What to see in Debrecen

Debrecen highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Great Reformed Church

   The symbol of the city.

2. Nagyerdő Park

   Woods and a spa.

3. Déri Museum

   Hungarian art.

4. Hortobágy

   Puszta grasslands and herdsmen on horseback, a World Heritage Site.

5. Piac Street

   The main avenue.

Day trips from Debrecen

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Hortobágy

Some links are affiliate links: if you book through them, Bagintravel may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Typical food of Debrecen

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Debrecen from your kitchen).

Hortobágy pancakes

Thin pancakes filled with meat stewed in paprika, folded into parcels and covered in a soured cream sauce. They come from the Hortobágy puszta, near Debrecen.

• Serves 4
• 1 h 30 min

Ingredients

• 8 thin pancakes
• 500 g diced beef or chicken
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons of sweet paprika
• 1 pepper and 1 tomato
• 200 ml soured cream
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Lard or oil, and salt

How to make it at home

1. Soften the onion, add the paprika off the heat, then the meat, pepper and tomato, and cook covered for 1 hour with a little water.
2. Take out the meat and chop it finely. Mix it with a little of the sauce.
3. Fill each pancake, fold in the sides and roll it up like a parcel.
4. Mix the rest of the sauce with the soured cream and flour and cook for 3 minutes.
5. Put the pancakes in a dish, pour the sauce over and grill for 10 minutes.

The trick: You can also brown them in the pan before adding the sauce.

Frequently asked questions about Debrecen