Szeged region for Explorers - 3 days

Standing just outside the church, the Dömötör Tower is the steeple section of the medieval St Demetrius church, which used to occupy the land where the Votive Church now stands. The tower is the oldest surviving building in Szeged. Converted into a baptising chapel in 1931, the tower has a Baptism of Christ, a beautiful secco painted by renowned Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba‑Novák.

The zoo is home primarily to protected and endangered species of animals. Apart from the popular zoo animals, you will also find some rarities, such as the clouded leopard or the Callitrichidae.

Csillagösvény Park in Ópusztaszer has a course built for playing a wargame with numbers (in Hungarian: számháború), and also many games of logic, folk and skills-based games. The huge labyrinth allows you to walk a length that equals the height of Mont Blanc, i.e. 4,810 metres – assuming you can’t find your way out on the first attempt.

The Thermal Bath and Spa in Makó was built based on the designs by Imre Makovecz. Its organic shapes were inspired by the onion, the most famous product of Makó. The wellness unit is especially decorative and harmony-inducing. The complex therapeutics unit uses thermal water, as well as the medicinal mud from the River Maros, to treat guests.