Page 7 - csongrad2023

Sights we

should not

miss

Art Nouveau plays a particularly important role in Hungarian travellers will fi nd the Buff alo Reserve in the outskirts of

architecture, including that of the towns of the Great Plain. Mórahalom. The plot of land that embraces Lake Nagyszéksós
Its domestic variety was mainly inspired by Hungarian folk is surrounded by the peacefulness of undisturbed nature, so all
motifs. Szeged can boast many outstanding examples, as there visitors will enjoy some relaxing, yet meaningful recreation.
are nearly 50 apartment buildings, squares and statues built One of the prides of Szentes is the Neo-Renaissance style for-
in this style in the city centre. One such outstanding listed mer county hall on the main square. Currently, the building
building is the Reök Palace, a family palace built in a surpris- houses the József Koszta Museum, the Conference and Cul-

ingly brave style. tural Centre, and the Archives. The imposing building of the
Th e Cathedral of Szeged is the symbol of the city, the most Synagogue, restored in 1998, stands at the end of the main stre-
famous church in the Southern Great Plain region. Th e idea et of Szentes, which functionally houses the town’s library.

of building the church came after the flood of 1879, when the Th e Black Eagle is the pride, and one of the symbols, of Hód-

town leaders of Szeged vowed to build a new, more beautiful mezővásárhely. It has the second largest and most beautiful

and bigger church on the site of the destruction. This is from pillarless ballroom in Central Europe, which is also an event

where the church’s official name, the Votive Church, is derived. hall that can accommodate the largest number of guests in
The headstone symbolizing the deepest point of Hungary is Csongrád-Csanád County.

located in Csongrád-Csanád County. Built around a wooden Makó’s greatest pride is the Onion House designed by Imre
headstone, the Deep Point Memorial awaits visitors who Makovecz, which is an organic, four-towered building, one of
wish to rest, with a thatched-roof rest area and a water well. the best-known attractions and the most important cultural

Visiting the fairy-tale sites of the Southern Great Plain region, centre of the town and its smaller region.
5