Szentendre, Szentendre sights (Szentendre)

Szentendre, this neat town with a decidedly Mediterranean feel to it lies barely 20 km from Budapest (suburban trains departing from Batthyany Square every 20 minutes reach it in 30-40 minutes), and it has gained a solid reputation as a popular tourist excursion spot. Szentendre has preserved its 18–19th century compact and unified layout. Its picturesque setting on the Danube, its architecture and historical monuments all contributed to the formation over the years of colonies of painters, sculptors and artists who lived and still live today in Szentendre.

SZENTENDRE, TOWN OF ARTISTS AND SKANZEN

This neat town with a decidedly Mediterranean feel to it lies barely 20 km from Budapest (suburban trains departing from Batthyany Square every 20 minutes reach it in 30-40 minutes), and it has gained a solid reputation as a popular tourist excursion spot.

Szentendre has preserved its 18–19th century compact and unified layout. Its picturesque setting on the Danube, its architecture and historical monuments all contributed to the formation over the years of colonies of painters, sculptors and artists who lived and still live today in Szentendre. Indeed, the very air seems to stimulate the creative juices! The town warmly welcomes the visitor, indulging them with its multitude of spectacular sights and a fascinating artistic presence.

Longobard cemeteries and Avar memorials are to be found here, and there is a particularly strong Serbian culture all around, brought here by Serb communities fleeing a Turkish onslaught in the late 17th century. Most of the houses which once belonged to wealthy merchants are now museums, but the Greek Orthodox churches still function and visiting hours are fixed for times between masses which dazzle the onlooker in all their Baroque pomp, as does the Rococo iconostasis.

All the listed houses in the centre have found new functions: a restaurant famed throughout Hungary operates from the attic of one, and in another the visitor is served fine cakes and coffee specialities in a cosy cafe. There are gourmet delicacies for the body and enchanting exhibitions for the mind. In fact the galleries, workshops, exhibition centres and museums just come one after the other. Seven or eight galleries deal with the marketing of art. If anyone becomes particularly interested in any one of the artists, a studio visit can be arranged.

An exhibition of works by Lajos Vajda, Dezso Korniss, Endre Balint and Piroska Szantó is set up in the Hunyadi Street old merchant’s house, No. 1 Vastagh Gyorgy Street preserves ceramics by Margit Kovacs whose works have enjoyed international acclaim for many decades, while the art of Jeno Barcsay is displayed in Dumtsa Jeno Street. Not far from here, an unusual museum shows just how far a skilled artisan can extend the boundaries of his trade.

The Marzipan Museum in Szentendre displays how far the plasticity and colouring of this marvellous and delicious sweetmeat can – in the right hands – be moulded into just about any shape one could imagine. These works of art stay locked up in the display cases, but many more can be sampled at the confectionery next door.

It would be easy to spend a whole day strolling about the town and along the Danube embankment, taking lunch and perhaps an afternoon coffee and cake, and yet there is still another important place to see. Szentendre is home to the first (and still the largest) skanzen or open-air museum in Hungary. This park displays the continual development of vernacular architecture from all the regions of Hungary in the form of original buildings typical of their area carefully dismantled and rebuilt in their new home, the Szentendre skanzen.

The rooms come fully furnished with period furniture, linens and beautiful needlework characteristic of the region in question, the kitchens display fireplaces and pots and pans, the pantries have original containers for foods, sacks and wickerwork baskets, while the stables are full of all the essential equipment for animal husbandry. Museum experts revive the everyday life and holidays of the old peasant way of living.[5]

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The right-hand side of the Danube, Friend

The landscape to the north of Budapest is shaped by the river and the hills. You can easily get out into the countryside along the winding main road that follows the former Roman Limes, or by taking one of several cycling routes that are being constructed. But the best way to appreciate the river and its sights is to board a boat travelling from Budapest through the Szentendre Danube branch as far as Visegrad. more »

The left-hand side of Danube, Friend

Those living on the right-hand side of the Danube often say that the best thing about the left-hand side is the view across to the other side of the river. It is true that there are no sights to compete with Visegrad or Esztergom on the left side. However, it has worthy sights of a different sort – the Godollo Hills, Lower Cserhat and Galga Valley, former volcanoes (South Borzsony, Csovar), a limestone mine at Naszaly, the Somlyo Hill of Fot (famous for its grapes), Danube oxbows with wonderful fauna and even a slice of the Great Plain. more »

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KARA HOTEL (Pomáz)

We would like to indroduce our two-star Hotel with 34 rooms, which lies in Pomáz at the foot of Pilis mountain with a pleasant climate. It is 10 km from Budapest. Our guests without car or who wants to leave his car in a closed car park, can reach our capital and the sights of the Danube Bend with... more »We would like to indroduce our two-star Hotel with 34 rooms, which lies in Pomáz at the foot of Pilis mountain with a pleasant climate. It is 10 km from Budapest. Our guests without car or who wants to leave his car in a closed car park, can reach our capital and the sights of the Danube Bend with public transport in short time. There is a thermal bath in a town called Leányfalu, which is 11 km. You can visit the place called Dobogokő where according to the legends the Heart of the Earth beats. There are horse-riding and hiking possibilities to the places called Gyopárforrás and Holdvilágárok.

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mn. 11.33 EUR pers/night

Teleki-Wattay Kastélyszálló (Pomáz)

10 kilometers from Budapest, the old town part of Pilis Mountains Pomáz Wattay in the Teleki castle. Outdoor playground, baby, children's menu, babysitting services on request, trip planning Pilis and the Danube Bend. Guests can spend their free time in beautiful surroundings of the 2-hectare... more »10 kilometers from Budapest, the old town part of Pilis Mountains Pomáz Wattay in the Teleki castle. Outdoor playground, baby, children's menu, babysitting services on request, trip planning Pilis and the Danube Bend. Guests can spend their free time in beautiful surroundings of the 2-hectare park in the middle of the baroque Kastéyban. The building is handicapped accessible and handicapped guests a special room is available. Beautiful surroundings with lover can be a romantic dinner or night long-awaited promise. Rid of the swirl of the city, the time devoted to each other! We hide from the world! Fabulous esküvőhelyszín where everyone says yes! The Castle is ideal for hikers, walkers, or even the fans of cycling.

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mn. 15.38 EUR pers/night

Waterfront Hotel (Szentendre)Customer rating: 98% (2)

Hotel Waterfront is located at Szentendre,which is also called the pearl of the Danube Blend. Our Hotel lies at the shore of the Danube. We are waiting Our Dear Guest with 20 air conditioned rooms all year long.

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mn. 23.75 EUR pers/night

Hotelpanzio100 (Szentendre)

The best quality acommodation in Szentendre. Waterfront hotel in the picturesque city of Szentendre right at the Danube river offers you fully equipped air-conditioned rooms, Bath, Tv. radio, telefon, most of them with panoramic river views. Furniture 19 centuri englis art.

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mn. 24.67 EUR pers/night

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