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Kaposvár, the city of

fl owers

The county seat of Somogy is as old as the state of Hungary, built in 1911, which is one of the city’s most famous build-
and just like Rome, it was built on seven hills in the embrace ings nationwide. The architecture of the different ages left

of the hills of Zselic and the Kapos River. Although it was a clear mark on the city centre. The houses built in the his-

affected by the “storms of history”, thanks to the coopera- toric city centre create beautiful and harmonious streets

tion of the locals, it was rebuilt again and again, and became and building complexes. The urban reconstruction over the
a prosperous episcopal town, a university town popular years has completely preserved the original values, enriched
among students, and the place where great festivals are held. the public spaces with pedestrian surfaces, fountains, street
It is also called the city of flowers and fountains, with one of furniture and sculptures of classical design and preserved

the most beautiful flowery squares in Europe, and even the the architectural works of the previous eras in an exemplary

city’s thermal and adventure spa is called Virágfürdő (Flow- manner for the third millennium. In Kaposszentjakab, we
er Spa). Great artists were born, settled, or spent longer or can visit one of the most valuable and protected monu-

shorter periods of time here, such as József Rippl-Rónai, ments of Kaposvár and Somogy County, the building
Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, Endre Ady, István Fekete, Aurél complex of the Benedictine Abbey, founded in 1061 and
Bernáth, János Vaszary, Sándor Galimberti or Lajos Kunff y. preserved in Romanesque style. The largest water reservoir

The Csiky Gergely Theatre, whose company has also won in Hungary, the Deseda Lake and Arboretum, is located

significant awards in the international theatre art in recent next to the town, and thanks to its cosy surroundings, it

decades, is one of the most famous creative workshops in provides great recreation not only for tourists and those
Kaposvár, a city that has always been proud of its cultural who wish to swim, but also for anglers.
life. The theatre is operating in the Art Nouveau building

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