. At thetimeofLeon:TheProfessionalBessonwasliving with the teenage star Maiwenn Le Besco and he wrote the role of Mathilda for her, but in the end Natalie Port-manplayedthepart.Hisintentionwithbothfilms was to take a pot shot at the French upper-middle class. Reno can be grateful to Besson for opening the door to HollywoodforhimwithhischarismaticrolesinThe Big Blue and Leon: The Professional.Arguably, the apocalyptic sci-fi The Fifth Element with theAmericanactionheroBruceWillis,costumeand productiondesignerJean-PaulGaultierand,lastbut notleast,withColumbiaTriStarproducingthefilm wasawatershedinBessonscareerandwithMilla JovovichanotherromancewasaddedtoBessonspa-lette. He wrote The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc with Jovovich in mind, who he had married meanwhile. However,turningtheJoanofArcmythintoamartial action movie pleased neither critics nor cinema-goers.The setback Besson suffered as a director and husband (Jovovichlefthimaftertwoyearsofmarriage)made him change yet again. He dug out from his drawer an mnegyrvidfilmmeldebtlt.Akkoribanismer-temegamozitjnszintnkezdnekszmtJean Rent, akivel ksbb htprbs bartok lettek.Bessonhangosbelpjeegyfekete-fehr,nma(!) sci-fivelkezddtt,azlethallharccal.Azapoka-liptikusmesvelhuszonngyvesenkirdemeltea francia mvszfilm j grete mltatst. Majd egy ro-mantikusmelodrmval,aMetrvalfolytatta,ami-benmrsztrokatszerepeltetett,IsabelleAdjanit sChristopherLambertet. Kzbenreklmklipeketfor-gatott Renval Miamiban. A tengerentltegynemzed-kikultuszfilmmel,Anagy kksggelsikerltmegh-dtania.Alegszemlyesebb Besson-opustkvetenegy-fellamfajiksrletez-sek, msfell a hollywoodi klisk irnyba mozdult el.ppenAnneParillaudsznsznvoltafelesge, amikorkitalltaszmraagengszterladyszerept aNikitban.ALon,aprofiidejnakamaszsztr MaiwennLeBescvallt,azkarakterrerta Mathildaszerept,akitvglNataliePortmanala-ktott a filmben. Mindkt film mgtt az a szndka hzdott meg, hogy tzeljen a francia nagyburzso-zira. Jean Reno csak hls lehet Bessonnak, hogy A nagy kksg s a Lon, a profi karizmatikus szerepe-ivel megnyitotta eltte Hollywood kapuit.BizonyosrtelembenvzvlasztBessonmunkss-gban Az tdik elem cm vilgvge sci-fi az ameri-kai akcihs Bruce Willis, a dszlet- s jelmeztervez Jean-Paul Gaultier s nem utolssorban a Columbia TriStar produceri kzremkdsvel. Milla Jovovich Person of the month szemlybenpedigjabbszerelmessznfolttalb-vltBessonpalettja.AJeannedArcazorlans-i szzetazidkzbenfelesgvlettMillaJovovich klsejrerta.maharciasakcimozivalaktott Johanna-mtosznemnyertemegsemanzk,sem a kritika tetszst.Arendezkntsfrjkntelszenvedettkudarc(kt v hzassg utn Jovovich kilpett az letbl) jabb vltsraksztetteBessont.Elstaafikmlyrl egykorbbiforgatknyvtervtaMarseilleutc-inszguldtaxisrl,akigengszterldzsekbe keveredik. Ezttal a francia akcivgjtk mfajt gazdagtotta ez idig ngy Taxi-film erejig , s teljesgzzelbelevetettemagtaproduceritev-kenysgbe. A Wasabi forgatknyvrjaknt pedig visszacsalogatta a vonzskrbe a szguldsokban s az autsportok irnti szenvedlyben edzett ba-rtjt, Jean Rent.Luc Besson kzel az tvenhez szletett jj rendez-knt a sajt mesibl rt Arthur-filmek rvn. Mind-ezksznhetannak,hogyaszenegliproducer, Virginie Silla szemlyben rtallt lete trsra, aki hrom gyereket szlt neki az egyik korbbi hzass-gbl szrmaz lnya mell.szentgYrgYi rita a hnaP embereA tengerentlt egy nemzedki kultuszflmmel, A nagy kksggel sikerlt meghdtania.www.pendl.hutel: +36 1 487 0241Corinthia Hotel BudapestErzsbet krt. 43-49. H-1073 Budapest, HungaryTel.: (36-1) 479 4650 E-mail: royalspa@corinthia.comcorinthia.com15 METRE SWIMMING POOL SAUNAS STEAM BATHFITNESS ROOM RELAXATION AREAFOR READERS OF HORIZON MAGAZINE WE OFFER15% DISCOUNT ON ALL ROYAL SPA ENTRANCE TICKETS ANDTREATMENTS.* FREE PARKING AT THE HOTEL GARAGE* EXCEPT PACKAGES, MORNING TICKETS, MANICURE/PEDICURE ANDAYURVEDIC TREATMENTSPLEASE PRESENT THIS VOUCHER AT THE SPA RECEPTIONearlierscriptaboutataxidriverwhogetsinvolved with chasing gangsters, racing at full speed through thestreetsofMarseille.Withthisheenrichedthe genreofFrenchactioncomedieshehasmade fourtaxifilmstodate.Atthesametimehewent full steam ahead as a producer, his script of Wasabi tempting back his friend Jean Reno, well-trained in speeding and car racing.LucBesson,nearing50,hasbeenrebornasadirec-tor with his Arthur series adapted from his own sto-ries.Itsallthankstohimfindingtheperfectpart-ner in Virginie Silla, a Senegalese producer who has had three children with him, adding to his daughter from a previous marriage.rita szentgYrgYiAt the age of 17 he was already involved with castings and shootings, and he had been an extra and 2nd assistant director before he made his debut with a short flm of his own.Person of the month28 29www.malev.comAkilomteressortltvAnevet-temmAgAmbAn,felidzveAj hszvesbdekkeremjAvAslA-tt, miszerint, hA nem AkArsz r-kAtvrAkozniAvAtiknimzeum eltt, Akkor reggel rkezzl el-snek.ezblcstAncs,ktsg-kvl,csAksAjnosAztnemrtk odA,hogymikorvAnAzAreggel, Amikorelsnekrkezhetsz.hAj-nAlikettkor?hromkor?mert reggel8rAkor,AmikorAmet-rrAszlltAm,mrersengyA-nAkodtAm:vAlsznlegnemn leszek Az els A vAtiknbAnutazs | travelfot/PHotos: fnyes gborKarcsony a vatiKnban0130 31utazs | travel www.malev.comRmbanmindenvszakbanj, deadecemberihangulatitteg-szenklnleges.Nemcsakazrt, mertazszakabbrlrkezket viszonylagenyheidjrsvr-jahacsakbenemtvalamij divatglobalizltmennyk,egy fellt vagy csak gy olaszosan, egypulversanyakadkr tekertslbsggelelgsgesvi-selet,hanemazrtis,mertaz olaszfvrosbanvannaktalna legnagyobb mltra visszatekint hagyomnyaiatlmegnnep-lsnek.Adecemberkzeptl janurelejigterjedidszak mrapognyRmbanisegy-befgg dnomdnom volt: a tli napfordultnagyfesztivllal,a Saturnalivalkszntttk,sa vigassgokegszenarmaij-vig, a Calendasig tartottak. Miu-tnakeresztnysglettabiroda-lom llamvallsa, az nnepsgek december8-val,aSzepltelen fogantatssalkezddtek,sja-nurhatodikig,Vzkeresztigto-ldtak, gy az olaszok szmra az nnep egy teljes hnapon t tart, amibenrsztvenniremeksz-rakozs.Ilyenkorakarcsonyihtatsaj-tosan keveredik a moh vsrlsi lzzal. A vros sznes fnyrba l-tztetettbevsrlutcitaszok-sosnlisnagyobbembertmeg onseeingthekilometre- longqueueismiledtomyself,recAllingtheAdviceinmy 20-yeAr- old guidebook to Avoid wAiting for hours in front of the vAticAn museum, be thefirsttoArriveinthemorning.itscertAinlygoodAdvice,butunfortunAtelywhAt morning meAnt in the context of being the first wAsnt explAined. two oclock in the morning?threeoclock?enteringthemetroAt8A.m.ihAdAstrongsuspicionthAti wouldnt be the first At the vAticAn.www.malev.comchristmas in vatican01bernini 11 ven t Ptetteremekmvt: a szent Pter teret.kzePn Hatalmas vrsgrnit obeliszk, amelyet caligula Hozatott ide egyiPtomblst. Peters square, berninis masterPiece, took 11 years to comPlete; in tHe centre, tHe Hugered granite obelisk wHicH caligulaHad brougHt from egyPt02a PPai Palota dolgozszobjnak ablakbl ldst oszt Xvi. benedekbenedict Xvi delivers His blessing from tHe window of tHe study in tHe PaPal Palace0232 33www.malev.com utazs | travellepiel;rock-,gospel-segyhzi zenekarokba,bohcokba,bb-sznhzakbabotlaszatereken, aholsokfellthatakletnagy-sgbetlehemeksbetleheme-sekis.Tbbmintszzvealeg-hresebbhelyszneakarcsonyi tlekedsnekbocsnat:vsr-nak a Piazza Navonn az ugyan-csakegyhnapigtartMercato dellEpifania,vagyisavzkeresz-tipiac.Hogymennyienvannak ilyenkor Rma csodlatos szps-gtern,misembizonytjajob-ban,minthogyidszmtsunk utn 86-ban ide egy 15 ezer nzt befogadstadiontpttetettDo-mitianus csszrA Piazza Navonn mindenfle v-sriportkamegtallhat,ami fontoslehetakarcsonyihangu-lathoz: sok tlettel kszlt, kzzel gyrtottajndkok,fajtkok,a betlehemiletkpekhezszks-ges kellkek, dszek. Utcazensze-ket,portrfestket,kzmvese-ket,akrobatkatszsonglrket kerlgetszabdk,standoks strakmegszmllhatatlansoka-sgban;ahangulatsaltvny mgikus s varzslatos.Armaikarcsonyugyanakkor mgiscsakatalnlegszebbs legemberibbkeresztnynnep, Jzusszletsnekanapja.Ah-vkszmraezrtRmbana karcsonynnepeaVatiknhoz ktdik;kazok,akikakrmr hnapokkal korbban megveszik jegyketazjflimisre.Mikz-benavrosbanafogyasztitr-sadalomkarcsonyauralkodik, smikzbenazolaszokisalig jrnak templomba, karcsonykor mgis,egszItliabetlehemet pt,sezahagyomnysemmit semvesztetterejbl.Szents profn itt egyms mellett lASzentPtertrenavilgleg-nagyobbkeresztnybazilikja vrjaahvketsanemhv-ket:befogadkpessge60ezer f, amit karcsony este az ott sz-szezsfoldkprblnakersen tllicitlni(Amialegnagyobb jelztilleti,flek,hogy1989ta ezmrnemigaz.Ugyanisakkor felpltElefntcsontpartfv-rosban,Yamoussoukr-bana Miasszonyunk-bazilika,aztaez alegnagyobbbefogadkpess-gtemplomavilgon,radsul alegmagasabbrmaikatolikus templom is. Sokig azonban nem rlhet ez utbbi cmnek, ugyan-is,haegyszermajdbefejezikaz ptst,170mteresmagassg-valabarcelonaiSagradaFam-lialeszalegmagasabbkatolikus templom a fldn.)DetrjnkvisszaaSzentPter trre, ahol karcsony eltt a Ppai Betlehemsegycsodlatoskar-csonyfa jelzi az nnep kzeledtt. Brolykorabetlehemiistll helyettaszentcsaldnzreti hzacskjnak mst varzsoljk oda,demost,amikoresorokat rjuk,mgnemtudni,azidei esztendbenmibengynyrkd-hetnekmajdatrreltogattz-ezrek.Aztviszontmrpontosan tudjuk, hogy honnan is rkezik a mesebelifenyfaAvlasztsa maUkrajnhoztartozegykori magyarterletre,Krptaljra, egszenpontosanarahijrsi Tiszabogdnyraesett.(Stovbbi 43 fenyt vgnak ki az ugyancsak magyarulbeszlLemberg megyben,appailakosztlys azapostolipalotktermeinek dsztsre.)Amgynemezlesz azels,magyarajkterletrl kldttSzentPtertrifeny-fa:2001-benaromniaiHargita megyblrkezettappakar-csonyfja.ASzentPtertrikarcsonyfa-lltsszokst1982-benvezette beII.JnosPl,akiabetlehemi jszoltisabarokktrkzepre helyeztette.Atrrekerlkar-csonyfaelrtmagassgahar-mincmter,atbbifasokkal kisebb. Az nnepek utn a feny-fkataVatiknjtkonysgicl-raajnljafel;btoroksjtkok kszlnek bellk.Azidei,hatalmasfenyegyne-hezenmegkzelthethegytetn llt.Olyanmagasan,hogyoda csakhegymszkkallehetettfel-mennimondtkabszkehe-lyiek.Hogypontosanholisllt azrisfeny,aztnemrultk el,nehogyegyrltmgkrt tegyenbenne.Amikorkivg-tk,helikoptervitteleahegyrl, hogyaztnkamionbaninduljon hossztjra,aVatiknba.Ade-cember24.elttihtentartjkaz addigrafeldsztettfnalmpa-gyjtst a Szent Pter tren, amit a ppa, lakosztlynak trre nyl ablakbl maga is megszemll.December24.jszakjnteht elmehetnkafnyrbansz SzentPter-bazilikbaazjfli misre.Rmaiaksklfldiek, hvk s kevsb hvk tltik meg ilyenkoraszkesegyhzhajit, s vrjk, hogy a ppa hrl adja agyermekJzusmegszletst. Kint,atrenegymsikcerem-niaislthat:risvsznonkz-vettikabetlehemiSzlets-bazi-likbancelebrltszentmist.s msnap,december25-nismta Szent Pter tr lesz az rk Vros kzppontja:abazilikadszeser-klyn,pontosandlbenmegje-lenikappa,shagyomnyosan UrbietorbildstosztRmav-rosnak,stalnmginkbb,a vilgnak.Hajlszmolom,Rmaazidn, ltnek2764-ikvbelpett,eh-hezkpestJzusszletsesaze fldntltttidejealignhny pillanatcsupn.smgis,szin-temindenremlkeztet.Mga pognyromoktbbsgeis,ame-lyekrevagykeresztkerlt,vagy kveitelhordtkazjtemplo-mok ptshez, de az is gyakorta megesett, hogy egsz egyszeren ide hoztk a keresztny vilg fon-tosemlkeit.gypldulRm-ban,aPiazzadiSanGiovannin lvSantaSanctorum-(Szen-tekszentje-)kpolnbanvanaz aszentlpcssor(ScalaSanta), amit Constantinus csszr anyja, SzentHelnahozatottJeruzs-lembl.Alegendaszerintezena lpcsnvittkfelJzustPiltus elezaViaDolorosnazels stci,hogyeltltessen,sel-hangozzkPiltushresmon-data:Ibisadcrucemkeresztre msz!AztaRmaegyikrendk-vl nagyra becslt relikvija lett ez, a mlyen hvk trdelve msz-nakfela28lpcsfokon,hogy aztnbentszemgyrevehessk aztaJzustbrzolfestmnyt, Romeisgoodinallseasons,but theatmosphereinDecemberis quitespecial.Thatsnotonlydue to the relatively mild weather visi-torsfrommorenorthernregions hopeforunlesssometrendy globalised climate change hits in, youcanwalkaroundinalight coatorevenjustanlaItalian pullover with a scarf around your neck but also because the Italian capitalhaswintercelebrations withthelongesttraditions.Al-readyinpaganRometheperiod from mid December to early Janu-ary was a time for merrymaking, thankstothewintersolsticeand Saturnalia celebrations, such that therevelrycontinuedrightupto Calends,thefirstdayoftheRo-man new year. After Christianity had become the official religion of theempirethecelebrationsstart-ed on 8 December, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and con-tinued until 6 January, the Epiph-any.ThusforItaliansthefestive periodlastsawholemonth.Itsa joy to participate.InDecembertheChristmasde-votionstypicallyoverlapwith anavidshoppingfever.Larger crowds than usual flood the citys shoppingstreetsbathedincol-ouredlights,stumblingupon rock,gospelandchurchmusic groups, clowns and puppet shows in the squares wherethereareall typesoflife-sizecribsandcarol singers.Formorethanacentury the most famous Christmas scrim-mage sorry, market has been in thePiazzaNavona.TheMercato dellEpifaniaorEpiphanyMarket herelastsamonth.Intheyear 86theEmperorDomitianhada stadiumbuiltonthissitetohold 15,000, which gives an idea of how many people pack this wonderful-ly beautiful square in Rome.Allkindsofmarketgoodsimpor-tantfortheChristmasatmos-pherecanbefoundinthePiazza Navona: skilfully and cleverly cre-ated handicraft gifts, wooden toys, everythingnecessaryfornativity scenes and decorations. Countless streetmusicians,portraitpaint-ers,craftsmen,acrobatsandjug-34 35www.malev.com utazs | travelglershangaroundthemultitude ofstalls,standsandtents.The spectacleandtheatmosphereare magical and enchanting.Nevertheless,atthesametime theRomanChristmasmarks whatisperhapsthemostbeauti-fulandmosthumanChristian feast,thebirthofJesus.Thus forbelieversChristmasinRome isconnectedtotheVaticanfor those who months before bought ticketsfortheMidnightMass. WhileinthecitytheChristmas oftheconsumersocietyholds swayandwhiletheItaliansare hardlychurch-goers,atChrist-masthewholeofItalybuilds cribsandthistraditionhaslost none of its force. Thus the sacred and the profane live side by side.InSt.PetersSquaretheworlds largestChristianBasilicawel-comesbelieversandnon-believ-ers alike. It can hold 60,000 people, thoughonChristmasEvethe packed crowds try to exceed that figure.Actually,asforbeingthe biggest I fear that since 1989 it is nolongertrue.Inthatyearthe BasilicaofOurLadywascom-pletedinYamoussoukro,capital ofIvoryCoast,makingittheba-silicaholdingthelargestnum-ber of people. It is also the tallest RomanCatholicChurchinthe world, but it may not hold the re-cordforlong.WhentheSagrada FamiliainBarcelonaiscomplet-ed, with its height of 170 metres it willbetheworldstallestCatho-lic church.ButletsreturntoSt.Peters SquarewherebeforeChristmas thePapalcribandamagnificent Christmastreesignifytheap-proach of the holiday. Sometimes insteadofthestablesatBethle-hemtheNazarethhouseofthe HolyFamilyiserected,soatthe time of writing its not possible to say what the tens of thousands of visitorswillbeholdinthesquare thisyear.Ontheotherhand,we knowpreciselywherethefairy-talefirtreehascomefrom.The choicefellonSub-Carpathia, aregionformerlybelongingto Hungary but which is now part of Ukraine,specificallyonBohdan in the Rakhiv district. A further 43 fir trees were also cut down in the similarlyHungarian-speaking Lvivarchdiocesetodecoratethe Papalapartmentsandtherooms of the apostolic palaces. As it hap-pens, this is not the first time a fir tree in St. Peters Square has come from a Hungarian-speaking area. In2001thePapalChristmas Tree came from Harghita County in Romania.The tradition of erecting a Christ-mas tree in front of St. Peters was establishedin1982byJohnPaul II,whoalsohadtheBethlehem manger set up in the centre of the Baroquesquare.Thetreeinthe squarehastobe30metreshigh, whiletheotheronesaremuch smaller.Afterthefestivitiesthe Vatican donates the trees for chari-tablepurposesthewoodisused to make furniture and toys.Thisyearstallfirtreestoodona summitthatwasverydifficultto reach.Itwassohighonlymoun-taineers could get there, the locals sayproudly.Exactlywherethe huge fir stood they would not give awayforfearthatsomemadman maycausedamagethere.When itwascutitwasremovedbyheli-copterandthenputonalorryfor itslongjourneytotheVatican.In theweekpreceding24December the lights will be lit on the already de coratedtreeandthePopewill viewitfromthewindowofhis apartment overlooking the square.OnChristmasEvecrowdswill enterSt.PetersBasilica,all bathedinlight,toattendMid-night Mass. Romans and foreign-ers, believers and sceptics fill the naveoftheBasilicaandwaitfor thePopetoannouncethenews ofJesussbirth.Outside,theres anotherceremonyinthesquare wherethecelebrationofmass attheChurchoftheNativityin Bethlehem is broadcast on a huge screen.Thenextday,25Decem-ber,St.PetersSquarewillagain bethecentralfocusoftheEter-nal City. At precisely 12 noon the Popeappearsonthecentralbal-conyoftheBasilicaanddelivers his traditional Urbi et orbi bless-ingtothecityofRomeand,per-haps even more so, to the world.Ifmycalculationsarecorrect, thisyearRomehasenteredits 2764thyearandinrelationto thatthebirthofJesusandthe timehespentonearthwere barely more than a few moments. Nevertheless,everythingrecalls him,evenmostofthepagan ruinswhichbecameadorned withcrossesorwhosestones were used to build churches, but italsooftensimplyhappened that important relics of the Chris-tian world were brought here. For example,inRomesSantaSanc-torum(HolyofHolies)Chapel inthePiazzadiSanGiovanni thereisthesacredflightofsteps (ScalaSanta)whichEmperor Constantines mother, St. Helena, arrangedtobebroughtfromJe-rusalem. Legend has it that Jesus wasarraignedbeforePilateon thesestepstobesentenced(the firststationoftheViaDolorosa), and where Pilate pronounced his a vatikn csodiblmarvels of tHe vatican03a 24 ves micHelangelo remekmve:a PietatHe Pieta a masterPiece of tHe24-year- old micHelangelo04a Hres vatikni csigalPcs:a sPirltHe renowned vatican sPiral staircase05a siXtus- kPolna taln legismeretebb freskja ugyancsak micHelangelotl: dm teremtsetHe creation of adam by micHelangelo, arguably tHe most famous fresco in tHe sistine cHaPel06a krisztus eltti msodik szzadban kszlt a laokon- csoPorttHe laokoon grouP dates from tHe2ndcentury bc0304050636 37utazs | travelfamous words: Ibis ad crucem You shall go to the cross!SincethenithasbeenoneofRomesmost reveredrelics.Truebelieversascendthe28steps on their knees to reach the painting inside depict-ing Jesus, which St. Luke painted with the help of an angel. Its probably clear that to attempt to de-scribe the connections between Rome and Cathol-icism is rather difficult since much more could be said about even just this single chapel.Wherever you go in the city you encounter a statue, a church or a marvellous square which bears wit-ness to the best artists of the ancient world, or the periodsofBaroqueandRenaissance.Thetrans-formationofpaganRomewithChristianbuild-ingsandothercreationsbeganwiththeafore-mentionedemperor,ConstantinetheGreat,and his mother Helena. The process was continued by thePapacy,whichmadetheCatholicChurchthe greatestpatronofpainters,sculptorsandarchi-tects.Thankstothisthecityispackedfullwith the worlds greatest artistic collections. There are eightmuseumsandfivegalleriesintheVatican Palace alone, not to mention its wonderful library, the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel. In ad-dition,thisisthecitywhereyoucanspenddays inspectingtheworksofthosetwoepoch-making geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.And theres still been no mention of Peter, whom Jesusregardedassuitableforfulfillingthehigh-est office: Though art Peter and upon this rock I willbuildmychurch,andthegatesofHellshall not prevail against it. And the Lord gave Peter the keystotheKingdomofHeaven.ItwasinRome where Peter died a martyrs death in the year 67.Its Christmas in Rome. Then came the time when theangelappearedinNazareth.And,behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth ason,andshaltcallhisnameJesus.Heshallbe great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne ofhisfatherDavid:Andheshallreignoverthe house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.The gospel of Luke has come to life. gbor szcsBudapestRma:ThereareflightsbetweenBudapestandRome inthemorningeverydayexceptThursday, and in the afternoon every day except Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.www.malev.com07a Hatalmas trkPterem. a mennyezeten az oldalfalon ltHat tjegysgre jellemz freskk szzaitHe enormous maP room; on tHe ceiling are Hundreds of frescos cHaracterising tHe regions sHown on tHeside walls0738 39Speiz_Horizon_DUO_ok 9/19/11 9:40 PM Page 1 CompositeC M Y CM MY CY CMY Kwww.malev.com utazs | travelamelyet Szent Lukcs egy angyal kzremkdsvel festett megAzt hiszem, beltjk, remnytelen mgcsakmegksrelniisRma sakatolicizmuskapcsolatnak bemutatst,hiszenmgcsak egyetlenkiskpolnbanvoltunk, delm,enneksemjutottunka vgreAmerreavrosbanj-runk,mindenttleszmajdegy szobor,egytemplom,egycso-dlatostr,amelyazantikvilg vagyabarokkvagyarenesznsz legnagyobbmvszeinekkeze nyomt viseli. A barbr Rmt ke-resztny pletekkel s alkotsok-kalbenpestksortkezdhetjk amremltettcsszrral,Nagy Constantinusszalsanyjval,He-lnval, s a sort folytathatnnk a trtnelem sszes ppjval, akik rvn lett a katolikus egyhz a fes-tk,aszobrszoksazptszek valahavoltlegnagyobbmecn-sa.Ennekksznhetenebbena vrosban zsfoldik ssze a vilg legnagyobbmvszetikincsgyj-temnye.CsakaVatikniPalot-bannyolcmzeumstgalria lthat,sakkornemszltunk acsodlatosknyvtrrl,Raffa-elloStanzirl,aSixtus-(nem Sixtusi!) kpolnrl. Ez az a vros, aholcsupncsakaktkorszakos zseni:LeonardodaVincisMi-chelangelomveinekmegszeml-lse is napokig tarthat.sakkormgegysztsemszl-tunkPterrl,akitJzusalkal-masnaktalltlegfbbhivatalavi-telre:,,TeSziklavagy,snerre asziklraptemegyhzamat,s az alvilg kapui nem vesznek ert rajta, akinek az r tadta a meny-nyek orszgnak kulcsait, s aki itt, Rmbanhaltvrtanhalltid-szmtsunk utn 67 krl.Karcsony van Rmban.seljttapillanat,melyetazan-gyalNzretbenelrebejelen-tett:me,foganszmhedben,s fitszlsz,akitnevezzJzusnak. Nagylesz,saMagassgosFi-nakmondjkmajd;azrIsten nekiadjaatyjnak,Dvidnaka trnjt, pedig uralkodik a Jkb hznrkk,suralkodsnak nem lesz vge.Lukcs evangliuma letre kelt.szcs gborBudapestRma:Cstrtkinapokkivtelvela ht minden napjn reggeli, vala-mintkeddi,szerdaisszombati napokkivtelvelahttbbi napjn dlutni jrat is.40a HnaP illata | tHe scent of tHe montHVIETNM - MIA RESORT MUI NE 4*, REGGELIVEL2011. 11. 01 12. 14. 262 400FT/F/HTMAURI Fashion Street1052 Budapest, Dek F. u. 21.Tel: +36 1 266 4700e-mail: mauri@mauri.huWWW.MAURI.HU Eng.: R 02047/2000UTAZZ VELNK VILGG!BALI - RAMADA BENOA 4*REGGELIVEL, KIRNDULSOKKAL 2012. 01. 06. - 04.30. 339 100 FT/F/HTKUBA HOTEL SOL SIRENAS CORAL 4*ALL INCLUSIVE ELLTSSAL2012. 01. 03. - 02. 01. 375 300 FT/F/HT HOSSZABBTSI LEHETSGHAVANNBAN 9 400 FT/F/J! MEXIK - OASIS CANCUN 4*ALL INCLUSIVE ELLTSSAL 2012. 01. 03 - 02. 06. 392 900FT/F/HTDOMINIKA - OCCIDENTAL G. PUNTA CANA 4*ALL INCLUSIVE ELLTSSAL2012. 01. 03 15. 399 900 FT/F/HT JAMAIKA - BREEZES RUNAWAY BAY 4*ALL INCLUSIVE ELLTSSAL2012. 01. 03 04. 09. 497 900 FT/F/HTSEYCHELLES CORAL STRAND HOTEL 4*REGGELIVEL2012. 02. 01 02. 29. 355 000 FT/F/HT MAURITIUS VERANDA PAUL & VIRGINIE 3*+FLPANZIVAL2012. 01. 03 04. 14. 380 800 FT/F/HTMALDV SZIGETEK MEERU ISLAND 4*TELJES ELLTSSAL 2012. 01. 09 04.30.399 500 FT/F/HTAFENTIRAKTARTALMAZZKAREPLJEGYET,ATRANSZFEREKETSAREPLTRIILLETKE-KETIS!AJNLATAINKASZABADHELYEKFGGVNYBEN RVNYESEK. AZRAKNEMTARTALMAZZKAZESETLEGES VZUMDJAKAT, BIZTOSTSOKAT.horiz4 67x266 2011 dec.indd 1 2011.11.18. 13:21szmomrA ez Az A bizserget kombinci, Ami A friss bejgli, A hidegrl imnt bevon-szolt fenyfA s A stbl kiemelt tepsi mzeskAlcs illAtbl ll ssze. Amikor ezt rzem Az orrombAn, vAlAmi nAgy- nAgy bkeszllmegleginkbbtAlnAgye-rekkorom hAngulAtA.to me the christmAs scent is represented by the tingling combinAtion of the AromA of freshly bAked wAlnut roll, the xmAs tree brought in from the cold And the honey breAd just emerg-ingfromthe oven. wheni encounter thAt A greAt peAce envelopes me recAlling mostly perhAps theAtmosphereofmychildhood. Itisamazingformetoexperienceitwhensniffingabeautifully designedperfumebottletakenfromtheshelfofasophisticated, elegant perfume shop in Budapests city centre. Christmas scent isinhighdemandintheworldofluxuryperfumes,mydazeis interrupted by Zsolt Zlyomi, the only east EuropeanNose or per-fumer whose salon Le Parfum Croisette Im visiting. Even I know what a nose is but who is the Nose?The Nose is the person with a refined taste who is a creative crafts-manoftheannual40billiondollarperfumeindustry.Perfumer istheofficialtitle.Firstofallheisbornwiththeaptitudeofbe-ingabletosmelltenorahundredtimesmorescentsthanordi-nary people. Then, if he is brazenly lucky and brutally committed, hegetstoenteraclosedmysteriouscircleof1000-1500menand womenaroundtheworld.Wearetalkingaboutacraftsmanship, old and beautiful, which grew out of the pharmaceutical industry and leather tanning.A luxury perfume maker creates haute couture fragrances com-posed for a person, a persons skin, for special events such as wed-dingsandfashionshows,orforacompany.Internationalcos-meticscompaniesemployperfumersasexpertsandcreatorsof fragrances for fees that cannot be called modest.Christmasistheholidayoftheperfumeindustry,saysHun-garysonlyNose.Thisisthetimewhenlargecompaniesrealise 40-50 per cent of their annual turnover. Several hectolitres of new perfumes are launched on the market between November and the middle of January (dont forget about the Orthodox holidays start-ing at the beginning of January). With the cold weather people re-place summers flowery, light scents with heavier, warm, protect-ingfragrances.Hencemanyperfumeshavesummerandwinter versions. Accessories like scented candles bringing a warm Christ-masatmospheretoyourlivingroomappearatthistimeofyear. Gift boxes including different sizes of perfumes or a set of perfume, eau de cologne and body lotion created by the same company also sell like hot cakes. Its a very sensible present what is not exactly your partners cup of tea can be passed on to her mother.What is the finest Christmas scent? I ask my incredibly silly ques-tion. That, of course, doesnt exist. Whats nice about smell is that itinvolvesoneofthemostsubjectiveaspectsoflife.Wehaveno ideaofhowitworksandthatswhatcreatesthemysticismofthe secret.Mood,nostalgiaandfeeling.Weexperienceitmostinten-sively around Christmas. The choice is very wide. He takes off the shelf the worlds most expensive perfume in a gilded bottle, which in euros is about 2,300. But you can also fill your home with a real festive scent and mood say for less than one euro if you hang a tangerine or orange over the radiator, especially if you insert some cloves. And with those words the by-no-means strict guardian of perfume winks mischievously.L. H. A kArcsony vegbe zrt illAtAthe scent of christmAs in A bottle42 43www.malev.comminden htkznapREGGELHorizon_200x266_Dedicard.indd 1 10/12/11 12:40 PMFurcsamindeztmeglnemegyvisszafogottanele-gns belvrosi parfmria polcrl leemelt, gyny-renmegkomponltparfmsvegbeszippantva. Aluxusparfmkvilgbanakarcsonyillatna-gyonkelendrucikkszaktjamegbdulatomat ZlyomiZsolt,azegyetlenkelet-eurpaiOrr,aki-nek a Le Parfum Croisette elnevezs szalonjban vendgeskedem. Azt mg n is tudom, mi az orr, de hogy ki az az Orr? lenne az a kifinomult zls embertrsunk, aki az vi 40 millird dollros parfmipar kreatv kzm-vese. Hivatalos nevn: parfmr. az, aki elszr is gyszletik,hogyatbbifldihalandnltzszer-szzszortbbillatotrez.Aztn,hapoftlanulsze-rencssskegyetlenlelhivatott,bekerlazegsz vilgonezer-ezertszzfrfitsntszmllzrt, titokzatos krbe. Rgi szp kzmves szakmrl be-szlnk,amelyagygyszeriparblsabrcserzs-blnttekimagt.Aluxusparfm-ksztegyedi felkrsre, szemlyre szabottan, a megrendel br-hez komponlt haute couture parfmket, nnepi plduleskviesemnyekre,divatbemutatkra szl, esetleg vllalati parfmket alkot meg. A par-fmrtszakrtknt,illatkretorkntszernynek kicsit sem mondhat anyagi ellenszolgltatsrt al-kalmazzk a kozmetikai vilgcgek.A karcsony mesli az orszg egyetlen Orra a par-fmipar nnepe. A nagy cgek ilyenkor adjk el ves forgalmuk 40-50 szzalkt. Tbb hektoliter j par-fmt dobnak piacra november s janur kzepe k-ztt(nefeledkezznkmegazortodoxnnepkrrl, amelyjanurelejnveszikezdett).Ahidegbek-szntvel az emberek a nyri virgos, lenge illatokat lecserlik a mlyebb, meleg, v, vd hangulatokra. Ezrt van sok parfmnek nyri s tli vltozata is. A kiegszttermkekisilyenkorjelennekmeg,mint pldulanappalibamelegkarcsonyihangulatot varzsolillatgyertyk.Nagyakeletjeazgyneve-zettcoffret-knak,vagyisazajndkcsomagoknak, amelyekugyanannakagyrtnaktbbflekiszere-lsparfmjtvagyparfm-klni-testpolkom-bincijt rejtik. Ez nagyon praktikus ajndk: ami szvnk szerelmnek nem jn be, azt tovbbpasszol-ja a kedves mamnakMialegfinomabbkarcsonyiillat?teszemfelvg-telenlegygykrdsemet.Ilyentermszetesen nemltezik.Aszaglsvilgbanppenazaszp, hogy az egyik legszubjektvebb terlet az ember le-tben. Fogalmunk sincs, hogyan mkdik, ppen ez a titok adja a misztikumt. Hangulat, nosztalgia, r-zs. Mindezt legtmnyebben karcsony tjn ljk t.Nagyonszlesasklaveszileapolcrlavilg legdrgbb,aranyozottkmcsbezrtparfmjt, amely forintban csak egy csppet lpi tl a 700 000-et. De az is fantasztikus nnepi illatot, hangulatot va-rzsolalaksbamondjuk200forintrt,amikor a mandarin, vagy a narancs hjt a raditor fl l-gatjuk, plne, ha megtzdeljk nhny szegfszeg-gel kacsint huncutul a parfmk egyltaln nem szigor re.H. l.a HnaP illata | tHe scent of tHe montH44www.malev.comfot/PHotos: fnyes gborA folyk tAllkozsA, Az utAk sszefutsA, A mAgyAr emberek vendgszeretete, A fiAtAloslendletsApAtinsvrosizgAlmA:ezgyr,AtAllkozsokvrosA.k-lnlegeshAngulAttvizeinekszeldlelseAdjA.romAntikusstkrAcsbtA festien kAnyArg mosoni-dunA, A rbcA, A mArcAl s A vros egykori nvAd foly-jA, A rbA (A vros nmet neve rAAb volt). A 250 kilomter hossz budApestbcs t-vonAl felnl, A 123. kilomterknl tAllhAt gyr vrosA. hibA lenne meglls nlkl elhAlAdni mellette!Nemcsakazrt,mertGyrazorszgegyiklegszebb barokkbelvrostrejti,esetlegavilghrGyriBa-lett okn, nem beszlve a ngy foly teremtette festi hangulatrl,hanemazrtis,mertNyugat-Dunntl leggazdagabbvrosatelevanvidmstragikusde mindenkppen sznes trtnetekkel s legendkkal.Kezdetnek itt van mindjrt a trtnelem maga, amely-neksokszorelszenvedje,viszontnhnyszerencss esetben alaktja is volt a vros. Pldnak okrt a t-rk idkben a gyri vgvrnak komoly szerepe volt a csszrvroselretoltvdelmezjeknt.Innenered Gyregyikszimbluma,avaskakas.Avasmadarat atrkkavroselfoglalsakor,1594-benlltottk szljelzknt a Dunakapu trre. A muzulmn vrkapi-tny bszkn jsolta: Gyr akkor lesz ismt keresztny kzen, ha a vaskakas elkezd kukorkolni, s az alatta lv flhold teliholdd vltozik. Tbb sem kellett a di-cs magyar vitzeknek, ngy vvel ksbb a felment seregegyikbtorkatonjafelmszottavaskakashoz, s az j leple alatt ott vrakozott egszen napfelkeltig. A hajnali derengsben akkor trombitjval utnozta a kakaskukorkolst, s mivel a felkel nap sugaraiban a flhold teliholdknt pompzott, a trkk azt hittk, hogy a jslat beteljesedett, istenk a magyarok prtj-ra llt. A nagy pnikban felrobbantottk a lporos hor-dkat, megpecstelve ezzel a csata sorst.sznes-szottesGyoriutazs | travel46 47the meeting of rivers And roAds, hungAriAn hospitAlity,youthfulverveAlongsidethe excitementofAnoldtownthisisgyr, city of encounters. the tender embrAce of wAters provides its speciAl Atmosphere. the picturesquelywindingrivers,themoson-dAnube, A brAnch of the dAnube, the rbcA, themArcAlAndtherbA(thelAtterthe towns former nAme) All suggest romAntic wAlks. gyr is situAted 123 kilometres from budApest,hAlfwAyonthe250kmroute between the hungAriAn cApitAl And viennA. its A shAme to pAss by without stopping.www.malev.comA Kelet-Kzp-Eurpa egyik legszebb barokk tereknt szmon tartott Szchenyi tr a kzelmltban teljesen megjult, a belvrost elleptk a hangulatos kis kv-hzak, s itt fedezhetjk fel a bencs pletegyttest is, ahol haznk egyetlen mkd mzeumpatikjba is betrhetnk. A teret egybknt minden nem gyri ftrnek hvja, pedig Gyrben nincs olyan. A barokk palotk vezte terecske a vros trtnelmnek lenyo-mata:dlioldalnazorszgegyikbencsgimnziu-ma feszt bszkn, msik oldaln pedig az Aptrhz ll,amelyamindenkoripannonhalmibencsapt gyriotthonakntpttetett,mapedigaXantusJ-nosMegyeiMzeumkincseitrejti.Sokannemtud-jk, hogy Karl May rla, azaz Xantusrl mintzta Old Shatterhand alakjt. A levl, amelyben ehhez a nagy utazsfelfedezengedlytkri,maismegtekint-hetaKarlMayMzeumban,Drezdban.Itt,Gyr-benpedigegyolyankarably,egszpontosanJohn XantusvsettelelltottHenry-fle,gynevezettals-kulcsos ismtlpuska lthat, amilyen a regnyekben Old Shatterhand volt.AzAptrhzkzvetlenszomszdjaagynyrsa-rokerklyes (aprop: ugye tudjk, hogy Gyr a sarok-erklyek vrosa?), gynevezett Vastusks hz, amely nevt a sarkhoz erstett, szegecsekkel kivert vastus-krl kapta. 1833-ban egy Zittrich Mtys nev fszer-keresked vette meg, s zleti cgrnek egy vasleme-zekkel bevont fatrzset lltott ide, a bcsi Stock im Eisenmintjra.Ahelyihagyomnyszerintavn-dorl kzmvesinasok itt tartzkodsukat megrk-utazs | travelGyor a colourful arrayEgszsgEs fEldls gyrbEn!A pihenni s feldlni vgykat Gyrbe csalo-gatja a szmos betegsgre jtkony hatssal br, gygyt erej vz, melyet a nhny ve tadott Gygy-, Terml- s lmnyfrd hasznost. Feled-hetetlen lmnyt nyjt egy tli jszakn a hess-ben kiszva, a forr vzbl megcsodlni a gyny-ren kivilgtott trtnelmi belvrost. n se hagyja ki ezt az lmnyt!http://egeszseg.gyor.hu48 49Therearemanyreasonsforpayingavisit.Gyrhas oneofHungarysmostbeautifulBaroquetowncen-tres,aninternationallyrenownedballetcompany andacharmingambiencecreatedbyitsrivers.The richesttowninwesternHungary,itisfullofstories and legends some cheerful, some tragic, but all col-ourful.Takehistorythetownwasoftenitsvictim,butin somecasesitwasabletoinfluenceevents.InOtto-mantimes,forexample,theborderfortressofGyr hadanimportantroleasanadvanceddefenderof Vienna, the imperial city. Hence the origin of one of Gyrsemblems,anironrooster.Havingoccupied thetownin1594theTurkserectedtheironbird onDunakapuSquareasaweather-vane.TheMus-limcastlecommanderproudlystatedthatthetown would fall to the Christians only when the iron roost-er crowed and the crescent below became a full moon. Four years later, to assist the valiant Hungarian war-riors,abravesoldieroftheliberatingarmyclimbed up to the iron rooster and remained there under the coverofnightuntilthesunrose.Whendawnbroke he imitated crowing with his trumpet and since the crescentappearedtobeafullmoonintheraysof the rising sun the Turks thought the prediction had come true and their god had gone over to the Hungar-ians. They blew up the powder casks in panic, sealing the fate of the battle. SzchenyiSquare,oneofeast-centralEuropesmost attractiveBaroquesquares,hasrecentlybeencom-pletely renovated. Small, cosy cafs have spread and the Benedictine building complex is situated here. It containsHungarysonlypharmacymuseumwhich functions as a chemists. Locals refer to the square as Main Square, though officially the town doesnt have one.SurroundedbyBaroquemansions,thesquare bearstheimprintofhistory.OneofHungarysBen-edictinegrammarschoolsstandsproudlyonits south side. It faces the Abbots House, constructed as a residence for the Pannonhalma Benedictine abbot, www.malev.com utAzs | trAvelbut which today houses treasures of the Xantus Jnos County Museum. Few know that Karl May modelled hisOldShatterhandonthegreatexplorer,Xantus. His letter asking for permission is displayed in Dres-densKarlMayMuseum,andalevel-actionrepeat-ing, so-called Henry rifle engraved John Xantus, the type Old Shatterhand had in the novels, is exhibited in Gyr.NexttotheAbbotsHousestandsthebeautifulIron StumpHousewithitscornerbaywindows(Gyris fullofsuchwindows).Itwasnamedaftertheiron stumpstuddedwithrivetswhichisfastenedtoits corner.In1833thebuildingwasboughtbyagrocer, oneMtysZittrich,andforasign-boardheuseda treetrunkcoveredwithironplatesinthemanner ofViennasStockimEisen.Locallegendhasitthat itinerant apprentices put nails in the stump to mark their stay in the town. Their number exceed 7000 at the time.It should be mentioned that Gyr is a town of not only rivers and corner bay windows, but also the arts. The IronStumpHouse,forinstance,housesthenoted 13. gyri Tli fEszTivl2011. november 25december 31.A vros rendezvnyei tmegeket mozgatnak meg, az adventi idszak meghittsgvel fszerezett fesztivl szmtalan klnleges meglepetssel, sztrvendggel vrja a belvros szvbe az r-dekldket. Az nnepi hangulat belvros igazi Gyermekbirodalomm vltozik, ahol a hamis-tatlan vsri hangulat mellett a gasztronmi a fszerep. Kszljnk egytt az adventi idszakra!http://programs.gyor.hu50 51www.malev.com www.malev.com utazs | traveltendegy-egyszgettttekatuskba.Nagysgren-dileg 7-8 ezer inas jrt errefel akkoriban. s ha nem emlttettemvolna,Gyrnemcsakafolykvrosa, namegasarokerklyek,hanemamvszetekis: aVastuskshzpldulahresPatkImreGyjte-mnynek ad otthont. Nevezett jsgr, diplomata s mgyjt lelkt kt irnyzat hozta lzba, gyis, mint az eurpai s klnsen a magyar festmvszet, va-lamint az afrikai, tvol-keleti, ceniai, ausztrl trzsi mvszet.Azemeleti termekben gy Braque, Chagall,LucienHerv, Barcsay Jen, Bortnyik Sndor,EgryJzsef, KasskLajos,Kondor Bla,Mattis-Teutsch Jnosvsznaitetip agyagszobrok,ppua j-guineaisznokszk, tibeti imazszl, auszt-rlfakregfestmnyek stotemfigurkrzik. rdekes,kisseklekti-kusnagyvonalsggal sszerakottkillts egy barokk palotban. A tr olykor kivgzsek sznhelyeisvolt.Ittfe-jeztklepldulJkai Mrismertregnyhs-njt,alcseifehr asszonyt,akitazzal vdoltak,hogyaRk-czi-szabadsgharcide-jnsegtettazostrom-lcsszricsapatok kezrejuttatniLcse vrost. ABelvrosfltt magasodikaKp-talandomb,melyet ktpletural,a Pspkvr,amelya gyriegyhzmegye kzpontjasaBazili-ka,avrosegyikjel-kpe.Barokkdszein kvlktokblsemszabadkihagyni:oldalban tallhataHdervry-kpolna,amelynekoltrn csodlhatjukmeghaznklegrtkesebbkzpko-ri tvsmvszeti remekt, a Szent Lszl hermt. Azaranyozottmellszoborlovagkirlyunkkopo-nyjnak egy rszt rzi. Tisztelete az 1762- es fld-rengs utn terjedt el, a hvek ugyanis hozz folya-modtak,hogyafldrengstlmentsemegGyrt. ASzentLszlhermaaSzentKoronasaSzent ImrePatkCollection.Patk,ajournalist,diplomat and art collector, was enthused by two trends Euro-pean and especially Hungarian painting, and the art ofAfrica,theFarEast,Oceaniaandtheaboriginal peopleofAustralia.Theupperroomsfeaturepaint-ings by Braque, Chagall, Lucien Herv, Jen Barcsay, Sndor Bortnyik, Jzsef Egry, Lajos Kassk, Bla Kon-dorandJnosMattis-Teutsch,Ethiopianmudsculp-tures, a pulpit from Papua-New-Guinea, prayer flags from Tibet, Australian tree-bark paintings and totem figures. Its an interesting exhibition compiled with a broad approach in a Baroque mansion.The square used to be the location of mass executions. ItwasherethattheheroineofTheWhiteWoman fromLcse,anovelbythenoted19th-centuryHun-garianwriterMrJkai,wasbeheaded.Shewasac-cused of helping Habsburg imperial troops besieging Lcsetooccupythetownduringthe18th-century Rkczi War of Liberation.Chapter Hill rises above the town centre and is domi-natedbytwobuildings,theBishopsPalace,seatof the Gyr diocese, and the Cathedral, a symbol of the town.InadditiontoitsBaroquedecorationthelat-ter should not be missed for two reasons. One is the Hdervry Chapel on its altar is Hungarys most val-uable medieval goldsmith masterpiece, the reliquary bust of St Ladislas. The gilded bust holds part of the chivalrouskingsskull.Itbegantobereveredafter an earthquake of 1762 when the congregation turned totherelictosaveGyrfromthetremors.Afterthe Holy Crown and the Holy Right Hand of King (St) Ste-phen,thereliquarybustofStLadislasisHungarys third most significant national relic.The other relic in the Cathedral is a devotional image of the Weeping Madonna, brought to Gyr by an Irish bishop fleeing Cromwells persecution of Catholics. A fewdecadeslaterthepersecutionofIrishCatholics wasrepeatedandon17March1697theMadonna shedbloodandtearswhichwerewipedupwitha whitelinencloth.Theblood-stainedpatchcanstill Jobbmelletthaznkharmadikkiemeltnemzeti ereklyje. ABazilikamsikereklyjeavrrelknnyezSzz Mria-kp.EgyrpspkaCromwell-flekatolikus-ldzsellmeneklvehoztamagvalGyrbe.Ami-korprvtizedmlvarorszgbanismtkatolikus-ldzs trt ki, 1697. mrcius 17-n a kpen brzolt Szzanyaszemblvresknnyekgrdltekle,me-lyeket fehr gyolcskendvel itattak fel. A vres folt ma islthatakendn, amitazEgyhzme-gyeiKincstrban riznek.AgyriBa-zilikapedigbcsj-rhellyvltazrek krben is.AKptalandombrl aRbafellestlva rnkaBcsikapu trre;nemfogjkel-hinni:ezegyvaldi barokktr,telesa-rokerklyeshzzal KzepnKisfaludy Krolyszobra.A Gyrkzelbensz-letettrszigoran tekintal.Ahelyi legendaszerintnem vletlenl:Gyrh-resiskolavros,ahol szmosdikatren tsietreggelazisko-lba. Kisfaludy pedig akezbenjegyzetla-pokatspennttart. Vagyisprperccel8 eltt krlnz, s fel-rja a ksk nevtEl ne feledjk: auten-tikusfrccstinni igazn csak Gyrben lehet,ugyanisbizo-nyosJedliknyos bencspapsfizi-kuselfradvaaz elektromotorsa dinamfeltallsbanjkedvbenrjttaszda-vz,majdafrccsksztsnektitkra.Aderkgy-riek ennek annyira megrltek, hogy minden vben Frccsfesztivllalnneplikkedvencszerzetesket. Azidei,sorrendbenhetedikFrccsfesztivlugyan szeptember vgn lezajlott, de a spriccer kedveliben bzhatunk: jvre biztosan megtartjk a nyolcadikat. Ne hagyjk ki!H. l.21. szzadi, innovaTv lTogaTkzponTMagyarorszg egyik legszebb s legdinamikusab-ban fejld vrosnak mlt fogadszobja a belv-rosban tallhat Ltogatkzpont, ahol interaktv killttr, szles knlatot s egyedi termkeket felvonultat shop, modern informcis rendszer s kerkprklcsnz biztostja a vrosba ltogatk ignyeinek teljes kr kielgtst. Legyen n is Vendgnk Gyrben, a Tallkozsok vrosban!http://turizmus.gyor.hu52 53beseenontheclothwhichiskeptintheDiocesan Treasury. Thus Gyr Cathedral has become a place of pilgrimage for the Irish.WalkingfromChapterHilltowardstheRbayou reachBcsikapu(ViennaGate)SquareatrulyBa-roquesquarelinedwithhousesallwithcornerbay windows. In the middle stands a statue of the writer Kroly Kisfaludy who was born in the vicinity of Gyr. Kisfaludy is looking down severely, which according to local legend is not accidental. The town is famous for its schools and many students hurry through the square in the morning. Kisfaludy is depicted holding notepaper and a pen. A few minutes before 8 a.m. he looks around and jots down the names of latecomers. What should be noted is that authentic wine spritzer can only be had in Gyr, since a certain Benedictine monkandphysicistnamednyosJedlik,havingex-hausted himself with inventing the dynamo and the electric motor, in high spirits discovered the secret of makingsodawaterandthenspritzer.Thegoodpeo-pleofGyrweresopleasedthattheycelebratetheir favourite friar with a Spritzer Festival each year. The 7th Festival was held in September, but local spritzer enthusiastscancertainlybetrustedtoholdthe8th next year. Dont miss it!l. H. www.malev.comrEgionlis buszjraT gyr s budapEsT kzTTDecembertl Debrecen, Szeged, Pcs s Miskolc mellett naponta 2 alkalommal Gyr s Budapest kzttisindtmenetrendszerenzemeltetett buszjratokat a Malv, melyekre kizrlag nem-zetkziMalvrepljeggyelegyttlehetjegyet foglalni.AMalvjratszmmalzemel,mr akregyetlenutassaliskzlekedbuszokkz-vetlenlaBudapestLisztFerencNemzetkzi Repltr 2-es Terminlja ell indulnak, s oda isrkeznek.Azutasoknakarepltrrerkez-venemkellajegykezelsrevrniuk,hiszena lgitrsasgmrafldijratonlehetvteszi szmukraalgijratokratrtnbejelentke-zst(check-in),klnpultotbiztostabeszl-lkrtyktvtelresacsomagokleadsra, gyorstott thaladst garantl az utasbiztonsgi ellenrzsen,mindemellettfrisstvelswifi-hasznlattal teszi komfortosabb az utazst. K-ss esetn az utasokat a repljratokkal kapcso-latosjogokilletikmeg(djmentestovbbutazs vagy szllodai elhelyezs). BudapestGyr, MA3060, 9.30 s MA3064, 23.30GyrBudapest, MA3061, 13.45 s MA3065, 02.45 rEgional bus sErvicE bETwEEn gyr and budapEsTIn addition to the towns of Debrecen, Szeged, Pcs andMiskolc,fromDecemberMalvislinking GyrandBudapestwithitsscheduledbusshut-tleservice.Ticketsfortheservicecanbebooked exclusively together with international Malv air tickets.ThebusesoperatingwithMalvflight numbers and running even with a single passen-ger depart from and arrive at Terminal 2 of Buda-pests Ferenc Liszt International Airport. There is no need for passengers to wait for check-in when theyarriveattheairportsincetheHungarian airlineenablesthemtocheckinfortheirflights duringthejourneyonland,providesaspecial counterforobtainingboardingcardsandcheck-inginluggage,andguaranteesaprioritylaneat passenger security. In addition, Malv makes the busjourneycomfortablewithrefreshmentsand WIFI. In the case of delay, passengers are entitled torightsinconnectionwithairtravel(continua-tion of their journey or hotel accommodation free of charge).BudapestGyr, MA3060, 9.30 and MA3064, 23.30GyrBudapest, MA3061, 13.45 and MA3065, 02.45 M o z g s b a n a t u d o M n y Kpzelj e el, hogy egy j t szhz a piackpesszakmkfelorientlja a gyermekeket!A J V G Y R B E N P L .AzEurpbankurizumkntajrm-iparra, a kzlekedsre, a mozgsra s ennek termszettudomnyos sszefg-gseire koncentrl tematikus kzpont zleticlrendezvnyeklebonyolt-shozisinspirlkrnyezetetbiztost.Lpjenbeamobilis-ba, maradjonmozgsban!www.mobilis.gyor.huFelbresztibennkakvncsisgot, az alkotvgyat s a kreativitst. Segt megrteniafizikatrvnyszersgeit.AmobilisInterakt vKilltsi Kzpont a rgi gazdasgi fejlds-re alapozva jvkpet mutat, egy sike-res gyri letplya els llomsaknt.Nyits:2012.mrciusMobilis Gyrutazs | travel54 55interj Magyarorszg 250 Millis piacHungary a Market of 250 MillionAz orszg egyik legnyitottabb kormnyhivatalt vezeti az egyiklegfiatalabbkormnyhivatalnok:DobosErzsbet. Mi tbb, az i