Many sights and programs offers Szombathely and its surroundings
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James Joyce’s famous novel, Uulysses starring Leopold Bloom, is linked to Szombathely.
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Szombathely boasts many tourist interesting things, such as the Baroque Main Square or the Kamoni Arboretum.
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There are many historical and Roman memorials, such as Iseum or Romkert.
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The area offers rich excursions and natural wonders such as the written stone Natural Park or the Jeli Arboretum.
You can’t miss Bloomsday this year
The novel tells the story of June 16, 1904. In honor of this and using the protagonist’s name, many cities around the world will be held on Bloomsday celebrations on this day. Szombathely 2025 June 13-16. between 31st Bloomsday Contemporary Art Festival. One of the major partners of the program series is the Mural Workshop and Symposion, which will include 18 episodes of the novel on a large-scale outdoor wall painting. Each year, there are 2 creations for the Bloomsday series of Hungarian and Irish artists, which results in the largest outdoor contemporary exhibition in Central Europe in Szombathely.
The Bloomsday programs are free, located between the « Museum Quarter », the Gallery, the Iseum and the Bartók Hall.
Let’s go around the Queen of the West!
Szombathely, the « Queen of the West », the city of the parks, where the wind is blowing or bells. St. Martin, the guardian of the poor, the converted legionnaire, the later Bishop of Tours. Several Roman emperors visited the city, which shows the importance of the settlement. If we are here, we will walk around the city, show the sights!
1. The famous Saturday weekly markets, which are also known as the city, have been held here in previous centuries.
2nd Cathedral: The Church Center of the settlement is the third largest cathedral in the country, after Budapest and Eger. In World War II, a serious bomb attack was hit by exemplary.
3 Rome Memories: Szombathely, the Roman Savaria, the oldest inhabited settlement of Hungary. The memories of the Roman past are kept by the city with great sensitivity. The Iseum, the Romkert, the Savaria Museum, the Sala Terrena in the Episcopal Palace, all preserve important ancient finds.
4th Boating Lake: The locals are a popular hiking place, some are just resting, but many walk and run around the lake. It is a spectacular and fresh spot of the romantic island in the middle of the lake.
5th Kámoni Arboretum: Famous for Rhododendron’s collection, but also pine breeding base. Its wooden collection is the largest in the country. A very friendly drawer library works among such fantastic scenery…. Is there better?
6. Skanzen: The Open-Air Ethnographic Museum opened its doors in 1973 as the second open music of the country. Among the residential buildings we find poor peasant, wealthy peasant and noble homes, harrow, hedge and filling houses. In the center of the village is a copy of the late Baroque Perenye chapel set in 1800. In the Skanzen, native Hungarian pets are raised and plants used in folk medicine are cultivated. Old grape varieties and native fruit trees were planted on the village vineyard.
7. Octopus Water Tower: The water tower built in 1926 is the iconic building of the city. The dome of the surrounding park above the canopy of the surrounding park draws attention from far away. The building has a bistro, an innovative, interactive exhibition, with a 45 m high look at the audience.
8. Historical Wall Forskó (Kőszegi Street): A wall painting evoking the important moments of the city’s history is 68 meters long and 14.8 meters high. Not only is the largest work of this kind in Vas County, but one of the largest outdoor wall painting in Central Europe.
9. Adventure City: The largest playground in the country, with the ladder of one hectare, nine towers, slides and rope ladies offers variations of carefree play in the green heart of Szombathely, attracting all children – and their parents for several hours of self -relaxation.
Program Calcade for all summer
• Savaria Historical Carnival (August 20-24): One of the largest arts festival in Central Europe. Roman legionnaires, gladiators, firefighters and masks bring color and life to the streets of the « old city ». Concerts, artistic productions, unloading fair, gastro -yard, costume parade are taking place throughout downtown. It is an indispensable exciting program where everyone will find an event.
• Lamantin Jazz Festival (June 29-July 5): For the 21st time, the one -week event and improvisation camp will be held at the Weöres Sándor Theater. The genre diversity of co -genres is also presented at concerts and performances.
• Museum Night (June 28): The national event series is also very popular in Szombathely. The Savaria Museum, the Smidt Museum, the Schrammel Collection, the Gallery and the Iseum Savariense archaeological workshop and repository will open its doors to those interested.
• Garden cinema on the memorial hill. Is there a more romantic thing in the summer than to cinema under the open sky?
• Terrace concerts on the terrace of the Mayor’s Office. Open City Hall for the benefit and use of the public.
• Night ice creams In the city’s iconic confectionery, the Mészáros Confectionery.
Discover the area too!
If we have already visited this city with a very rich historical history, it is worth planning for several days to discover the spectacle of the area. There are excellent hiking trails for this, with plenty of bicycle tours and baths.
1. Kőszeg, the jewel boxone of the most harmonious and cozy small towns in the country. The castle theater in the castle yard offers programs throughout the summer.
2. The area is specifically recommended for asthmatics due to its crystal clear air. The most famous honorary citizen of me Mari Törőcsik.
The Irottkő Natural Park Hungary It has significant protected natural values, a historical and cultural heritage at the western border. There are plenty of bicycle paths and hiking trays and baths awaiting those awaiting active relaxation.
3. Boundless migration from the Alps to Pannonia: Alpannonia® is an Austrian-Hungarian hiking trail, special because this international hiking trail connects the Alpine mountains with the Pannonian region. The main branch of the hiking trail is shown by Red Alpannonia®. Those choosing a longer route can be made 120 km from Fischbach to Kőszeg in 7 stages, approx. With a distance of 14-21 km or from Semmering to Kőszeg, 98 km in 6 stages. On the local branches of the hiking trail, the yellow Alpannonia® mark leads the hikers. These are half a day or one day shorter tours, pear tours, do not require much fitness, but they offer excellent « warm-up » routes and offer excited programs for all ages!
4. Jacchthe monumental basilica of the Benedictine Abbey, founded in 1220, is a unique, well-preserved representative of Romanian Hungarian architecture.
5. Sárvár: The thermal bathArboretum and the Turkish « black beagle », famous castle of Ferenc Nádasdy.
6. Büki adventure bath: 34 pools await visitors with a spa service. Its popularity is shown by the fourth most visited city in Hungary in terms of the number of guest nights.
7. Guard, region of national parks, lakes, and charming small settlements.
8. Jeli arboretum: It has a world-renowned Rhododendron collection, with thousands of copies of more than 300 types of Rododendron, providing a magical sight in May-June.
