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Archaeological Park
Some 28km southwest of Budapest in the unattractive town of Százhalombatta, site of a huge heat and power plant, is Archaeological Park, the only open-air prehistoric museum in Hungary. The six-hectare park sits in the middle of Iron Age tumuli - Százhalombatta means 100 Mounds - a
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Goat Church
Dominating the southern side of the main square, this mostly Gothic church gets its unusual name from the legend that the church has been built thanks to the treasure unearthed by a goat (hence the stone goat being cuddled by an angel on a pillar). Originally built in the late 13th
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Memento Mori
This bizarre exhibit contains three mummies and assorted artefacts recovered from the crypt of the Dominican Church. Its not for the faint-hearted. The crypt functioned as a place of burial in the 18th century, but was later bricked up and forgotten. A cool temperature year-round a
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Dóm tér
Cathedral Square’ contains Szeged’s most important buildings and monuments and is the centre of events during the annual summer Szeged Open-Air Festival . Lording above all else is the twin-towered Votive Church , a disproportionate brick monstrosity that was pledged after the 1879
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Museum of Applied Arts
The Museum of Applied Arts, whose stunning central hall of white marble was supposedly modelled on the Alhambra in Spain, has two permanent collections, one containing Hungarian furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries, Art Nouveau and Secessionist artefacts, and objects relating
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Kossuth Lajos Utca
Kossuth Lajos utca is a fine, tree-lined street with dozens of architectural gems. The first of interest is the former Orthodox synagogue , built in 1893 and now the Zsinagóga Galéria with rotating exhibitions. The former neoclassical synagogue , dating from 1845, is around the co
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Széchenyi István tér
Named Roosevelt tér in 1947 after the long-serving (1933–45) American president, this square has now been renamed to honour the statesmen and developer of Chain Bridge, which it faces. The square offers among the best views of Castle Hill in Pest.On the southern end of Széchenyi Is
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Old Castle
The sturdy remains of the medieval castle – one of four original towers and a palace wing – were rebuilt in neo-Gothic style at the end of the 19th century to mark a visit by Emperor Franz Joseph. Once a royal retreat for kings Sigismund and Matthias, today they house the Domokos K
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St Martins Basilica
The entrance to St Martins Basilica, built early in the 12th century, is through the Porta Speciosa. This arched doorway in red limestone was recarved in the mid-19th century by the Stornos, a controversial family of restorers who imposed 19th-century Romantic notions of Romanesque
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Trophy & Model Railway Museum
This former military attic actually houses two separate museums. If you only have time for one, dont miss the grin-inducing Model Railway Museum on the top floor, which exhibits one of the worlds largest mountain railway layouts. Trains whiz round a 40m-long railway network straigh
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Calvary Hill
For a great view over Szekszárd and its surrounds, follow Munkácsy Mihály utca and then Kálvária utca from the Tourinform office southwest until you reach Calvary Hill (Kálvária-hegy, 205m). Its name recalls the crucifixion scene and the chapel was erected here in the 18th century
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Castle Museum
The Castle Museum on the 1st floor has exhibits on the history of Kőszeg from the 14th century (with the events of 1532 taking up most of the space) and on local wine production. Among the latter is the curious Szőlő jővésnek könyve (Arrival of the Grape Book), a kind of gardeners
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Open
The smallest but one of the best skanzens (open-air museums of folk architecture) in the country is housed in the Open-Air Ethnographical Collection. The museum is located in Szenna, a 9km bus ride southwest of Kaposvár (250Ft, 20 minutes, up to a dozen daily). What makes it unique
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Szabadság tér
‘Liberty Sq’, one of the largest in Budapest, is a few minutes’ walk northeast of Széchenyi István tér. As you enter you’ll pass a delightful fountain that works on optical sensors and turns off and on as you approach or back away from it. In the centre of the square is a Soviet ar
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Rákóczi Castle
The Rákóczi Castle should be your first stop in Sárospatak. The oldest part of the castle, the five-storey Red Tower (Vörös-torony), dates from the late 15th century – inside you’ll find period rooms in excellent condition. Note that this can only be visited by guided tour.The Rena
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Széchenyi Memorial Museum
Approached through attractive grounds with sculpted vegetation, this excellent museum gives you a detailed insight into the work of István Széchenyi, as well as the man himself. The rooms on the museum’s ground floor, furnished with period pieces, trace the Széchenyi family and the
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Holocaust Memorial Center
Part interactive museum, part educational foundation and housed in a striking, fortress-like building, the superb Holocaust Memorial Center opened in 2004 on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Holocaust in Hungary. The thematic permanent exhibition traces the rise of anti-Sem
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Sümeg Castle
Like a page straight out of a fairy-tale storybook, the imposing Sümeg Castle sits on a 270m-high cone of limestone (a rare substance in this region of basalt) and towers above Sümeg. It fell into ruin after the Austrians abandoned it early in the 18th century, but was restored in
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Christian Museum
Below Castle Hill in the picturesque riverbank Watertown (Víziváros) district is the former Bishop’s Palace, today housing the Christian Museum with the finest collection of medieval religious art in Hungary. It contains Hungarian Gothic triptychs and altarpieces; later works by Ge
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Church of the Ascension
Sümeg Castle may dominate the town, but for many people it is not Sümeg’s most important sight. For them that distinction is reserved for the Church of the Ascension. Architecturally, the building (1756) is unexceptional. But step inside and marvel at what has been called the ‘Sist
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