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Monday’s Travel Photos – Szentendre, Hungary

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Szentendre, pronounced San-ten-dray, is a charming little town on the Danube about twenty kilometers north of Budapest, very popular in summer it seems as it is easy to get there by boat, bus, train or bike, but only crowded between about 10 am and 6 pm. After that, you can wander down the main street and only meet the locals. And we had one of our best dining experiences this summer at Muvesz in the Main Square. The architecture is mainly 18th century baroque and there are no fewer than nine churches!

The Main Square with its cobblestones
The Main Square with its cobblestones
Blagovestenska Greek Orthodox Church
Blagovestenska Greek Orthodox Church and the Baroque cross erected in 1763 to celebrate the fact that the plague bypassed the town
The Marzipan Museum
The Marzipan Museum
We often saw these tiled roofs with their unusual dormer window
We often saw these tiled roofs with their unusual dormer window
A local shop where the Hungarian owner was very helpful and friendly despite our lack of a common language
A local shop where the Hungarian owner was very helpful and friendly despite our lack of a common language
Painted angels
Painted angels
Blagovestenska Greek Orthodox Church
Blagovestenska Greek Orthodox Church

Cycling through the town after 6 pm
Cycling past the colourful merchant houses after 6 pm
The waterfront at Szentendre after the 2013 floods
The waterfront at Szentendre after the 2013 floods
Stone church with painted medallion
Stone church with painted medallion

 

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