Szentendre Travel Guide

 mindcrime Says:  After visiting the Serbian Ecclesiastical Museum we waited for someone from the museum to unlock the cathedral for us. Belgrad-Serbian Orthodox Cathedral was built in 1756. Some may ask why they have an orthodox cathedral in a town full of catholics? It’s because before the... 

 mindcrime Says:  I wanted to visit the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral anyway but the ticket includes the entrance to the Serbian Ecclesiastical Museum (Szerb egyhazi museum) that is housed next door on one of the building that were used by the episcope in the past.It’s a small museum and its... 

 mindcrime Says:  Szanto Emlek es Imahaz Szanto (Jewish Memorial House) was the first temple that was built in Hungary after WWII as a memorial for the nazi atrocities against the jews. It is just a small structure (probably the smallest synagogue of the world), so this temple has nothing to... 

 mindcrime Says:  Mikro Csodak Muzeuma is a a weird but interesting exhibition. I just saw the sign on Fo Ter square (Mikro Art Muzeum) and went into the alley to see what is it about. I thought it was about miniatures inside a bottle or something but it’s not as it is actually a museum of... 

 mindcrime Says:  Blagovestenszka is a beautiful Orthodox Church located right in the center of Szentendre and one of town’s landmarks.It was built by greek merchants in 1752 replacing an old wooden church. Looking at the exterior we noticed a mix of baroque and rococo elements. The 28m high... 

 mindcrime Says:  Fo Ter is the main Square of Szentendre and the central spot of this small town. Most of Szentendre’s site are in walking distance around the square. It’s actually a small cobblestoned square that houses some café and restaurants on one side (great spot for watching the... 

 mindcrime Says:  Saint Peter- Paul Catholic Church (Csiprovacska) was a former orthodox Serbian church but since 1944 is a catholic church.This church was located just on the corner from the café we were enjoying our beer. We took some pictures of the exterior but we also noticed a statue of... 

 mindcrime Says:  Templom Ter (Temple square) is the hill right above Fo Ter, we walked through the small alley. Romans must have used the site and created a defensive wall but there’s nothing left to be seen of the old structures and buildings. What you can do here is enjoy the view over the... 

 mindcrime Says:  Later in the evening when churches and museums were closed we decided to walk along the banks of Danube river. The waters are cleaner than Budapest but of course not enough for swimming which doesn’t seem to be a problem for some local kids that were playing there! Along the... 

 mindcrime Says:  Margit Kovacs (1902-1977) is the most famous ceramic artist in Hungary. Obviously this ceramic museum is dedicated to her work, I was surprised by the long collection (about 300 items). I knew about the figures made out of clay but in the museum there are also decorative... 

 mindcrime Says:  Szabó Marzipan Museum is a weird museum located over the pastry shop with the same name that people stop anyway for ice cream (pic 1). As you enter you pass the pastry shop where you can buy candys, bisquits etc, the museum is at the back, before you go upstairs you can see... 

 mindcrime Says:  Later in the evening we just needed a last coffee, the sun was already set and most places had placed small candles outside at the tables. We just stopped at this café, the service was very slow but the girl apologized with a big smile. It was so dark that I didn’t really... 

 mindcrime Says:  We had just arrived at Szentendre and started to walk up the main pedestrian street. We stoped at this tiny café just to drink something before we start sighseeing. The sign on the door inform us that it dates from 1954. The temperature was really high that day (38’C!), so... 

 mindcrime Says:  Szentendre is just 20km north of Budapest at the western bank of Danube river.By trainWe took the suburna railway (HEV 5) from Batthyany ter metro station in Budapest and 16 stops later we arrived in Szentendre (it’s the final stop). There are 3 to 5 trains an hour. The... 

 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...