Art Nouveau on the Alföld: Kecskemét, Kiskunfélegyháza, Szeged – 2 days tour
Time: 2 days
Departure place: House of Hungarian Art nouveau( Bedő-house, projected by Emil Vidor in 1903. Honvéd street 3.,Budapest, Dist.V.)
Departure time: 9:00 am
Travelling: Oldtimer luxury limousin(Citroen Traction Avant 1934/54), private chauffeur-guide.
Group size: 1-3 pax
Program:
1st day: Meeting at 8:00 am in front of the House of the Hungarian Art Nouveau, Budapest (Honvéd street 3.,Budapest, Dist.V) Having breakfast together in the Art Nouveau style Coffee House of the buliding, getting familiar with the guide, the program, the itinerary and the special line of the Hungarian Art Nouveau, the Art Nouveau of the Alföld. Optional possiblity: (ca. 30 min) visiting the Museum of the Hungarian Art Nouveau. Departure at 9:00 am with the oldtimer luxury limousin to Kecskemét. During the transfer listening to stories about Hungarian history’s from the 19th century that substantiated the art nouveau style. Arrival to Kecskemét around 11:00 am. Visiting the “Capital of the Puszta”, Kecskemét. Walking by the the Townhall, then after a short walk photo break in the towncenter’s art nouveau style buildings (Press House, Katona József High School, buliding on the Szabadság square, Reformed School, Youth Home, etc…), then visit in the Cifra-Palace, what is an emblematic building of the style and the town. Visiting the palace. Optional lunch on Kecskemét. Travelling to Kiskunfélegyháza. Photo break and visit in the huge and richly decorated Tow Hall. Travelling to Szegedre, the special town of the Alföld. Check-in in the hotel. Early evening sightseeing walk in the town, that was perished in 1879 by the flood, but rebuilted systematically. Walk in the down town (planned similar to Paris downtown), on the Széchenyi-square, in the Kárász utca, what is an elegant pedestrians precinct of the town. In the evening optional dinner in Szeged (suggested possiblity: tasting the famous szegedi fish soup in a fish restaurant), other optional programs: watching a show of the Outdoor Plays of Szeged, or wellness program in the Aquapolis Waterpark. Night in Szeged.
2nd day Breakfast in the hotel. Art Nouveau walk in Szeged. Visiting the Gróf-Palace, the special sized and beautiful synagogue, then walk between the art nouveau styled houses to the Reök Palace, visit in the museum. Optional lunch or coffee in the Reök-Palace, or on the Kárász street. Photo break at the Domen, and in the university disctrict. Short free program in Szeged. Early afternoon travelling back to Budapest with the oldtimer luxury limousin, arrival around 19:00 pm.
The price includes
- Breakfast in the Coffee House of the House of the Hungarian Art Nouveau.
- Private chauffeur-guide for 2 days (language on request: Hugarian, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian)
- Oldtimer luxury limousin, parking and road fees.
- 1 night accomodation in Szeged, Hotel Tisza 3 star hotel, in double room with breakfast (www.tiszahotel.hu)
- Entrance fees to the places: Kecskemét, Town Hall – Kecskemét, Cifra Palace – Kiskunfélegyháza, Town Hall –Szeged, Reök Palace – Szeged, Synagogue
The price does not include
- Entrance fees of the optional sights and meals (mentioned in the program)
References
- Budapest, House of the Hungarian Art Nouveau
- Kecskemét, Town Hall
- Kecskemét, Cifra Palace
- Kiskunfélegyháza, Town Hall
- Szeged, Reök Palace
- Szeged, Synagogue
- Szeged, Hotel Tisza
- Outdoor Plays of Szeged
- Szeged, Aquapolis
