Keszthely
In addition to the synagogue, evidence of the town’s Jewish community can be found at the largely forgotten Jewish cemetery, north of the palace.
Must-see attractions in Hungary
Centre of Modern & Contemporary Art
Debrecen
Hungary’s second-largest contemporary art gallery after the Ludwig Museum in Budapest, MODEM (as it is called) houses the country's most significant…
Kecskemét
One of the liveliest on the Great Plain, Kecskemét's market to the north of the centre is worth a trip, but get there as early as you can to see it at its…
Budapest
Just off the top of Váci utca in Kristóf tér is the Fishergirl Statue, dating from the 19th century and complete with a ship’s wheel behind her that…
Pécs
Fronted by a lovely garden, the impressive circular barbican, the only stone bastion to survive in Pécs, dates from the late 15th century and was restored…
Budapest
Under Plexiglas in V Március 15 tér you'll find the remains of a Roman fortress – an outpost of the Roman town of Aquincum – dating back to the 3rd…
Budapest
The sumptuous Bank Palace, built in 1915 and once the home of the Budapest Stock Exchange, has been been converted into a high-end shopping gallery called…
Former Jewish Community Centre
Szeged
Among the buildings of interest in Szeged's one-time Jewish quarter is this former Jewish community centre built in 1902, which once served as an old-age…
Szentendre
The Kmetty Museum, on the southwestern side of Fő tér, displays the work of the cubist János Kmetty (1889–1975), as well as sculptures by Jenő Kerényi.
Budapest
On Lehel tér you’ll see the twin spires of this 1933 copy of a celebrated 13th-century Romanesque church now in ruins at Zsámbék, 33km west of Budapest.
Pécs
Displays works by the Pécs-born painter and sculptor (1899–1986) and has previously hosted temporary exhibitions by Chagall, Dalí and others.
Szentendre
The Czóbel Museum contains the works of the impressionist Béla Czóbel (1883–1976), a friend of Pablo Picasso and student of Henri Matisse.
Castle District
Love it or hate it, this 1933 church is an excellent example of Bauhaus architecture, and its concrete tower is certainly eye-catching.
Sopron
The Scarbantia Forum is an original Roman-era marketplace recently discovered under – and accessible through – an office block.
Budapest
Assorted sculptures and other stones from the Parliament building on display in a lapidary below VI Kossuth Lajos tér.
Esztergom
The erection of this monument was the town's way of giving thanks when a plague epidemic passed it by.
Tihany
This cluster of folk houses with thick thatch roofs have been turned into a small outdoor museum.
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
The famed State Hospital of Cardiology and its hot springs is what put Balatonfüred on the map.
Budapest
This private gallery with banker's hours features some striking contemporary photography.
Northern Hungary
The Postal Museum is a branch of the one in Budapest. Only for keen philatelists.
