Szeged
Szeged is the county city of Csongrad County and is in the centre of the South Alfold (Southern Great Plain) Region, at the confluence of the rivers Maros and Tisza. It is the largest city in south-eastern Hungary, with 160, 000 inhabitants. Szeged is often known as the "city of sunshine" with over 2100 hours of sunshine each year. Szeged is a "Region knowledge centre" due to the outstading work of the University of Szeged and the Biological Research Centre.
Szeged is hive of activity and below are a few of the many things which a vistor to Szeged can enjoy.
Touristic Sights:
Dom, Synagogue, "Hero's Gate", Szeged City Hall, Domotor Tower, REOK Palace, "Black House" the Museum of Currency, The Water Tower called "Old Lady", Anna Fountain (with thermal water)
Entertainment:
Ferenc Mora Museum
Szeged National Theatre and Operahouse (The page only available in Hungarian.)
Szeged Contemporary Dance Company
Szeged ZOO
Botanical Garden
Excursion to Ópusztaszer (29 km from Szeged) with The Monastery, The Open-air Ethnographical Museum, The Nomadic Park, The Festy- Panorama.
Wellness and thermal baths:
The four seasonal Aquapolis "Napfényfürdő" has Europe's longest all-year-round enclosed, 272-meter long anaconda water slide, starting from a 30-meter high, elevator-served slide tower. The other closed giant slide is 223-meter long and features a “kamikaze” section.
Anna Spa, Thermal Bath
Festivals:
Szeged Open-Air Drama Festival, "Bathing Court", "Castle Games", variety of gastronomic festivals; wine festival, beer festival, International Tisza Fish Festival etc.
Famous products:
Pick salami, Szegedi Paprika, Szegedi Fisherman's soup (Halászlé in Hungarian), "Szegedien Goulash", Handmade slippers
