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Latest Szentendre hotel reviews
Pro
Lovely town, easy access from Budapest
Con
lots of tourist shops
In a nutshell
The culture is not an artistic performance, but something principle regulating the life
The most visited museum in Hungary
csordila Says: Museum Name: Margit Kovacs Ceramic Museum (Kovacs Margit Museum) Over 300 works of ceramic art collection from Margit Kovács featuring a strange mix of a tale and reality. A sculptor who turned utilitarian objects of peasant life -- tiled stoves, pitchers, plates -- into...
berenices Says: The Szabó Marzipan Museum is a small place atop the pastry and ice-cream shop of the same name along the main street, which houses a collection of well-designed marzipan cakes. The cakes go from royal personages to fairy tale characters, as well Hollywood fantasy characters....
Belgrad - Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
antistar Says: A few hundred years ago the population of Szentendre was almost entirely Serbian. That should be enough to explain the existence of not only a Serbian Orthodox Church, but here in Szentendre they even have a cathedral. It's not too busy these days, since most of the Serbs...
St. John's Church (Castle Hill)
antistar Says: Up above Fo Ter, in the centre of the encircling cobbled streets, is the highlight of Szentendre: St. John's Church. Not so much the church itself, which is fairly plain by Catholic standards, but the views of the town and Danube. Although the church is plain, there's still...
Blagovestenszka Orthodox Church
antistar Says: One of at least two Serbian Orthodox churches, this one is one of the finest and most elegant in Szentendre. The baroque facade and bell tower give this church a distinctly southern European feel, but the squat black spire feels more eastern, almost Ukrainian. It's an...
antistar Says: The pretty and small main square makes for the perfect starting point for exploring the similarly small town centre. The slightly sloping pavement centers of a tree circled monument that looks like Zsolnay had a hand in the design. All of this is overshadowed by the glorious...
leics Says: This Orthodox church was built in the 18th century.Inside is a marvellous and complex iconostasis, created by Mihaly Zsivkovics. There are also some rather faded and damaged wall-paintings still recognisable. Over the entrance is a painting on wood of St Helene and St...
Explore the souvenir shops.......
leics Says: Some people like to do this, I know.There are shops dotted about all over szentendre, but most of the souvenir shops are clustered on Bogdanyi Utca, which leads from Fo Ter down towards (conveniently) the place where tour coaches park........Clothes and linens and embroidery...
leics Says: This was the cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox church-in-exile.Pained in a beautiful deep red and cream, it stands on Alkotmany Utca, near Templom Ter. The church was built in the late 1700sYou have to pay, but the ticket includes the entrance to the Serbian Ecclesiastical...
leics Says: Lots of narrow cobbled streets to explore.Some interesting architecture too..some pretty old houses dotted about the centre. The ones in the main photo are near the Belgrade Church, the Orthodox cathedral.
1 Review and 3 Opinions This is a family run hotel, with a nice location & with very friendly staff. A double was 53 Euro,...
Aranysárkány Restaurant: The Golden Dragon Restaurant
shrimp56 Says: A traditional Hungarian restaurant just a brief walk from the main square. Our lunch here was delicious, although the cherry soup was not in season :( Have lunch at The Golden Dragon, and if the Cold Cherry Soup is in season don't miss it..The menu...
Szamos Marcipan cafe: Looooovely cake.......
leics Says: It was very, very hot and I was desperate for a coffee, a beer and something to raise my blood sugar.This place, next door to Szentendre's rather odd marzipan museum and run by the sme people, had shaded tables outside.......which was essential for me........and some empty...
blint Says: You can get the local HEV train from the Margit Hid (bridge) stop which is right beside the river on the Buda side . If you are coming from Pest you can catch the 4 or 6 tram and get off at the Margit hid- Buda side stop and then go down to the HEV station from there, which...
wernermark Says: leics has it right. You catch the boat just behind the Intercontinental Hotel in Pest, between the Chain & Elizabeth Bridges, OR from Batthyany Ter (Square) on the Buda side. The boat leaves Pest at 10:30, arrives Szentendre at noon, then leaves Szentendre at 5 pm, back in...
antistar Says: Volanbusz run from Budapest to Szentendre. They take about as long as the HEV, but the buses are much nicer and even air conditioned. I think they are a bit cheaper than the HEV too. The down side is that they run to the bus terminals outside Budapest. The one I took back...
antistar Says: Probably the most convenient way to get to Szentendre is Budapest's surburban rail service (HEV). This runs from central Buda, the first stop is Batthyány tér on M2 directly opposite the Parliament. From here you should buy a special ticket, as it's just outside the Budapest...
If it's hot, go by boat........
leics Says: You can easily get to Szentendre by train from Budapest.But it was so hot I decided to go by excursion boat. Mahart Passnave run daily excursion bots (with open top deck) from Vigado Ter/Batthany Ter in Budapest from May to September, at weekends only during April and...
Belle Epoque: A family run folk art shop in Szentendfre
atollak Says: Belle Epoque is the best place in Szentendre to find Hungarian ‘country style’ interior decoration articles and authentic artisan souvenirs. The shop is located a few paces from Szentendre’s “Fo ter” (Main Square), it operates in a typical Szentendre Mansion which has been...
Főtéri Ajándék: Souvenirs at main square
HLam Says: A friendly souvenir shop for great offers on hand made souvenirs, Hungarian Paprika spices, paintings, T-shirts, clocks, postcards and much-much more! And I promise you, you wont find it cheaper anywhere else in Szentendre!!Based in a traditional, 300 year-old red building...
mvtouring Says: Do not forget to phone the family from time to time, just to let them know you are ok. They have two types of phone booths ..... coin opperated and card operated. Very difficult to find coin opperated booths though.
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20 km north of Budapest, this quaint village of 20000 has become a major day trip tourist destination. Early occupants included Celts, Romans, and Lombards. Serbs fleeing the Turks first settled here...
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This little town is easily reached from Budapest by means of the local railway or bus. Although Szentendre is a bit touristified due to it's proximity to Budapest it is still well worth a visit. It...
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