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	Szentendre travel guide - Wikitravel
		Szentendre is a small town on the Danube River, 19 kilometers north of Budapest, Hungary.
		Szentendre is easily reached on the HÉV suburban railway line from Batthyány tér (on the Metro red line) in Budapest.
		Commemorates the town being spared from a plague epidemic in the region.
	wikitravel.org /en/Szentendre (381 words)

	Hotels in Szentendre, Hungary - Travel and Hotel Info
		Szentendre is the largest settlement of the Danube Bend, located north of Budapest along road 11, on the right side of the Danube.
		Szentendre is the city of arts and museums.
		The hotel is located next to the Danube's shore in Szentendre, in a quiet and agreeable Square of the city center's border and with good parking places.
	www.ohb.hu /city/szentendre/index.en.html (251 words)

	About Szentendre
		Szentendre is situated north of Budapest on the banks of the Danube River.
		Szentendre is a major tourist destination and is a common day-trip for travellers to Budapest.
		Szentendre is a town of arts and museums.
	www.rec.org /rec/introduction/szentendre/Szentendre.html (354 words)

	Szentendre, Hungary
		Szentendre is linked to Budapest by the suburban train HÉV. In summer boats operate between the Budapest mooring post Vigadó tér and Szentendre.
		From the 14th C several waves of Greek Orthodox Serbs came to Szentendre, fleeing to escape the Turks.
		Epidemics, including the devastating vine pest in 1880, and floods retarded the development of Szentendre in the 19th C. At the beginning of the 20th C painters, sculptors and designers discovered this small town, untouched by industrialization, thereby encouraging tourist development in Szentendre.
	www.planetware.com /hungary/szentendre-h-ps-szen.htm (455 words)

	Szentendre, the town of artists
		Szentendre is a town which lies on the right bank of the Danube in the foothills of the Visegrad Hills.
		Szentendre is not far from the centre of Budapest.
		Next to the railway station in Szentendre an old railway depot is the Museum of Public Transport, which shows the history of Budapest's public transport and old trams and suburban trains were used in the last 100 years.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/hungary_heart_of_europe/58440 (585 words)

	Szentendre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Szentendre (Medieval Latin: Sankt Andrae; Serbian: Сентандреја or Sentandreja; German: Sankt Andrä; Slovak: Senondrej; Croatian: Sentandrija) is a riverside town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city of Budapest.
		Szentendre is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographical Museum), galleries, and artists.
		Szentendre is home to the Kovács Margit Múzeum, named after renowned ceramicist Margit Kovács (1902–1977) whose ceramic statues enjoy great popularity even today and are on permanent exhibition at the museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Szentendre (335 words)

	Szentendre Hungary - In Your Pocket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Szentendre was originally settled by Serb refugees and still retains a South Slav air, not only in the Orthodox churches and Cyrillic-inscribed monuments but also in its Mediterranean townscape.
		Much of the Serb population abandoned the city in the 19th century, when it was hit by floods and crop disease.
		Szentendre is centered on Fö tér (Main Square), with cobblestoned streets winding off it in all directions.
	www.inyourpocket.com /hungary/szentendre/en (312 words)

	Tabibito's Hungary Guide: Szentendre, the nice old town north of Budapest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Szentendre shouldn't be missed, but many travelers will be glad when they can leave this overcrowded place.
		The ride takes 40 minutes only, the fare is less than 200 ft. From Szentendre, buses run along the Danube to the north to →Visegrád (45 minutes) and as far as →Esztergom (1½ hrs, around 500 Ft.).
		The Danube is particularly beautiful between Szentendre and Visegrád in the north.
	www.tabibito.de /balkan/eszentendre.shtml (711 words)

	Szentendre Artist's Colony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The art school of Szentendre, a town by the Danube, was established in 1928.
		The prevailing style of the Szentendre school was that of the Roman school, but neo-classicist and naive styles (Jenõ Paizs-Goebel: Golden Age) were also present whereas pictures of Jenõ Barcsay showed towns and landscapes in a structural approach (Hilly Landscape, 1934).
		The art of Szentendre was present not only in works of the art school, and there were several painters of different generations in Szentendre who represented different styles.
	hungart.euroweb.hu /tours/szente_e.html (257 words)

	Budapest Daytrips
		Regardless of whether you visit Szentendre at the height of the tourist season, or during the autumn/winter when an almost surreal air of calmness and serenity is restored, the town leaves a lasting impression on all those who do.
		A few kilometres outside of Szentendre is the Open-air Ethnographical Museum (Skanzen) which attempts to recreate rural life in Hungary between the 18th and 19th centuries.
		While Esztergom or Szentendre should be your first choices for a day-trip from Budapest, the small, sleepy village of Visegrád still makes for an interesting afternoon's sightseeing if you have time to spare.
	www.talkingcities.co.uk /budapest_pages/sights_daytrips.htm (1231 words)

	European Folklore Institute
		Founded on February 1, 1967, the museum of folk culture in Szentendre is the second-largest ethnographic museum in Hungary.
		Only in the light of all this is the building reassembled at the appropriate location on the museum site, conserved, and furnished with restored and conserved artifacts, ready to receive visitors to the museum, the tangible witness to the culture and customs of a bygone age.
		The Szentendre Open-Air Museum of Ethnography was reclassified as a research center in 1981.
	www.folkline.hu /kiadvanyok/hh_01/szentendre.html (1252 words)

	Szentendre - History
		The first and biggest of the beads is Szentendre, a peaceful little town inhabited by a population of about 20.000.
		Szentendre was a place of importance in the time of Lombards and became the tribal center for the Avars who followed.
		The flourishing town of the 18th century started on the road of decay during the 19th century due to wars, natural disasters, rivalry among industrial establishments and, finally, because of phylloxera disease (a wine-pest).
	web.axelero.hu /rozsasand/szentendre/Tortenelem/index_en.html (1072 words)

	Szentendre :: Gowealthy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A major tourist attraction is Szentendre's summer festival (Szentendrei Nyár), which runs from late June to late August and encompasses jazz and folk music evenings, organ concerts, dancing and theatrical performances.
		Typical of the churches in Szentendre, this was built in the late eighteenth century to replace an older wooden church, although its Byzantine-style iconostasis was inherited rather than specially commissioned.
		During the summer festival, concerts are held in the courtyard of the museum.
	www.gowealthy.com /article/1741/page_4/index.asp (380 words)

	Szentendre - Hotels in Szentendre, Szentendre accommodation, pension in Szentendre, Szentendre tourist information, ...
		Szentendre is situated at the entrance of the Danube Bend, at the meeting point of the Pilis and Danube, in a marvellous natural area.
		Szentendre is easy to reach from Budapest with car, suburban rail, scheduled buses or ship.
		In the downtown of Szentendre more then 50 restaurants are waiting for visitors with the special Hungarian and international cuisine.
	www.budapest-hotel-guide.hu /en/hungary-cities-regions/szentendre.php (227 words)

	Pap-Sziget Kemping Budapest - Szentendre Hungary
		The small Danube island of Pap-Sziget is in fact a marvellous park with many large trees, at a few minutes walk from the town center.
		An ideal environment indeed for perfect holidays with family and groups, and for excursions to Budapest, Szentendre, and to the mediavel places of Visegrád and Esztergom.
		The Pap-Sziget camping at Szentendre is an excellent destination for families with children.
	www.pap-sziget.hu /index-en.html (103 words)

	Budapest and Szentendre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Szentendre's main square, Fo tér, is an historic ensemble of Baroque, Rococo and Louis XVI-style buildings.
		In Szentendre, the House of Folk Arts is situated at Takoczi, a short distance west of Fo tér.
		You will be able to tour Szentendre and visit what is of most interest to you, as we will have several tour guides available who are citizens and professionals in various fields within the town of Szentendre.
	www.agecon.uga.edu /~wacra/nlszent.htm (549 words)

	Szentendre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Szentendre (sen-TAHN-dray) is a quaint little town with a tight maze cobblestone streets, lots of shops, and several churches, all overlooking a peaceful section of the Danube.
		Like Dresden, Szentendre has a river taxi service that is a great summer alternative to the train if you wish to go to/from Budapest.
		To be sure, any transport to Szentendre in the summertime is going to be packed with people.
	www.tompgalvin.com /places/hu/szentendre.htm (338 words)

	Hungary's on line guide-Surroundings of Budapest-The Danube Bend-Szentendre
		There is hardly any other town in the world similar to Szentendre where there is one gallery or museum per 1000 people.
		If the visitor climbs up here on the stairs and the meandering little lanes, he will be greeted by the by the picturesque panorama of the old city, the looming range of mountains, the Danube and the line of trees living on Szentendre Island that has a long stretch in the river.
		Szentendre has peculiar radiating optimism, a cheer fulness which is partly due to the hospitality of the people living here.
	www.guideviaggi.net /english/dbp_cit1.htm (433 words)

	Szentendre : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		The center of Szentendre (pronounced Sen-ten-dreh) must rank with Pest's Váci utca and Buda's Castle District as one of the most heavily visited spots in all of Hungary.
		After the almost-suffocating hubbub of the center of the city, we're pretty sure you'll appreciate the peace and quiet of the many exhibition halls and the winding cobblestone streets that lead to a Roman Catholic church yard at the top of the hill, with lovely views of the red-tile rooftops.
		Wander down side streets; Szentendre is too small for you to get lost in and too beautiful for a less-than-thorough exploration.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/szentendre/2693010001.html (292 words)

	Szentendre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		About two hours by boat up the Danube River from Budapest, Szentendre is a charming look at a more rural side of life than what you experience in the city.
		Although it is obvious that the main source of revenue for the village is tourism, with almost every doorway off the cobblestone streets leading to a shop or a cafe', it is far enough removed from the urban area to still seem relatively unspoiled.
		In Szentendre, the main part of the town must be traversed by foot with narrow cobblestone streets and alleys...
	www.jonbales.com /budapest/Szentendre/Szentendre.htm (306 words)

	Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: Szentendre by Day, Budapest by Night
		Located north of Budapest in the Danube Bend, just south of the Slovak border, Szentendre was famous for its world-class collection of Orthodox churches, built by the local Serbian population that had called the village home for much of the last six centuries.
		Approximately 250 Jews lived in Szentendre before the war; by the time it was over, they had all died or left.
		Currently, there are no Jews in Szentendre, but the city has promised it would donate a house to a rabbi if he would move to Szentendre and bring at least one Jewish family with him.
	www.andycarvin.com /archives/2005/05/szentendre_by_d.html (4578 words)

	Fo ter, Szentendre
		Hungary > Pest > Hungary > Hungary - Budapest and Central Danube Region > Szentendre
		Lined with attractive merchants' houses in Baroque and 18th C plait style, the triangular Fo tér, the main square in Szentendre, is under historical protection.
		In the middle of the square stands the "Merchants' Cross", a wrought-iron cross on a stone pedestal decorated with icons, erected by the "Privileged Serbian Business Community" in 1763 following a plague epidemic.
	www.planetware.com /szentendre/fo-ter-h-ps-fot.htm (101 words)

	Benjamin Han: Szentendre, June 18
		This is me holding the camera pointing to ourselves (while waiting for the train to Szentendre).
		Szentendre: an ancient door and a bucket of flowers.
		Szentendre: this road leads to the town center (Centrum).
	www.cs.cmu.edu /People/benhdj/Images/Szentendre_2006/index.html (513 words)

	Bkv Rt. - Museums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An old wish of the experts of Budapest Transport Limited came true when, at the time of the modernisation of the Szentendre suburban railway line in 1991 - 92, a permanent exhibition could be opened in one of the reconstructed covered depots displaying the transport history of the capital and its neighbourhood.
		The depot was built in 1914, during the electrification of the suburban railway line, but by the beginning of the 1990's it became unsuitable for the storage and maintenance of trains with big passenger carrying capacity.
		In the third room the technological relics of public transport infrastructure, track and catenary construction, maintenance and power supply are demonstrated.
	www.bkv.hu /angol/muzeum/szentendre.html (323 words)

	Szentendre Things to Do Tips by barryg23 - VirtualTourist.com
		Szentendre lies right beside the Danube river and it's only a short walk from the town centre ot the riverside.
		At the centre of the square lies the Plague Cross, erected in the 18th century to celebrate the end of a Plague epidemic.
		There are nice views of the rooftops of the town and of the Danube in the distance from the square, while on the square there are stalls selling arts and crafts, the proceeds of which go to the nearby Parish Church of St. John.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/31f5f/68f83/4/?o=2 (371 words)

	Szentendre travel guide
		It was founded in the 14th century by Serbian refugees who fled from the Turks.
		Although they struggled with invasians, they managed to hold on to their orthodox religion, as is testified by the many small orthodox churches still in Szentendre.
		Just outside of Szentendre lies the open air ethnographical museum (Skanzen) which depicts Hungarian rural life in the 17th and 18th century.
	www.world66.com /europe/hungary/szentendre (306 words)

	Szentendre (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Szentendre is renowned both at home and abroad for its artistic heritage and has been home to many of Hungary’s foremost artists, poets and sculptors.
		One particularly interesting museum is at Skanzen on the outskirts of Szentendre here an open air museum aims to recreate life in the various regions of Hungary from the 18th century onwards.
		The beauty and location of the town allied to its heritage, which has been maintained to the present day, have resulted in it being a popular destination for visitors from both Hungary and abroad.
	www.hgta-online.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /Szentendre.htm (346 words)

	Trip To Szentendre \| Budapest Index: sights, cafes, clubs, spas, shopping, transport, more.
		Szentendre is a small town in the outskirts of Budapest.
		For many years Szentendre was a town of artists, and home to Serbian settlers.
		Though we found Szentendre not really ethnic, it was still a fascination.
	www.budapestindex.com /blog/editors/200405/szentendre (258 words)

	In Depth- Szentendre
		Szentendre was a pleasant little town just north of Budapest, and home to this pink church.
		The 3D in the photo is quite vivid with the trees and vivid pink color with the blue sky.
		The yellow dot shows where Szentendre is in relation to Budapest, and I've highlighted the other cities that appear in the InDepth Hungary pop-up gallery.
	www.3dphoto.net /world/europe/czechslohung/szentendre.html (213 words)

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