Kecskemet Travel Guide

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  Friendly city to spend some beautiful days 


Con

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  Zero 


In a nutshell

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  I will never forget Kecskemet in fall 

 

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Old Church

Old Church, Kecskemet

 Kovrchica Says:  There is beautiful Roman-Chatolic Church at the main square (kossuth ter). It was build at the end of the 18 century in Baroque-Rococo style. It is a tallest building in great plain with the bell of 45 tons. 

Synagouge

Synagouge, Kecskemet

 Kovrchica Says:  It is beautiful Moorish style Synagogue just across the Ornament palace. Moorish style indicates to Berber-Islamic architecture style. I was surprised wen I have walked in to the building, the Synagogue and see like some kind of entertainer center for youth. I don't know,... 

Cifra Palota

Cifra Palota, Kecskemet

 Kovrchica Says:  Oh what a piece of cake :) it really looks like a layer cake :) like one the one weddings. Building is also decorated with Zsolnay ceramic details. It has been build in 1902 and it belongs to the secessionist architecture. Cifra palota is usually translated as Ornamental... 

City Hall

City Hall, Kecskemet

 Kovrchica Says:  My favorite building in Kecskemet is definitely City Hall. it is a mixture of baroque and renaisansse style, and actually it looks like some kind of needlework from my grandmother :) The building is decorated with the details of Zsolnay patterns. It is a famous Hungarian... 

Take a walk

Take a walk, Kecskemet

 Kovrchica Says:  My visit to Kecskemet was business nature, but I have steal afternoons for me. Most of the times I have spend in walk and taking some photos since the days where really beautiful. It was an autumn’s time so whole city has dressed in beautiful colours. I just did not want to... 

Central-square and the bells

Central-square and the bells, Kecskemet

 annamantere Says:  You won´t be able to miss the centralsquare. And most likely you´ll hear the townhall bells at some point of your trip. They are playing different melodies, which bring a nice atmosphere to the town.It can be a bit annoying though, if staying in the central hotel, as most of... 

Historic town centre

Historic town centre, Kecskemet

 IngaA Says:  As everywhee, the main attaction is the town centre. Beautiful buidings and small park, which gave a feeling of something alive, not just stone bag, the impression that I had in some medieval cities.Kecskemet centre is relaxing, you just feel a wilingness to contemplate. 

Hotels  

Hotel Udvarhaz

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Restaurants  

Liberte Etterem: Art deco restaurant in the heart of the town

Liberte Etterem: Art deco restaurant in the heart of the town, Kecskemet

 gmg61 Says:  Game meat and other traditional recipes including goose liver in this art deco restaurant in the centre of this town.In summer yu can eat outdoors but the inner rooms are elegant and comfortable. Good service.Hungarian and french wines in the wine list Game meat 

Gorog Udvar: Gorog Udvar

Gorog Udvar: Gorog Udvar, Kecskemet

 GeorgiosX Says:  Greek restaurant 

Nightlife  

GeorgiosX's Nightlife Tip

GeorgiosX's Nightlife Tip, Kecskemet

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Transportation  

jumping in is a good way

jumping in is a good way, Kecskemet

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Shopping  

Malom: Shopping centre

Malom: Shopping centre, Kecskemet

 Kovrchica Says:  Malom is the shopping centre in the centre of the city. It is a very modern and pleasant centre. Personally it is my favourite shopping centre ever. Maybe because it was a holiday season, so it was decorated with the tree and Christmas decoration. Whole centre was in red... 

Local Customs  

Folklore Shows

Folklore Shows, Kecskemet

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SzórakaténuszPhotography...

SzórakaténuszPhotography..., Kecskemet

 budageza Says:  SzórakaténuszPhotography MuseumKodály InstituteNaive Artist's MuseumCeramical StudióKecskemét Gallery, Menyhét Tóth's collectionBozsó János Collectionand so on... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Be careful when crossing the...

Be careful when crossing the..., Kecskemet

 GeorgiosX Says:  Be careful when crossing the street. The Hungarians drive as if they wouldn't see you. 

falling out of an airplane...

falling out of an airplane..., Kecskemet

 sargentjeff Says:  falling out of an airplane wouldn't be a good idea unless you have a chute... 

Off The Beaten Path  

A MIG-29 Jet on the Air Force...

A MIG-29 Jet on the Air Force..., Kecskemet

 sargentjeff Says:  A MIG-29 Jet on the Air Force Base. The crew was pretty friendly, and even let us climb inside to check it out. Too bad I didn't get to take a flight 

Further East of Kecskemet is...

Further East of Kecskemet is..., Kecskemet

 Pavlik_NL Says:  Further East of Kecskemet is the village of Szarvas (means 'deer', which is also in the weapon). Here are some great campgrounds and a wonderful Arboretum (garden with various trees and bushes). 

Favorites  

As I said my picture taken...

As I said my picture taken..., Kecskemet

 Zem Says:  As I said my picture taken there busted cos the negative has been exposed to light. Otherwise i havent seen anything of the city: i was taken from the place ive sold my books, a young man carried me there in his Trabant (a real socialist car, they call it 'paper jaguar') and... 

Another building, take a look...

Another building, take a look..., Kecskemet

 Martin_S. Says:  Another building, take a look at the roof tiles. 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Can anybody explain why Kecskemet was added to Gyor-Moson-Sopron??? 

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A: Good question. It's in Bacs-Kiskun megye of course. There isn't even a settlement with a similar name in Gyor-Moson-Sopron. 

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Kecskemet

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 This charming city was a very pleasant place to disclose. I just had a week of mid-term beak in the university, so we decided to make 1-day tip somewhere in Hungary. Someone proposed Kecskemet and we... 

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My favorite Hungarian City

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 If you read my traveling pages, you can see I really love Hungary. This time I will write you about unbelievable charming and sweet city - Kecskemet. I have fall in love with this city because of his... 

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Zem's new Kecskemet Page

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 KecskemĂ©t... My grandfather's childhood place. I was there only once. 13rd of April 1994. It was an invitation from a teacher's training college. My show was introduced and yeah... it was very... 

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Kecskemet, an unexpected return for me

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 Religious capitol of Hungary: Kecskemet. I visited the town on my cyclingtour through Hungary in 1989 and liked it very much. In the weapon a Capricorn and being one myself, you feel at home... 

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Art Nouveau in southern Hungary

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 Kecskemet is one of the most typical cities of that area of Hungary called "the great plain", that's between the rivers Danube and Tisza. The atmosphere of the city centre is highly determined by the... 

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