Must-see attractions in Debrecen

  • Calvinist College

    Debrecen

    North of the Great Church stands the Calvinist College, built in 1816 on the site of a theological college dating back to the mid-16th century. Downstairs…

  • Great Church

    Debrecen

    Built in 1822, the iconic Great Church accommodates 3000 people and is Hungary’s largest Protestant house of worship. The nave is rather austere apart…

  • Pászti Street Orthodox Synagogue

    Debrecen

    This beautiful pink synagogue built in 1893 has undergone a complete renovation and is once again open to the public. There are the remains of a mikvah in…

  • Déri Museum

    Debrecen

    Folklore exhibits at the Déri Museum offer excellent insights into life on the plain and for the bourgeois citizens of Debrecen up to the 19th century…

  • Tímárház

    Debrecen

    East of the city centre, the Tímárház is a folk-craft centre and workshop run by the Debrecen Cultural Centre, where potters, cheesemakers, weavers and…

  • Status Quo Ante Synagogue

    Debrecen

    Debrecen had a Jewish population of 12,000 people up to the end of WWII. This Conservative synagogue, just south of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca, dates from…

  • Ferenc Medgyessy Memorial Museum

    Debrecen

    This memorial museum for local sculptor Ferenc Medgyessy is in an old burgher house to the northeast of the Déri Museum; the museum entrance is flanked by…

  • 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…

More destinations you need to see