Welcome to Szeged

It’s hard to name the single thing that makes Szeged such an appealing city. Is it the shady, garden-like main square with all the park benches, or the abundant streetside cafe seating in a pedestrian area that seems to stretch on forever? Maybe it’s the interesting architecture of the palaces in the Old Town. Then again, it could be the year-round cultural performances and lively university-town vibe (students marched here in 1956 before their classmates in Budapest did). Szeged – a corruption of the Hungarian word sziget (island) – sits astride the Tisza River, with a thermal-bath complex and park opposite the Old Town. Another thing that makes the city unique is the unusual Szeged accent in Hungarian (eg 'e' is pronounced as 'ö'), which sounds strange in a country with so few dialectical differences.

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ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Dom Square, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainBeautiful neoromanesque dom of Szeged, with fascinating interieur and Hungary's largest organDuration: 45 minutesStop At: National Pantheon, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainMemories of all famous personalities - writers, poet, scientists - of HungaryDuration: 20 minutesPass By: Bridge of Sighs, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainPart of the University of Szeged, resemble to the famous bridge of Venice, ItalyStop At: Pick Salami and Szeged Paprika Museum, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainOptional and depending on the Museum's opening times, a museum where learn of the history of Hungarian paprika and the worldfamous Pick SalamiDuration: 1 hourStop At: Szechenyi Ter, Pecs, Baranya County, Southern TransdanubiaBiggest square of Szeged, with a neoclassical city hall and other famous buildingsDuration: 30 minutesStop At: REOK - Regional Art Centre, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainReok house is a real gem of Hungarian Secession in SzegedDuration: 20 minutesStop At: Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church of Szeged, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainBeautiful Serbian church from the 18th centuryDuration: 30 minutesPass By: Botanical Garden of the University of Szeged, Szeged, Csongrad County, Southern Great PlainBotanical garden belongs to the University of Szeged
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