What to do and see in Szeged, Southern Great Plain: The Best Free Things to do

April 3, 2022 Velvet Champine

Szeged (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛɡɛd] ( listen); see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.
Restaurants in Szeged

1. Karasz utca

Szeged Hungary
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4.5 based on 107 reviews

Karasz utca

Szeged's main pedestrian street with many architectural masterpieces (for example: Kis Dávid Palota, Eisenstadter House, Várnay House), which can only be walked on foot. At the entrance from Széchenyi Square, stands a bronze pair of people dressed in a Renaissance carnival costume, welcoming the walkers to the pedestrian street. Perfect for strolling, people watching and window-shopping.

Reviewed By utazas2015 - Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Very nice, clean high street. Especially it connects to Szechenyi square which is a nice small park location to sit down under the great ancient trees to hide from the burning sun even at the hot summer heat. Karasz street itself is full with nice terraces, bars, cafés, confectionary, restaurant, pubs.

2. Votive Church

Dom ter 15. Dom Square, Szeged 6720 Hungary +36 62 420 157 [email protected] http://www.fogadalmitemplom.hu
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4.5 based on 159 reviews

Votive Church

Reviewed By Laszlo57

The Votive Church in Szeged is one of the main attractions of the town. It's placed on one end of a large square, where they have summer theater events every year (you should visit a performance is you have a chance). The church itself is not an old one, but it has an atmosphere to it. The walls are not marble covered, but the style and the paintings have some oriental touch. We have visited a mass and the feeling was not much different from that of any famous Gothic cathedrals. If you are in Szeged you should go and visit the the church.

3. Arkad Szeged

Londoni krt. 3, Szeged 6724 Hungary +36 62 996 800 https://arkadszeged.hu/en
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4.5 based on 14 reviews

Arkad Szeged

Reviewed By a1eksandar - Belgrade, Serbia

Nice shopping mall with lots of good shops, a Stabucks place and a very big covered parking which is free.

4. Dom Square

Szeged Hungary
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4.5 based on 252 reviews

Dom Square

The square with exactly the same area as the Saint Mark Square in Venice (12,000 m2), bordered by elegant, northern European style buildings, was designed by Béla Rerrich and built between 1928 and 1930. On the eastern and southern side there are university institutes, while the western side is lined by the buildings of the bishop’s palace and the college of theology. The National Pantheon, placed under the arcades, includes over a hundred statues representing the prominent characters of Hungarian history, sciences and arts. The Open Air Festival was first held in front of the Votive Church in 1931. In the past decades after the first, religious themed performance, an abundance of theatrical shows have been amusing the audience in the largest “star-roof theatre” in the country.

Reviewed By V5528NFchristopherh

What a beautiful cathedral. Easily accessed and central to Szeged. We had a good look around inside and out climbed the 300 steps of the tower and visited the visitors center exhibition which was really informative and unusually the hungarian text was also in english. The square in front of the cathedral also houses the famous mechanical clock which was also quite unique and you can see the full clock movement twice a day at 12.15 and 18.45(CET). Check to make sure that it hasn't changed if you are visiting.

5. Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church of Szeged

Somogyi utca 3., Szeged 6720 Hungary
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Saint Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church of Szeged

6. City Hall

Szechenyi ter 10 On Northwestern side of Szecsenyi square, Szeged 6720 Hungary +36 62 564 127 http://www.szegedvaros.hu/
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4.5 based on 24 reviews

City Hall

The present City Hall is the 3rd building in the same place with the same function. The 1st building of a modest design was erected in 1728.It was followed by the second one with the same area as the present hall,designed by István Vedres at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.After the flood devastating almost the entire city(1879),the square was filled up,so the building became too low and awkward.Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos designed another floor and a slender central tower on the original foundation. The neo-baroque City Hall was inaugurated by Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1883,the middle window of the staircase is decorated with his renowned saying:"Szeged will be more beautiful than it used to be".The phoenix in the middle of the pediment symbolizes the revival os Szeged.The Bridge of Sighs,originally built for the Emperor and his escort visiting the reconstructed city.In the court with a unique atmosphere theatrical and musical performances await the audience each summer.

7. Klauzal Square

Klauzal ter, Szeged 6720 Hungary
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4.5 based on 24 reviews

Klauzal Square

The value preserving reconstruction of Kárász Street and Klauzál Square was granted with the Europe Nostra Award in 2004. The downtown palaces display the features of the different competing styles of the time, classicism, eclecticism and Art Nouveau. Their versatile, distinctive nature still creates a uniquely harmonic, well-balanced picture. While having a coffee, a cake or an ice-cream, we can have a look at the full-sized bronze statue of Lajos Kossuth, who made his last speech in Hungary from the balcony of the Kárász House, located on the other side of the square. On the eastern side of the square the harmonic building of the former Hotel Europe can be found as well as the New Zsótér House, which was built on the outer piles of the old castle, and where the operations of the reconstruction were directed from.

8. Szechenyi Square

Szechenyi ter In front of City Hall, Szeged 6720 Hungary
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4.5 based on 44 reviews

Szechenyi Square

The western walls of the castle built on the bank of the River Tisza in the 13th century were situated in the present Széchenyi Square,while the barren field in front of them served as a main market square and as a practice area for the soldiers defending the castle.Following the Turkish occupation,when Szeged regained its former rights and rank of a free royal city,the City Hall,the administrative centre was built here too.The 19th century reshaped the square both in appearance and function:on the southern side majestic palces were built,then during the reconstruction following the Great Flood of 1879,the castle walls were pulled down.In place of them, ,eclectic style residential and public buildings were erected and parks were created.The square,covering more than 50000m2,is lined by ancient plane trees,magnolia flowers,empress trees and many other unique plants.Among them nicely made statues make us remember some of the influential figures in the history of the city,country.

Reviewed By MarriedAnd-Over-50 - Mission, Canada

The days were hot and this is an oasis in the middle of downtown. With large trees everywhere and benches to rest, this park was a very nice spot to sit and enjoy an ice cream. I went to the fountain many times to refresh my arms and neck from there. We took the trolley back to our lodging from there. That is where the little-city-train departs every hour. It is particularly busy when the sun goes down. You see couples,families, elderly coming to enjoy their City Park. Just a lovely site!

9. National Pantheon

Dom Ter, Szeged Hungary
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4.0 based on 45 reviews

National Pantheon

10. Bridge of Sighs

Szechenyi ter 15, Szeged Hungary +36 62 564 364
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4.0 based on 36 reviews

Bridge of Sighs

Reviewed By MarriedAnd-Over-50 - Mission, Canada

Well the only thing one can do is look from outside. This bridge was built in 1883 after the one of the same name in Venice. When Franz Joszef came to see how Szeged was rebuilt after the terrible flood the city's inhabitants suffered ( only 265 houses remained) It now connects the House of Labors and the City Hall by Széchenyi Ter -square- It is exquisite and romantic looking ( to me)

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