Things to do in Szentendre
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Palapa
The food at this colourful Mexican restaurant with live music makes it the perfect place for a change from Hungarian fare.
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Margit Kovács Ceramic Collection
If you descend Görög utca and turn south onto Vastagh György utca, you’ll reach the Margit Kovács Ceramic Collection, Szentendre’s biggest draw. Kovács (1902–77) was a ceramicist who combined Hungarian folk, religious and modern themes to create elongated, Gothiclike figures. Some of her works are overly sentimental, but many are very powerful, especially the later ones in which she became obsessed with mortality.
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Belgrade Cathedral
The red spire of Belgrade Cathedral, seat of the Serbian Orthodox bishop in Hungary and built in 1764, rises from within a walled courtyard to the north of Castle Hill. One of the church outbuildings contains the Serbian Ecclesiastical Art Collection, a treasure-trove of icons, vestments, and church plate in precious metals (open at the same times as the church).
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ArtMill
Housed in a 19th-century industrial complex at the northern end of Bogdányi utca is the ArtMill, Szentendre's bid to recapture its past as a serious centre for artists and the arts. Its extensive exhibition space is used for paintings, sculpture, graphics and applied arts, and its grounds are possibly the quietest spot in the touristy centre.
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Hungarian Open-Air Ethnographical Museum
The Hungarian Open-Air Ethnographical Museum, 3km northwest of the centre of Szentendre and accessible by bus from bay 7 at the main bus station, is Hungary’s most ambitious open-air folk museum, with farmhouses, churches, bell towers, mills and so on set up in five regional units. Craftspeople and artisans do their thing on Sundays and holidays.
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Blagoveštenska Church
Across Fő tér to the northeast is the Serbian Orthodox Blagoveštenska Church, built in 1754. The church, with fine baroque and rococo elements, hardly looks ‘eastern’ from the outside, but once you step inside, the ornate iconostasis and elaborate 18th-century furnishings give the game away.
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Erm’s
Retro-style Erm’s, with its walls festooned with early 20th–century memorabilia and simple wooden tables dressed in lacy cloths, is an unpretentious spot with a wide choice of Hungarian specialities, including some vegetarian choices.
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Anna-Ámos Collection
Bogdányi utca, Szentendre's busiest pedestrian street, leads north from Fő tér, where you'll find the excellent Anna-Ámos Collection, displaying the symbolist paintings of husband-and-wife team Margit Anna and Imre Ámos.
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Régimódi
Régimódi is the best of the tourist traps in the centre. With a menu heavy on poultry, there are enough vegetarian, fish and game dishes to keep everyone satisfied. Choose a table on the main square or the quieter back terrace.
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Promenade
Vaulted ceilings, white-washed walls and a wonderful terrace overlooking the Danube are all highlights here, one of Szentendre’s best restaurants serving ‘enlightened’ Hungarian and international dishes.
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Požarevačka Church
A good starting point on your tour of Szentendre is the Požarevačka Church, which you'll pass on the way from the stations. Dedicated in 1763, this Serbian Orthodox church has a lovely iconostasis inside (1742).
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Memorial Cross
On Fő tér, the colourful heart of Szentendre surrounded by 18th- and 19th-century burghers' houses, you'll find the Memorial Cross, an iron cross dating from 1763 decorated with icons on a marble base.
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Serbian Ecclesiastical Art Collection
One of the Belgrade Cathedral outbuildings contains the Serbian Ecclesiastical Art Collection, a treasure-trove of icons, vestments, and church plate in precious metals (open at the same times as the church).
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Aranysárkány
It may sound Chinese but this place serves superb Hungarian and Austrian dishes and is big on steaks. Laura Bush has graced this place with her presence, so it must be good.
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Ferenczy Museum
The Ferenczy Museum is devoted to Károly Ferenczy (1862-1917), the father of plein-air painting in Hungary, and his three children: a painter, a sculptor and a weaver.
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Parish Church of St John
The Parish Church of St John at Castle Hill (Vár-domb), from where you can enjoy views of the town, is all that's left of the site of a fortress built in the Middle Ages.
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Dunabogdány
Canoes and motor boats can be rented from Dunabogdány; boats are delivered to a place you request on the river, and a minimal fee is charged for the delivery.
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Balázs Kerékpárbolt
Bicycles can be rented from Balázs Kerékpárbolt; take the hourly ferry across to Szentendre Island to enjoy kilometres of uncrowded cycling paths.
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Czóbel Museum
The Czóbel Museum contains the works of the impressionist Béla Czóbel (1883-1976), a friend of Pablo Picasso and student of Henri Matisse.
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Sts Peter and Paul Church
The Sts Peter and Paul Church began life as the Čiprovačka Orthodox Church in 1753, but was later taken over by Dalmatian Catholics.
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Pap Island
Pap Island is Szentendre's playground and has a grassy strand for sunbathing, a swimming pool, and tennis courts and rowing boats for hire.
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Danube Cultural Centre
This centre stages theatrical performances, concerts and folk dance gatherings and can tell you what's on elsewhere in Szentendre.
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Nemzeti Wine Museum
The Nemzeti Wine Museum traces the development of wine-making in Hungary and charges quite a bit more to sample various vintages.
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Kmetty Museum
The Kmetty Museum on the southwestern side of Fő tér displays the work of the cubist János Kmetty (1889-1975).
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Lángos Stand
For a quick bite to eat, try the small lángos stand halfway up the steep steps from Fő tér to Castle Hill.
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