Next Saturday (31st March) the Hungarian Alfa Romeo 'community' Alfa Amore will hold the seventh edition of their annual get together, AlfaCity07. From 10AM more than 500 cars and 2,000 people are expected to gather for what is rapidly becoming on of Central Europe's biggest international Alfa Romeo owners' gathering.

Although it takes place in Hungary, AlfaCity07 will gather Alfisti from several Eastern European countries such as Serbian, Romania and Slovakia as well as from nations further west, including Austria and Germany. A truly cosmopolitan gathering of owners is in store next weekend to celebrate a cosmopolitan marque.

Beautiful cars always demand a beautiful setting and one of the meeting's highlights is that it takes place in front of one of Hungary’s most imposing and historically significant churches', in Esztergom; rather than at a more traditional venue such as an airfield or supermarket parking area. Every year this splendid location offers an imposing background to a very colourful programme; and this year, beside the popular 'old timer' car show, a navigational 'treasure hunt' competition will be arranged in Esztergom and in its peripheral areas. The aim of this is that the Alfisti will have to search Esztergom’s sights and have to answer a number of posed questions. The little historical city near Budapest will be turned into an 'Alfa City' for the day, hence the reasoning behind for the event's new name, AlfaCity07.
 

The Alfa Romeo meeting in Esztergom first started in 2001 as a casual gathering with the participation of around only 25 cars. Nowadays this event is Hungary’s biggest car meeting, and the national media has quickly taken note, reporting from it several times. In 2003 Hungary’s authoritative television car magazine “Totalcar” arrived and presented an interesting report, as did the national television network, Hungarian Television (MTV). In 2006, besides the return of MTV, the international Duna television station presented a report on its news programme. Besides the electronic media, the leading newspapers and magazines also attend to inform their readers too, such 24 óra, and the leading Hungarian car magazine Auto Motor also pitches up. Last year the Hungarian national Alfa Romeo importer, Fiat Auto Magyarország Kft., brought a stunning black Alfa Brera sports car to Esztergom, fitted with the new 3.2 V6 JTS engine and featuring rosso-beige leather, which was the real star of the show.

AlfaAmore, the internet-based Alfa Romeo owners' community started life in 2004, and just three years later it has more than 1,200 members, many of whom come from outside Hungary's borders. The membership is very active, and since 2004 they have posted more than 851,000 comments on the website. For further information about the AlfaCity07 meeting on Saturday 31st March please visit www.alfaamore.hu