SzegedSights

Museum sights in Szeged

  1. A

    Ferenc Móra Museum

    Oskola utca, one of the city's oldest streets, leads from Dóm tér to Roosevelt tér and the Palace of Education (1896) at No 1-3, which now houses the Ferenc Móra Museum. The museum's strength lies in its colourful collection of folk art from Csongrád County, bearing intelligent descriptions in several languages.

    The unique exhibit of 7th-century Avar finds of delicate gold work and other art pieces showcases the sophistication and art appreciation of these often forgotten people while another room is given over to an even more obscure group, the Sarmatians. Originating in present-day Iran, these people moved to the plain as allies of the Romans; construction of the n…

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  2. B

    Pick & Paprika Museum

    If you'd like to know more about the making of Szeged's famed salami - from hoof to shrink-wrap - the Pick & Paprika Museum can oblige, and if that doesn't satisfy your taste buds, there's plenty of paprika to burn them into submission. Pick salami can be purchased from the Pick shop next to the museum.

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  3. C

    Dóm Museum

    Duck into the Dóm Museum and pick through the small collection of monstrances, crosses and goblets from across the plains.

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  4. D

    Pick & Paprika Museum

    If you'd like to know more about the making of Szeged's famed salami - from hoof to shrink-wrap - the Pick & Paprika Museum can oblige, and if that doesn't satisfy your taste buds, there's plenty of paprika to burn them into submission. Pick salami can be purchased from the Pick shop next to the museum.

    reviewed