What to see in Szeged

Szeged highlights

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

1. Votive Church

   With twin towers.

2. Reök Palace

   Art Nouveau.

3. Pick Salami Museum

   The history of paprika and salami.

4. Open-air festival

   Summer theatre in front of the church.

5. Fish soup

   Halászlé, very spicy.

Day trips from Szeged

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

• Szeged

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Typical food of Szeged

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 Szeged from your kitchen).

Halászlé

The fisherman’s soup, red with paprika, made with carp and other river fish. Szeged’s version, on the banks of the Tisza, is strained until smooth and is the most famous in the country.

• Serves 6
• 1 h 30 min

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg river fish (carp, catfish) or white fish, with heads and bones
• 3 onions
• 1 pepper and 1 tomato
• 3 tablespoons of Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 chilli
• Salt

How to make it at home

1. Put the heads, bones and the less choice pieces in a pot with the onion, pepper and tomato, cover with water and simmer for 1 hour.
2. Pass everything through a food mill and strain the broth.
3. Bring it back to the boil, add the paprika and chilli and season with salt.
4. Cook the fish fillets in it for 10 minutes over a high heat.
5. Serve with bread and fresh chilli.

The trick: In Szeged it’s cooked outdoors in cauldrons at the Fish Soup Festival.

Frequently asked questions about Szeged