Guidebook for Szeged
Food Scene
Oldies
6 Oroszlán u.Tasty mediterran food :)
John Bull Pub
17 Kárász u.Good european-hungarian food :)
Fancy restaurant, professional stuff. The best choice for a romantic dinner or a tasty breakfast.
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Tiszavirág Szeged
1 Hajnóczy u.Fancy restaurant, professional stuff. The best choice for a romantic dinner or a tasty breakfast.
CIRMI Kézműves Gasztrokocsma
76 Tisza Lajos krt.Nice Pub and street food :P
Parks & Nature
Szeged Zoo
90 Szél u.Nice zoo. Perfect program for the family.
Botanische Tuin Szeged
42 Lövölde útBeautiful botanical garden.
Sightseeing
The Szeged Synagogue is the second largest in Hungary after the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, and the 4th largest in the world.
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Synagoge van Szeged
10 Jósika u.The Szeged Synagogue is the second largest in Hungary after the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, and the 4th largest in the world.
If we only want to summarize the basic facts, it would go like this: The iconic symbol of Szeged, the votive church (also known as the Dóm of Szeged), has been renewed as a result of the HUF 2.1 billion EU and national support. In the crypt, a multifunctional exhibition space has been set up which includes an information desk, a pilgrim cafeteria, and art shop and a bookshop. The liturgical space has also been renewed. New bench rows have been added to the transept, the acoustic has been improved, and the western tower along with the Demetrius (Dömötör) Tower has been opened to the public. However, as I mentioned before, these are just the basic facts. The church and the Dóm Square, which combines the characteristics of a Mediterranean style piazza with the formal brick architecture, is a real communal melting pot and the symbolic centre of a new beginning. It is a cathedral, a family-friendly church, a destination of pilgrims, a sacred space, exclusive conference and concert venue, home of the Szeged Open-Air Festival and an open and receptive community magnet.Recently, I got a postcard from Szeged. In the centre of the colourful card, there was the votive church and the Dóm Square. All the other attractions, the downtown bridge, the university, the bath complex have only been shown in smaller pictures. This postcard is a small proof that the city of Szeged is mostly associated with its cathedral and the Szeged Open-Air Festival.
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Votiefkerk
15 Dóm térIf we only want to summarize the basic facts, it would go like this: The iconic symbol of Szeged, the votive church (also known as the Dóm of Szeged), has been renewed as a result of the HUF 2.1 billion EU and national support. In the crypt, a multifunctional exhibition space has been set up which includes an information desk, a pilgrim cafeteria, and art shop and a bookshop. The liturgical space has also been renewed. New bench rows have been added to the transept, the acoustic has been improved, and the western tower along with the Demetrius (Dömötör) Tower has been opened to the public. However, as I mentioned before, these are just the basic facts. The church and the Dóm Square, which combines the characteristics of a Mediterranean style piazza with the formal brick architecture, is a real communal melting pot and the symbolic centre of a new beginning. It is a cathedral, a family-friendly church, a destination of pilgrims, a sacred space, exclusive conference and concert venue, home of the Szeged Open-Air Festival and an open and receptive community magnet.Recently, I got a postcard from Szeged. In the centre of the colourful card, there was the votive church and the Dóm Square. All the other attractions, the downtown bridge, the university, the bath complex have only been shown in smaller pictures. This postcard is a small proof that the city of Szeged is mostly associated with its cathedral and the Szeged Open-Air Festival.
Arts & Culture
The New York Times columnist, Alexandra Shelley dedicated a whole paragraph to Ede Magyar, the young architect who designed Szeged’s Reok Mansion and several other buildings in town:
His bravado continues to enliven the town: It's in the half-naked tin women clinging with stiff arms to the cupola of the Ungar-Mayer House on Dugonics Square; in the alabaster girls – modeled after famous ballerinas – offering flowers to anyone entering the Goldschmidt Palace; in the unevenly crenelated roof line, the undulating balconies, the pale purple and pastel-green waterlilies melting into the ivory facade of the Reok Mansion. Its corner curved like a ship's prow, the mansion breasts into a small square.
The newly restored, fresh, clean building that reminds some of an artfully decorated wedding cake makes us feel as if Shelley’s above description wasn’t from 11 years ago, but from just yesterday. Although not open yet, the citizens of Szeged often stop by the Reok Palace to revel in the harmony of its colors, and to marvel on the beauty of its wrought iron balustrades made by Pal Fekete, according to the drawings of Ede Magyar.
Coffeeshop Company - Reök-palota
56 Tisza Lajos krt.The New York Times columnist, Alexandra Shelley dedicated a whole paragraph to Ede Magyar, the young architect who designed Szeged’s Reok Mansion and several other buildings in town:
His bravado continues to enliven the town: It's in the half-naked tin women clinging with stiff arms to the cupola of the Ungar-Mayer House on Dugonics Square; in the alabaster girls – modeled after famous ballerinas – offering flowers to anyone entering the Goldschmidt Palace; in the unevenly crenelated roof line, the undulating balconies, the pale purple and pastel-green waterlilies melting into the ivory facade of the Reok Mansion. Its corner curved like a ship's prow, the mansion breasts into a small square.
The newly restored, fresh, clean building that reminds some of an artfully decorated wedding cake makes us feel as if Shelley’s above description wasn’t from 11 years ago, but from just yesterday. Although not open yet, the citizens of Szeged often stop by the Reok Palace to revel in the harmony of its colors, and to marvel on the beauty of its wrought iron balustrades made by Pal Fekete, according to the drawings of Ede Magyar.