Székesfehérvár
Understand
During his principality (972 - 997) Géza, the Grand Duke, established Székesfehérvár as his princely dwelling on the hills surrounded by swamps and therefore considered safe. His palace was fortified by ditches and ramparts, and the Byzantine-style, quatrefoil church, which was one of the first Hungarian stone built churches and later served as his resting-place.
During the reign of King St Stephen (1001 -1038) it was a populous and extended settlement, surrounded by palings and walls built of soil. King Stephen's basilica was built in this time. It was one of the most monumental buildings in Europe at that time.
In the 12th century there were great building operations in Székesfehérvár. The monks settling in the city and the inhabitants enriched Alba Regia by building pompous churches, monasteries, and dwelling houses. The construction of Saint Peter's cathedral - next to Saint Peter's church, built under the principality of Géza - was started in the 13th century. King Béla IV was crowned in this cathedral. The city was fenced with walls in the 14th century.
The Turks occupied the strategically important town in 1543 and kept it under their rule for 145 years.
In 1703 the city regained its title as a free royal city. In the 1720s major construction were started: first the Franciscans then the Carmelites built churches, and under the rule of Maria Theresa there were Baroque-, rococo-, and so called copf-style town-houses built.
In 1800s the first Hungarian and German primary school opened its gates, the education was started at the Jesuits' secondary school, and this town was the first to embrace the cause of the Hungarian theatrical art.
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phone: +36 22 537261address: Oskola u. 2-4
Get in
By train
Train StationThere are very frequent rail services from Budapest. First, there is an hourly commuter train service (labelled személy) to Székesfehérvár, stopping at almost every station (although, between Kelenföld and Érd felsö it only stops in Budatétény) and taking 80 minutes to arrive. Second, there is an hourly intercity rail service (labelled gyors and not InterCity) running to Szombathely and Nagykanizsa alternately, stopping only at Kelenföld on its way and taking 65 minutes to arrive. All trains depart from the Budapest-Déli station and to not serve the Nyugati and Keleti stations. Check the most recent timetable at MÁV's website.
By bus
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Bus Station
phone: +36 22 514714address: Piac tér 30Direct connections from Budapest, Népliget bus station. The journey takes roughly 1hr 15min. Prices are exactly the same for the bus and for the train. The only advantage then to taking a bus instead of the train would be that the city bus station is located exactly in the downtown. Buses to Pápa (between 08:00 and cca. 19:00, hourly,about 2 hours).
By car
The M7 runs just south of Székesfehérvár and is the fastest way to arrive. From the exit merge onto 63 which will eventually take you into Piac Square.By taxi
Since the city is 60 km out of Budapest this is by far the most expensive option. If, however, you are arriving at Ferihegy and are going directly to Székesfehérvár, Zona Taxi offers a fixed rate of Ft 20 000.Get around
See
Churches
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St Anna Chapel
address: Arany János utcaSzent Anna's is one of the few medieval buildings left untouched by the Turks. The church was constructed in 1470 in a Gothic style. -
Bishops Palace
phone: +36 22 510694address: Városház tér. 5This large pile dominates Városház square and but basically made in Baroque style is there are some Cpof element that way this is one of Hungary's most important Copf style buildings. The palace was constructed in 1800-1801 from ruins of the former cathedral in the Ruin Garden exactly made from ruins of the former Holy Mary Provost (Coronation) Church. -
phone: +36 22 315114address: II. János Pál pápa tér / Arany János utca 9Built in 1235 by King Béla IV, who was later crowned there. Most of what you see today, however, was from after 1777, when the cathedral became the episcopal seat. The interior is baroque in style and the towers were begun at the beginning of the 19th century.
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phone: +36 22 315583address: Koronázó tér, Várkörút 5.A national memorial on Koronázó tér, just east of the main square. In the middle ages this was the site of Hungary's most important church and had it not been for the Turks blowing it up. Here is the ruins of the main church of the medieval Hungary, Here stand the basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it would be to Hungary what Westminster Abbey is to England. The church was begun in 1016 under Hungary's first Christian king, Szent István. At the time, Székesfehérvár was the capital of the kingdom, and this church was the site of numerous coronations. In addition, from 1038 to 1543 fifteen Hungarian kings were put to eternal rest here (starting with Szent István himself and ending with Szapolyai János). As already mentioned, the church was destroyed by the Turks in 1601 and in 1800 the remains were used to build the Bishops Palace on nearby Városház square. Today all that remains of the once great basilica are stone walls outlining its form. The big draw, however, is to visit the mausoleum containing Szent István's sarchaphogus. This was discovered in 1803 during the building of the Bishop's Palace. The cherubic forms on the outside and royal relics contained within clearly identified this as the tomb of Szent István. The sarchaphogus originally was taken to the National Museum in Budapest, but was brought back to Székesfehérvár in 1936, and since then has remained in the attractive mausoleum at the entrance of the garden. Photography is not allowed in the mausoleum.
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phone: +36 22 316461, +36 30 3228227 (Mobil)address: Batthyány u. 4
St. Donat Chapel
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Our Lady of Hungary parish church
phone: +36 22 304-085address: Budai út 224
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address: Városház tér 4?
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phone: +36 22 315447address: Fő utca / Szent János köz 1
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phone: +36 22 315328address: Petőfi Sándor utca 2.
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phone: +36 22 315-444address: Rákóczi u. 32
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Upper City - Saint Sebastian the Martyr parish
phone: +36 22 315-482address: Móri út 20.
Museums
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phone: +36 22 315583address: Fő utca. 6 / Országzászló tér 3.The main city museum is the King St. Stephen Museum, which runs several different branches and exhibitions throughout the city. An exhibition of the history shows objects from thousands of years in Fejér county. Archaeological exhibition from the Neolithic age to the Turkish era. Here we can see precious stone carvings remains of the Royal Basilica. The Roman Age Lapidarium a part of it, here are 2st-4th-century tombstones, a sarcophagus, an altar, and the emperor statue fragments from different part of the Fejér county.
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phone: +36 22 315583address: Fõ út 6Same place with King St. Stephen Museum.
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phone: +36 22 314106address: Bartók Béla tér 1The main attractions of the Csók Picture Gallery is a painting by Vilmos Aba–Novák, the title of its is the Hungarian-French historic relations. Vilmos Aba-Novák was brilliant Hungarian painter in the 1930s, 1940s. This panel painting was pride of the Hungarian pavilion at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937, which was awarded the Jury with Grand Prix. According to one anecdote, Picasso when seeing the picture impressed cried up: "Who is this barbaric genius?". The work can be seen in the Csók Picture Gallery only once a year.
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phone: +36 22-317027, +36 22 315583address: Arany János utca 12The civil Fehérvár imprint of the late baroque Budenz House. Here's private art collection of fine and applied arts of Ybl Ervin. Also his Scottish Art Nouveau-style study dazzles the art lovers. Excellent value.
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phone: +36 22 315583address: Fő utca 6Until 1971 a pharmacy operated hete. In 1745 the Jesuits purchased the building for Ft 1200 from heirs of the apothecary, Johann Mehler. The items of equipment, turned wooden jars, large tincture press and inscribed in a mortar are all from the time of the Jesuits. It is a storehouse of unrivaled values.
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Clock Museum
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City Gallery - Deák Collection
phone: +36 22 329431address: Oskola utca 10The museum is in a historic building in the small Esterházy Palace The collection shows from the 1900s up to 1980s the development of Hungarian painting. About 400 works are on displayed. These include Rippl-Ronai, Mednyánszky, The Eight, Egry and Czóbel works well. -
phone: +36 22 329-431address: Jókai utca 11 entre Oskola utca 10
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address: Megyeház u. 1763 dollhouse displays spread out over seven rooms. The collection contains dolls and dollhouses as old as from the 17th century up to the 20th. The fine details are sure to keep adults just as interested as children, and there's a large display of old military toys set up defending a castle. Photography is not allowed in the museum.
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phone: +36 22 510-698, +36 22 510699address: Városház tér 4The museum's permanent exhibition shows the valuable liturgical artefacts and religious relics of the Diocese of Székesfehérvár. One of the main sight is the head relic of Saint Stephen, an ornate silver herm.
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Ethnography Collection of St. Stephen Museum
phone: +36 22 398083address: Országzászló tér 3.Folk art objects from Fejér county. Present folk art movements, The work of present folk artists. Meet merchandise offerings of the gingerbread seller, the crockery vendor, vendor goose hindquarters! -
phone: +36 22 329504address: Megyeház u. 17The most famous Hungarian painters works are here. Shows in chronological order of the most important artists and phenomena of the 19th century to the present.
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Open Air Museum of Palotaváros
address: Rác utca 11Nowhere near as large as other museum villages in Hungary 12 thatched peasant houses and a Byzantine-style church, nevertheless it does an excellent job of preserving day to day life of Serbian immigrants living on Rác street (Rác is the old Hungarian word for Serb). The first section contains the family room and kitchen (make sure to look straight up at the darkened chimney where they used to dry sausage). The next section preserves the family's hat shop, and the final section contains various mementos from the street's former residents. Photography is not allowed in the museum. -
phone: +36 22 202-601address: Oskola utca 2-4The museum's toy collection represents an unrivaled value not only in Hungary but in Europe.
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phone: +36 22 340-364address: Pelikán yard, Kossuth utca 15.An one-storey house in Székesfehérvár. It used to be the Pelican Inn. Built in Baroque style in 1756. In the courtyard Was the theater hall, here was guest starred Sándor Petofi, great Hungarian poet.
Monuments
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address: Kossuth utcaThis domed monument bath built in 1905, in Art Nouveau style, decorated with shell. After careful reconstruction was opened to the public in the spring of 2010.
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Aunt Sue statue
address: Liszt Ferenc utcaShe is a good acquaintance of the local people. Aunt Katie, the city was once a well-known and beloved fresh product seller of green market. The townspeople hope good luck if touching the statue, this reason, the nose of the statue is shiny polished.
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Bishop wells
address: Piac térBishop's well stand in a field in front of the castle wall. Jeno Bory sculptor's work. At the top stand a knight who lifting a sword, and on a pedestal are four bronze statues, these showing famous Hungarian bishops. -
Clock Game
address: Kossuth udvarThe figures of 'hours of play' portrayed legendary kings of Hungary's and other well-known historical figures. First show is morning at 10:00, and after every two hours with musical accompaniment. -
City Hall
phone: +36 22-537200address: Városház tér 1The right wing of the building since 1698 recorded as a town hall. A monumental work by Vilmos Aba-Novák. -
Country Flag
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County Hall
address: Szent István térThe County Hall was built between 1807-1812 in classical style. The facade designed by Michael Pollack. In the construction used the southern bastion stones of the medieval castle. In the Knight hall of upstairs can be found portraits of the former Hungarian rulers. -
Dancer
address: Kossuth utcaThe sculptor was Medgyessy Ferenc (1881-1958). The original statue was made in 1954, is located in Budapest on the Madach Square. The Székesfehárvár's copy erected in 1984, after the artist's widow donated to the city. -
Domokos Kalmáncsehi statue
address: II. János Pál pápa térA Béla Ohmann creation. Made of Haraszt's limestone. It commemorates to a 15th century, outstanding humanist scholar, who was a provost of the city and the cathedral's guardian. For a long time it was believed that he built the chapel of St. Anne for that the statue's left hand is located on a miniature replica of the chapel. -
Fejér County Archives
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Flower clock
address: Fő utcaThis floricultural work is renewable from year to year, an interesting sight of the city. From spring to autumn show the precise time. The date is displayed next to the clock is always right! -
Globus crucifer
address: Városház téra stone image of the royal symbol of power of the same name. This statue is one of the kings of Hungary crowning badges. Béla Ohmann work official title is the "Fehérvári law" . The circumferential inscription in Latin means "Fehérvár is a free city, of Saint Stephen's mercy." -
God's Eye House
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address: Géza nagyfejedelem térIn 1972 was inaugurated the city founder Grand Prince Géza life-size statue. At this time was 1000 year-old the city. The scaled floor plan of Church of Geza can be see on the statue's base. The statue wss made in 1972 by Meszlényi János.
Fountain Csitáry in the Rose ParkIron-rich mineral called sour water flows, and the season is hanging chimes every hour.
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address: Városház tér/Oskola u. 2-4An 18th-century Baroque-Rococo-style building is three separate houses which have been built up over the centuries to one house. Now, a marriage hall is in the building.
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Hotel Magyar Kiraly
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Hungary's oldest residential house
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Millennium memorial sign
address: Városház tér -
King Matthias memorial
address: Fő utca / Ady E utca cnrOne of the jewels of the Main street. This monument made by Miklós Melocco. It was created for 500th anniversary of King Matthias's death in 1990. The sculpture serves as a drinking fountain. -
Mujkó statue
address: Városház térMujkó, the clown statue of Székesfehérvár"s Városháza Square. This cheerful statue since 2007, receives the visitors. Made by Kocsis Balázs sculptor to the annual contemporary art festival. -
St. Stephen's mausoleum
address: Koronázó tér Zichy PalaceZopf style manor house, 1781.
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Turkish Yard
address: Jókai utca 2.Steam ruins from the 14th century. Until 1980s were hidden. -
World War II Memorial
address: Városház térThe tower of Cistercian church in the Second World War was bombed. The bell of the Cistercian church fell to the ground. The monument symbolizes a bomb crater with a damaged bell in the middle. -
Statue of György Varkoch
address: Fő utca and Varkocs utca cnrThe satue of George Varkoch a former castle's captains stands by the edge of the pool water on a pedestal what made the stones from the old city wall. He died a hero's death, the 1543 siege of the city when- according to legend - the defenders closed in front of the castle gate.
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Equestrian statue of St. Stephen
address: Szent István térSwedish black granite plates wrapped equestrian statue. A Sidló Ferenc work. In 1938 was inaugurated 900 year after the death of the first Hungarian king. -
Playing boys
address: Lakatos utca
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Prohászka memorial
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St. Ladislaus bust
address: Prohászka liget, VárkörútEstablished in 1995 as a memorial statue of St. Ladislaus king of coronation. He initiated the canonization of King Stephen in 1083. A Laszlo Schwalm art creation. -
Statue of Francis Wathay
address: Prohászka liget, VárkörútSculptor: Elek Lux, made in 1937. Ferenc Wathay was the Vice-captain in 1602 year siege with Turkish. According to contemporary chronicles, the captain caught the Turks a few meters from the current location of the statue. -
Statue of Saint Emeric
address: Oskola utcaThe prince, who was buried and canonised in Székesfehérvár, it is said the palace was standing near the church. -
Statue of Louis the Great
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Maulberthsch Fountain
address: Megyeház utcaA drinking fountain for horses was here. This site was set up in 1930 to the present fountain in honor and commemorate of the great Baroque painter Golden Bull memorialthe Golden Bull was an important charta by King Andrew II, it was released here; the memorial is from 1972.
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Statue of Virgin Mary
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Vörösmarty Mihály County Library
address: Bartók Béla térProtected monument.
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Tens Hussars monument
address: Városház térThe statue, on a pedestal with stone plates, shows a nude riding figure who holds a sword. An eternal memory about the Székesfehérvár's hussars whoose fell in World War I. The brilliantly placed monument is Pátzay Paul's work. -
address: Fő utcaThe oldest theater of the country. Laborfalvy Roza said here, on upstairs lounge, a thank-you speech. Aaron Lajos Nagy,-who born in Székesfehérvár, and Munkácsy Prize-winning painter- made a giant panel painting with a scene of 'Mihály Vörösmarty: Csongor and Tünde'.
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World War I memorial
address: Hősök tereCommemorating the World War II heroes. Janos Pásztor sculpture composition. The locals called the grave of a reclining soldier. Halesz park
Kégl Palace
Kisfaludi Palace
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Zichy Park's music pavilion
address: Zichy ParkThere are every summer classical and pop music concerts. The pavilion erected by a famous Asia researcher, Zichy Jeno. In 1879, the pavilion was an iron foundry "stand" in the national exhibition of Székesfehérvár.
Further afield
Bory CastleThe town's most popular attraction. Bory Castle a fantastic castle-like (really more of a mansion) structure built by the sculptor Jenő Bory and his wife with their own hands. The castle was built from 1923 to 1959 by several of Bory's students under his supervision. Today the castle contains a wide range of architectural styles ranging from Scottish, Romanesque, and Gothic. Most of the complex is completely open to visitors, and you can freely climb the towers, or walk through the gardens and among the sculpturesall originals by Bory. Inside are several galleries featuring paintings, also created by Bory .
- Csók István Memorial House (Cece, Arany J. u. 1.) Closed due to technical reasons.
FüleRoman Catholic Church - Monument, Roman Catholic Parish - Baroque, Reformed Church, built in the late Classical style, Sárréti Country House. Monument House of Sarret (Füle, Széchenyi út 107.)
KápolnásnyékVörösmarty Memorial House (Kápolnásnyék, Vörösmarty u.), +3622 709014; local history Exhibition, Reformed Church, Fishermen's mansion.
NádasdladányNádasdy Palace with a Landscape Park Area 24 ha (1700s, reconstructed in 1870s), Roman Catholic Church (built between 1883-1885, in neo-Gothic style).
PákozdBronze Age earth fortification remains, Exhibition of the Pákozd-Sukoro Battle (Pákozd, Mészeg-hegy), Pákozd-Sukoro Arboretum, Pákozdi-movable stones nature reserve (Extension: 44 ha), Bella Lake. Event: Vintage parade and ball with the Hussar Parade (Sep 29).
Sóstói Nature Reserves
SukoróGyapjaszsák movable stone (ingókövek), granite rocks of Warm Mountain, Angelika spring, Arboretum, Roman Catholic Church (17th century), Reformed Church (1832), Ethno House.Ethnography House (Sukoró, Szilvás-sor 7.) Do: canoeing competitions.
SzabadbattyánCifrakert garden or English park, Batthyány Memorial Park, Kula (means in Turkish: Tower) Gothic Residential tower and Gothic Donjon (Szabadbattyán, Kula tér 7.) with archeological exhibits (probably rebuilt in the 13th century), the 'Roman villa' archeological site (nearby), Chapel of St. Vendel.
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Tác
phone: +36 22 362243Gorsium archeological site of Roman period, also this is the country's largest open-air museum of this period - See more: Transdanubia#See Fejér County part.
Do
- Watch football ie soccer at MOL Vidi FC, who play in the top tier of Hungarian football, Nemzeti Bajnokság I. As their home ground Sóstói Stadion is still incomplete, their major games have transferred to Groupama Aréna in Budapest.
Events
- Királyi Napok Nemzetközi Néptáncfesztivál
- Öreghegyi Mulatságok
- Fehérvári Zenei Napok - FeZeN
- Musica Regia (Aug)
- Királyi Borlakoma - Virágálom
- Pünkösdkor (Pentecost)
- Kortárs Művészeti Fesztivál (May)
- Fúvószenekari Koncertek a Zichy ligetben (Aug Sunday evenings)
- Harmonia Albensis templomi koncertek (Jul)
- Aranybulla Művészeti Napok (Aug)
- Fehérvári Vigasságok - Lecsófesztivál (end of Sep)
- Fehérvári Advent - Karácsonyi Sokadalom (Dec)
- Bolondballagás (end of Apr)
Buy
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Alba Plaza II shopping center
address: Pozsonyi út 1 -
phone: +36 22 513 300, +36 22 518 318address: Palotai Rd., 165 shops, 8 restaurants, 2 coffee shops, and a multiplex cinema with 10 halls. The main bus station of the city is located within walking distance. Has a roof parking area.
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White Palace Business Centre
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Aldi discount store
address: Szt. Flórián krt. 11Other unit: Jancsár köz 1-3. -
Auchan hypermarket
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Baumax DIY
address: Budai Rd 171 Coop Supermarket28 units.Tóvárosi ltp. 8., Szedreskerti ltp. 32., Lövölde u. 36., Széchenyi u. 32., Eszperantó tér 1., Királykút ln. 19., Fórum tér 1., Zombori út 16., Pozsonyi út 99/b, Beregszászi u. 2., Farkasvermi út 40., Balatoni út, Fáy András u., Séd u. 3., Király sor 55., Zsolnai u. 41., Liszt Ferenc u. 3., Lévai u. 2., Móri út 39., Rákóczi u. 33., Vásárhelyi út 19., József Attila u. 10-12., Prohászka O. út 67., Nefelejcs u. 12/a, Mátyás király krt. 23., Szilvasziget üzletsor, Tolnai u. 24.
Fehérvár Department Store
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Decathlon sports store
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Interspar hypermarket
address: Budai út 41Other unit: Balatoni út 44-46. -
Lidl discount store
address: Mártírok útja 11.Other units: Balatoni út 21, Farkasvermi út -
Media Markt electronics store
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Metro warehouse store
address: – Jezsuita u. 1Cash & Carry Park Center mall
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Euronics electronics store
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MentaVill electrician Store
address: Budai út -
Retz Furniture Store
address: Budai út -
address: Palotai Út 10.Széchenyi Út 104-108 (M-Sa 07:00-20:00, Su 07:00-18:00).
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Praktiker DIY store
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Spar Supermarket
address: Rákóczi u. 3-5More units: Balatoni út 70., Sziget u. 41., Vízivárosi ltp., Palotai út 58., Pozsonyi út 10. -
Tesco hypermarket
address: Aszalvölgyi út 1.More unit: Palotai út 6. -
Rossmann drugstore
address: Várkapu utca 2- Tóvárosi lakónegyed 68., Palotai út 1. -
DM drugstore
address: Budai út 41Távirda utca 1., Dr. Koch László utca 2.
Eat
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Confectionery Corso
phone: +36 22 324399, +36 30 2777297, +36 30 2263465address: Mátyás k. krt. 7-9. -
phone: +36 22 300665address: Kadocsa utca 32/a
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phone: +36 22 502 920address: Budai út 26,There are about fifty wines from ten wine regions of Hungary.
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phone: +36 22 330820address: Lövölde utca 1/A,
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phone: +36 22 503978address: Balatoni út 2
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phone: +36 22 338222address: Erzsébet út 33
Drink
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Cafe Mauro Restaurant and Pizzeria
phone: +36 22 304141, +36 20 2280734address: Kossuth utca 4. - Hősök tere -
address: Gyümölcs u. 5.Domestic tastes.
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phone: +36 20 4956448address: Szabadságharcos út 37.Bottled beers, draft beers, spirits, soft drinks, coffee, snacks.
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phone: +36 70 7783775address: Rózsa u. 1.Good atmosphere and excellent service.
Sleep
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phone: +36 22 514524address: Balatoni út 19-43.The hotel has 24 single rooms, 24 double rooms, 12 apartments, 140 beds. Each room has bathroom, colour tv, phone, minibar, free WiFi internet connection. Services: Parking place, safe, exchange, accept credit cards, laundry, telephone and fax, fotocopy machine, separate rooms, meeting rooms, car rental, transfers, dogs and cats are allowed, morning wake up calls, drink bar, free internet WiFi connection.
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Hotel Magyar Király
phone: +36 22 311 262address: Fő utca 10.Services: Internet compatible LCD TV with international channels, free Wi-Fi in the rooms, notebook size safe, minibar (alcoholic drinks and sodas), manual heating and cooling system, bath or shower, hairdryer, shaving mirror, coffee and tea in the superior rooms, room service (07:00-22:00). Restaurant +36 22 688 724. - Hotel Novotel
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phone: +36 22 505917address: Gyümölcs utca 28.28 rooms
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phone: +36 30 3084970, +36 22 510-810address: Mátyás király körút 1.
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phone: +36 22 325-700, +36 22 506820, +36 22 506821address: Szárcsa utca 1.42 rooms.
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phone: +36 22 507514address: Berényi út 1.
Go next
- Budapest
- Siófok , Lake Balaton
- Velence , Lake Velence - 15-20 km of Székesfehérvár. Swimming in a very childfriendly water, angling, boating, bathing, cycling, horse riding, sailing, This is also a popular place for the competitive road and mountain bikers.
- Veszprém