Pécs
This absorbing museum traces Pécs' history across two floors of a former tannery, with period costumes and clothing, photos and exhibits walking you…
Must-see attractions in Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
Cella Septichora Visitors Centre
Pécs
This Christian burial site illuminates a series of early Christian tombs that have been on Unesco's World Heritage list since 2000. The highlight is the…
Pécs
You can get a taste of the Mecsek Hills by walking northeast from the centre of Pécs to Tettye and the Garden of Ruins, what's left of a bishop's summer…
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
The Balaton Pantheon has memorial plaques from those who took the cure at the town's famous hospital; the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore was one of them.
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
This beautifully restored villa (1892), once the residence of the Vaszarys, exhibits some works by the best-known family member, the painter János Vaszary…
Keszthely
Complete with buckets of fake blood and distressed-looking mannequins demonstrating various forms of medieval torture, this small museum also features…
Pécs
This combination museum and marzipan shop features intricate marzipan sculptures with colourful recreations of the Mosque Church, embroidered Hungarian…
Pécs
These two Roman tomb sites contain 110 graves. The entire area – excavations have so far revealed 16 burial chambers and several hundred graves – is now a…
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, the tiny neoclassical Round Church was completed in 1846. The Crucifixion (1891) by János Vaszary sits above the altar…
Lake Balaton & Southern Transdanubia
Around 40m of this cave is accessible to the public, and the highlight inside is the thick layers of limestone. It's located north of the old town centre…
Pécs
The Bishop's Palace, dating to 1770, keeps very limited hours (access by tour), but have a look at the curious statue of Franz Liszt (Imre Varga; 1983)…
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.
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…
Pécs
Displays works by the Pécs-born painter and sculptor (1899–1986) and has previously hosted temporary exhibitions by Chagall, Dalí and others.
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.
