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Szeged
Szeged, the
county town of Csongrád County, is in
the centre of the South Alföld (Southern
Great Plain) Region and will, together with
Pécs, be the European Capital of Culture
in 2010. It is the largest town in south-eastern
Hungary, with 163 thousand inhabitants, and
is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Tisza and Maros.
The journey
by road from Budapest takes around one and a
half hours and is a comfortable drive along
the M5 motorway, a distance of 165km. The elegant,
comfortable Inter City trains make the trip
from the capital in just two and a quarter hours,
whilst the recently inaugurated airport, which
can handle small and medium-sized aircraft,
has brought Szeged and its region into closer
contact not just with the rest of Hungary but
with the world.
The number
of sunny days is 2100 hours a year, therefore
this town, at the junction of the rivers Tisza
and Maros, is often called the "town of
sunshine". After the great flood of "blond
Tisza" in 1879, a well-designed, new town
was built with international help in splendid
eclectic-secession style.
One of the
world-famous products of the town is the matchless
Pick Salami and Szegedi Paprika giving good
flavor to Hungarian foods. Much paprika is used
to the Szegedi Fish soup as well.
A row of
famous buildings can be found in the Dom square:
the Bishop's Palace, the Theological College,
university buildings, the Catholic Boarding
House, the neo-roman Bishop's Cathedral of monumental
size with 5000 seats built by survivors of the
great flood. The Cathedral also known as Votal
Church was completed in 1930.
The 86-centner
bell of the Votal Church is the second biggest
one in the country. In the sanctuary, we can
see the mosaic picture of Madonna in Szegedi
slippers and embroidered coat (called "szur"
in Hungarian). Left from the altar, we can see
the work .Christ on the Cross. that won the
Grand Prix award in 1900 in Paris. One of the
biggest organs in Europe, the five-manual organ
with 9040 pipes is the .main character. in the
organ concerts. Saint Dömötör
Tower is the reminiscence of a thirteenth-century
church. The sculptures of 90 prominent individuals
of the Hungarian literature and science were
places in the National Memorial Hall.
Szeged
City Tour:
We are providing our guests with
guided Szeged
city tour on your request. There are trains
from Keleti train station which depart every
2 hours to Szeged. You need
2 hours by train from Budapest.
The price for Sopron tour is 120 Euro,
no mater for how many persons.
Online Reservation Request
for Szeged
City Tour:
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