Full-Day Private Tour to Szeged from Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 10 hours
Discover Szeged - home to the Szeged slippers, the most Hungarian Spice, the Hungarian paprika and Hungarian Pick salami -, the "City of Sunshine” with private guide!
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Discover Szeged - home to the Szeged slippers, the most Hungarian Spice, the Hungarian paprika and Hungarian Pick salami -, the "City of Sunshine” with private guide!
According to the legends Attila, king of the Huns had his seat nearby Szeged and was buried here. Despite its rich history, the layout of today's city was mostly shaped by the great flood of 1879 of Szeged,which literally wiped away the whole tow. Szeged has the most sunny days in Hungary, which is perfect for growing the famous paprika, and grants the city its nickname, "City of Sunshine". Discover Szeged with private guide!
We start the tour on Széchenyi square, one of the largest square in Europe, The University of Szeged, one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary. Beside the building is the Bridge of Sighs of Szeged. Among its teachers was Albert Szent-Györgyi, who received the Nobel Prize in 1937 for his discoveries in connection with Vitamin C. Through Heroes' Gate we reach the most notable square in Szeged's inner city, where the symbol of the town, the gigantic Neo-Romanesque, brown-brick Votive Church, called also Szeged Dom, and the oldest monument of Szeged, the St. Demetrius Tower stands. The Serbian Orthodox church in Dom square, dating from 1778, has a fantastic iconostasis: a central gold 'tree', with 60 icons hanging from its 'branches'. Dom square also contains the National Pantheon, which consists of statues and reliefs of 80 notables in Hungarian art, literature, culture and history. Even the Scotsman Adam Clark, who supervised the building of Budapest's Chain Bridge, won the accolade to be here. On Dom square we hear the enchating tune of the Music Clock, made in 1936, displaying figures of notable professors and students in every hour. We also see the 500 years old horn’s patch of the city - in Matthias Church of Szeged, and one of the most beautiful buildings of Hungarian Secession, Reök Palace Szeged.
Every summer in July and August, Dóm tér gives home to the famous Open Air Theatre Festival of Szeged, a celebration of opera and theatre. No trip to Szeged is complete without tasting the famous Szeged Fisherman's Soup, made of carp and catfish, so the tour includes the possibility of a lunch in an atmospheric restaurant at the riverbank! Szeged's Fishsoup Feast is held every year in summer.
After lunch we visit Pick and Paprika Museum, to know more - from hoof to shrink-wrap - about the making of Szeged's famed salami. Salami first came to Hungary from Italy in the 19th century and Szeged has since been at the forefront of salami production. The museum at the Pick factory, which began operating in 1896, highlights the history of salami in Hungary and the salami-making process. It also features information about the factory's paprika mill.
We start the tour on Széchenyi square, one of the largest square in Europe, The University of Szeged, one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary. Beside the building is the Bridge of Sighs of Szeged. Among its teachers was Albert Szent-Györgyi, who received the Nobel Prize in 1937 for his discoveries in connection with Vitamin C. Through Heroes' Gate we reach the most notable square in Szeged's inner city, where the symbol of the town, the gigantic Neo-Romanesque, brown-brick Votive Church, called also Szeged Dom, and the oldest monument of Szeged, the St. Demetrius Tower stands. The Serbian Orthodox church in Dom square, dating from 1778, has a fantastic iconostasis: a central gold 'tree', with 60 icons hanging from its 'branches'. Dom square also contains the National Pantheon, which consists of statues and reliefs of 80 notables in Hungarian art, literature, culture and history. Even the Scotsman Adam Clark, who supervised the building of Budapest's Chain Bridge, won the accolade to be here. On Dom square we hear the enchating tune of the Music Clock, made in 1936, displaying figures of notable professors and students in every hour. We also see the 500 years old horn’s patch of the city - in Matthias Church of Szeged, and one of the most beautiful buildings of Hungarian Secession, Reök Palace Szeged.
Every summer in July and August, Dóm tér gives home to the famous Open Air Theatre Festival of Szeged, a celebration of opera and theatre. No trip to Szeged is complete without tasting the famous Szeged Fisherman's Soup, made of carp and catfish, so the tour includes the possibility of a lunch in an atmospheric restaurant at the riverbank! Szeged's Fishsoup Feast is held every year in summer.
After lunch we visit Pick and Paprika Museum, to know more - from hoof to shrink-wrap - about the making of Szeged's famed salami. Salami first came to Hungary from Italy in the 19th century and Szeged has since been at the forefront of salami production. The museum at the Pick factory, which began operating in 1896, highlights the history of salami in Hungary and the salami-making process. It also features information about the factory's paprika mill.
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