Szentendre Town Guide

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INTRODUCTION TO SZENTENDRE

is a riverside town in Pest county, near the capital city. It is known for its museums, galleries, and artists. It has become a popular destination for tourists staying in Budapest and there are many shops and restaurants catering for these visitors.

HOW TO GET THERE

If you go by car you should use Motorway No. 11 takes from Budapest to Szentendre. The suburban railway service departing from Batthyány Square in Budapest (M2 red metro line) and takes you to Szentendre in 40 minutes. Trains depart in around every 10-15 minutes in high peak. Buses depart in the direction of Szentendre and Esztergom from Árpád Bridge coach station. The journey takes about 30 minutes.

WHAT TO SEE

Anna Margit-Ámos Imre Collection

Address: Bogdányi út 10-12.
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 9.00-17.00
Admission: 400 HUF, 250 HUF for students, pensioners

The works of the painter couple represents visional surrealism.

Jeno Barcsay Collection

Address: Szentendre, Dumtsa Jenő utca 10.
Tel: +36 26/310-244
Opening hours: 15 Mar - 30 Sept: Tue-Sun 10-18

The exhibition examines the works of constructivist painter Jenő Barcsay, a master of modern art, starting with works from the 1920's and ending with his last piece.

Béla Czóbel Museum

Address: Szentendre, Templom tér 1.
Tel: +36 26/312-721
Opening hours: 15 Mar - 30 Sept: Tue-Sun 9-17

The Museum presenting the life and works of the painter Béla Czóbel exhibits his paintings and graphic works illustrating the mood of his beginnings, the years in Nagybánya, Paris, and his last pieces.

Károly Ferenczy Museum

Opening hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-16.00

Main Square contains the artworks of the Ferenczy family: Károly Ferenczy a famous post-Impressionist, his wife and his children's works are also exhibited: tapestry by Noémi Ferenczy and modern sculptures by his brother, Béni Ferenczy.

János Kmetty Museum - Kerényi Collection

Address: Fő tér (Main Square) 21.
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 9.00-17.00
Admission: 400 HUF, 250 HUF for students, pensioners

Along with the works of painter János Kmetty the museum's cellar now gives home to sculputures by Jenő Kerényi.

Margit Kovács Ceramic Collection

Adress: Szentendre, Vastagh György u. 1.
Phone: +36 26/310-244/132
Opening hours: Tue-Sun: 9.00-17.00, in June-July August: 9.00-19.00
Admission: 700 HUF/adult, 350 HUF/students and pensioners

Ceramist and sculptor, Margit Kovács, one of the reformers of the ceramic arts, donated a significant part of her life's work to the museum in 1972. It is the most visited museum in Hungary. Visitors can become acquainted with the work of a singularly interesting artist in this exhibition space on several levels. Her figurative art is particularly engaging; her slender, folk-inspired yet realistic statuettes can be found here alongside the work inspired by Szentendre, evoking the world of religious life.

Art Mill (Művészet Malom)

Address: Bogdányi út 32.
Opening Hours: every day 10.00-18.00

The exhibition hall displays fine and applied arts works by local artists on 700 square metres. It also houses international travelling exhibits.

Szentendre Gallery

Address: Szentendre, Fő tér 2-5.
Tel: 26/310-244
Opening hours: 15 Mar - 30 Oct: Tue-Sun 10-18

The Szentendre Gallery (Szentendrei Képtár) is the largest exhibition space at present in the town, can be found in a former Serbian Merchant House (Szerb Kereskedő Ház). The gallery accommodates a collection of the Ferenczy Museum.

Szántó Memorial House and Synagogue

Address: Alkotmány utca 3.
Opening Hours: every day 10.00-18.00

The museum of the smallest synagogue in the world introduces the lifestyle of Hungrian Jews before the 2nd World War.

Serbian Orthodox Museum

Address: Szentendre, Pártiárka utca 5.
Tel: +36 26/312-399

Opening hours:
1st May – 30th Sept: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00
1st Oct – 31st Dec and 1st Mar – 30th Apr: Tue-Sun 10:00-16:00
1st Jan – 28zh Feb: Fri-Sun 10:00-16:00

Admission: adults: 400 HUF, students, pensioners: 200 HUF includes entrance to the Belgrade Cathedral

The museum is located opposite the Serbian Belgrade Cathedral. It houses great collection of Serbian ecclesiastical artifacts: icons, textiles and other relics from the 16th-19th centuries.

National Wine Museum

Address: Bogdányi út 10.

In the old cellar you can learn about, taste and buy fine Hungarian wines.

Szamos Marzipan Museum and Confectionery

Address: Szentendre, Dumtsa Jenő u. 12-14.
Tel: +36 26/310-545
Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

This is Hungary's first marzipan museum. The exhibition displays the art of marzipan making, including some masterpieces of confectionery, such as the 160 centimetre-tall model of the Parliament building.

Dobos Chocolate Museum

Address: Szentendre, Nosztalgia Ház, Bogdányi u. 2.
Tel: 26/311-660
Opening hours: Sat – Sun: 10:00 – 18:00, Mon-Fri (by appointment)
Admission: 300 HUF/adult, 200 HUF for kids under 10

Museum introduces the work of the famous confectioner József Dobos. He created the luscious Dobos cake (rich chocolate cream between layers of sponge topped with crunchy caramel) which you can try in the museum's Nosztalgia cafe.

Other sights

Lajos Vajda Museum
Gallery of the Artists' Colony
Serbian – Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (Blagovesztenszka)
Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist
The Doll Museum
Open Air Village Museum (Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum)
Museum of Hungarain Jewelry

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK

Aranysárkány (Golden Dragon) Restaurant

Address: Alkotmány utca 1/a
Tel: (+36) 26 301 479

Traditional home cooking.

Elisabeth Restaurant & Cafe

Address: Alkotmány utca 1/a
Tel: (+36) 26 311 175

Two air-conditioned rooms in a Baroque building with a nice patio. You can taste Hungarian and International specialities.

Fa Inn Restaurant

Address: Kossuth Lajos utca 22.
Tel: 06 20 252 2029, 26 303 388

Jazz, blues and piano evenings

Régimódi Vendéglő

Address: Dumtsa Jenő utca 2.
Tel: (+36) 26 311 105

Some vegetarian dishes, wide choice of fish dishes

Labirintus Restaurant in the National Wine Museum

Address: Bogdányi utca 10.
Tel: (+36) 26 317 054

You can dine in three different rooms: in the Tokaji Room in the cool cellar, in the Kupa Room on the ground level, or in the air-conditioned Vadász (Hunter's) Room on the firts level. It was altered to an idiylic terrace. In the cellar system you can taste fine wines.