Szeged
The National Pantheon – statues and reliefs of more than 100 notables running along an arcade around three sides of Dóm tér – is a crash course in…
Must-see attractions in Great Plain
Kecskemét
This museum has a large collection of rather spooky 19th- and early-20th-century dolls. Also in the rows of glass cases are wooden trains and board games…
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…
Zoltán Kodály Institute of Music Education
Kecskemét
The world-renowned music institute, established in 1975, occupies the baroque monastery behind the Franciscan church. There's a small exhibit inside…
Franciscan Church of St Nicholas
Kecskemét
On the eastern side of Kossuth tér is the Franciscan Church of St Nicholas, dating in part from the late 14th century. It was shared by squabbling…
Szeged
'Cathedral Square' contains Szeged’s most important monuments and buildings, including the Votive Church, and is the centre of events during the annual…
Szeged
There are a few buildings of interest in Szeged's former Jewish quarter, including the neoclassical Old Synagogue, built in 1843. It now houses theatre…
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…
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…
