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of Hungary, with its Baroque Festetics Palace and dral and the Dömötör Tower.
the Balaton Museum. We proceed to Kaposvár
First-time Ungheria that, according to the legend, was founded on 7 Typical dish not to be missed: the Szeged-style
hills just as Rome. Arrival in Pécs, visit of the Zsol-
fish soup called Halászlé. The soup is made of
6 days nay quarter, built on the land belonging to the fa- carp, catfish and fogas cooked with onions, sweet
mous ceramic factory of Vilmos Zsolnay, the most tomatoes and peppers, and is characterized by a
important potter of the country. For this reason strong taste and a vivid red colour.
1st Day: Hévíz the city features many multicoloured facades and
The seaside town of Hévíz, 195km from Budapest roofs made in ceramics. 4th Day: Szeged - Kecskemét - Debrecen (Km.
and 6km from the Lake Balaton, is a huge thermal 275)
complex thanks to the healing waters of the Lake Curiosity: in 1852 a pot maker of Pécs founded The city of Kecskemét is placed halfway between
Hévíz. It’s considered the major thermal natural a factory for the production of hydraulic pipes, Szeged and Budapest and its name comes from
lake in the world, originating from past volcanic stone plates, ceramics for the building construc- the word “kecske”, goat, while the syllable “mét”
activities, and it is still biologically active. With a tions, using a underdeveloped technology. In means walk.
surface of 4,4 hectares, it receives the water from 1865 his son Vilmos Zsolnay became the man- It’s known as the “city of bells” since on a Town
2 mineral-rich springs: their flow is so strong ager of the factory and he won many prestigious Hall balcony you can find many bells of different
(410litres/second) that the water of the lake is prizes at world fairs and international exhibitions, dimensions. Striking the hour, the bells play Hun-
completely replaced every 72 hours. including the World Fair in Vienna (1873) and the garian folk songs. At 12:00 am the sound lasts 10
World Fair in Paris (1878). minutes.
Curiosity: According to an old legend Virgin Mary, Continuing our walk we will find 4 churches
after having listened to the prayers of the nanny 3rd Day: Pécs - Szeged (km. 190) belonging to different religious communities:
of a paralyzed child, made the water gush from a Visit of Pécs: Szécheny square is dominated by Catholic, Protestant and Jewish.
spring in order to heal him. Thanks to the warm the main Muslim sanctuary of central Europe:
water and to the mud, the child recovered. The the Mosque of Pasha Qasim. The Romanesque Alcoholic curiosity: Kecskemét is a significant
legend dates back to the Romans and the child Cathedral is the landmark of the city because of fruit production centre, that’s why is popular
is Flavius Theodosius, the future emperor of the the perseverance of the Hungarian citizens over the distillation of fruit mash or pulp known as
Eastern Roman Empire who recognized Christian- the centuries. Today it is devoted to St. Peter and the “pálinka”, the Hungarian grappa. The most
ity as official religion within the Empire. Paul and it was nicknamed the “small Basilica” famous and scented local pálinka derives from
by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Hungary. apricots.
In the afternoon departure for Szeged, the third We proceed our journey to Debrecen, the sec-
largest city of Hungary, located really close to the ond largest city of Hungary that was declared
border with Serbia and Rumania. Its nickname is twice official capital. The city was nicknamed the
2nd Day: Hévíz - Keszthely - Kaposvár - Pécs(Km. the “City of sunshine”, due to the high hours of “Calvinist Rome” since in 1538 it became the cen-
160) sunlight reported during the year. The main at- tre of Calvinism. Before reaching the centre, we
Visit of the close city of Keszthely, the “beach” tractions are the modern Synagogue, the Cathe- will visit the Nagyerdei Park, also known as the
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