The beautiful city of Szeged is the cultural and economic centre of South-Eastern Hungary, and a thriving university town, also famous for its open-air theatre. It is an ideal place to have a short trip from Budapest or to stop by on the way down to Balkan peninsular. The city is noted for its fine art & literature, museums

and monuments. The centre of Szeged  is marked by the 12^th century medieval Tower of Staint Demetrius and the stately twin spires of the Votive Church. This cathedral was built in the 1^st decades of our century to commemorate the revival of the city after the devastating flood of the river Tisza in 1879.

The local opera is second in reputation only to the one in Budapest. Theatres, cinemas, clubs, riversides, parks, swimming pools and sports grounds provide plenty of possibilities for recreation. During the summers the open-air theatre in front of the Cathedral attracts over 4000 spectators each night to special opera and musical performances.

Adjacent to these performances folk festivals, exhibitions, sports events (including speedboat races and regattas on the world class rowing course) and the hospitable swimming pools and beaches make Szeged a desired holiday spot. All across the town the program is enriched by fine art exhibitions, chamber music concerts, organ concerts, and alternative theatre company performances.

Szeged is a real festival city, in the heart of Europe, easy to find on the E5. The city has hot and cold baths, convalescent holiday resorts and restaurants offering the famous & traditional Szeged fish soup, pasta balls mixed with cottage cheese "túrós csusza". The region offers farm programs and horse riding. The Ópusztaszer National Memorial Park and the Bugac plain is a visit worth.

Don’t miss the visit of the museums such as Ferenc Móra Museum, Fortress Museum, Black House, Museum of The Water Supply Company and the Paprika and Pick Museum. By visiting the city you’ll sight also the Synagogue, Lower City Church, Serbian Church as well as Széchenyi & Klauzál Square, Town Hall, Kárász & Somogyi Street, Somogyi Library and the Flood Monument.