Veszprém

It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of the same name.

City ​​districts

Belváros, Dózsaváros, Jeruzsálemhegy, Egyetemváros, Füredidomb, Cholnokyváros, Újtelep, Jutasi úti lakótelep, Bakonyalja, Jutaspuszta, Szabadságpuszta, Iparváros, Gyulafirátót, Kádárta.
Further territorial units: Veszprémvölgy, Reptér, Csatár

By bus

• Bus Station

  phone: +36 88 590751, +36 88 590750
  address: Jutasi utca 4
  Pápa (hourly, one to one and half hour), Budapest (hourly, two hours) via Várpalota, Székesfehérvár (one hour), Balatonfüred (5 per day, ~1½ hours), Sopron (daily), Nagykanizsa (daily five) via Siófok and Fonyód. Luggage storage: M-Sa 06:00-17:35, Su and public holidays) 06:00-16:35, luggage storage fee: Ft 170 per hour.

By train

• Train Station

  address: Jutasi út
  Direct trains to/from Székesfehérvár via Várpalota (East), Szombathely via Ajka, Sárvár (West), Győr via Zirc, Pannonhalma (north, the Cuha Valley Section is very nice).

By car

From Budapest take the M7 motorway, to Székesfehérvár then turning to #8 Main road. From Győr take main road #82, from Graz, Körmend main road #8, from Balatonfüred take main road #73. Tapolca can be approached from a main road #77.

• Tourinform Veszprém

  phone: +36 88 404548
  address: Óváros tér 2.
  Infos about transport, sights, programs, events, accommodation, gastronomy. Free brochures, maps, E-Brochures. Gift shop.

Public transport

Veszprém public transport solved by a dense bus network, details, Balaton Volan, interactiv map .

• 1 Bus Station - Papal Road round (05:10-18:10)
• 2 Railway Station - Downtown - Railway Station (05:04-21:35)
• 3 Haskovo turns - Csererdő (05:00 to 22:12)
• 4 Railway Station-Downtown - Vámosi Road turns (04:00 to 22:05)
• 5 Kádártai út – Tüzér u. (05:02–21:56)
• 6 Haszkovó turn – Vámosi út (04:58–22:30)
• 7 Haszkovó turn–downtown- Cholnokyváros - Haszkovó turn (05:15–22:05)
• 8 Haszkovó turn – Pápai út/Csatárhegyi út (05:21–17:53)
• 10 Cholnoky turn - Papal út (05:10 to 22:10, only on weekdays, especially in the morning)
• 11 Railway Station –Cholnokyváros- Vámosi út (05:15–21:50)
• 12 Bus station - Buhim Valley - Bus Station (07:00–16:00, weekdays only)
• 13 Kádártai – Dózsaváros - Kádártai út (05:08–20:18)
• 22 Bus station - Laci major (Veszprém-Szabadságpuszta) (05:10-22:30)
• 23 Bus station - Kádárta-Gyulafirátót, turn (04:35 to 22:25)
• 24 Bus station - Kádárta, railway stop (06:50 to 07:25, weekdays only )
• 32, 34 Cholnoky turn - Csererdő (05:10 to 22:10, during the holidays Cholnoky - Valeo)
• 35 Bus Station - Csererdő (05:15 to 22:10, weekdays only)

Some other lines runs only on special occasions.

Castle district

Churches

• St. Michael's Cathedral

  phone: +36 88 328 038
  address: Vár utca 27
  The principal cathedral of the Archdiocese of Veszprém. Founded 10th century (Romanesque) origin, Gothic crypt (end of 14th century). The external facade showin medieval details. Today's form of neo-Romanesque, rebuilt in 1907-1910, by architect Sándor Aigner. The church nave with flat paneled ceiling is covered.The column heads are designed model of the Árpád-era (10th-13th centuries) carvings, during the renovation in 1907-1910. Both side naves have two-altars. North side nave have (at the main entrance to the left) the Assumption and the St George's altars. The south nave (the main entrance to the right) have the St. Anne's and the St. Emeric altars. The church wall paintings made by Szirmay Anthony. The wall paintings depict, among other things, Saints of the Árpád dynasty, Great St. Gregory, St. John of Nepomuk and St. Augustine of Hippo, and the four evangelists. The glass windows St. Stephen, St. Margaret, Happy Ilona, Queen Gizella, St. Joseph and St. Gellert shown. There is a special relic: the Queen Gizella right forearm bones- In the main hall of the Gothic crypt placed the headstones of Bánáss Laszlo and Peter Beriszló bishops of Veszprém. A small room opening from here where Bishop Padányi Biró Martin in 1762 Baroque tomb is housed.

• Gizella Chapel

  phone: +36 88 426088
  address: Vár u. 16
  The city's oldest medieval building; the 13th-century Gothic. The 13th-century frescoes in Hungary include the oldest. The arch keystones and the dragon's chapters are unique.

• St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Franciscan church and monastery

  phone: +36 88 426088
  address: Vár u. 33
  In addition Bíró-Giczey house. Baroque, 1723 to 1730. The facade is transformed and expanded with a tower in 1909. Inside ceiling painting was made in 1798-1801, a Bucher Xaver creation. Ányos Pál's tomb in the crypt, 1784. The benches carved in the end of the 18th century, copf style.

• St. Emeric Roman Catholic Piarist Church

  phone: +36 88 426-088
  address: Vár u. 12-14
  Built in 1823-1833, classicist style. Renewed in 1901. Equipment: five altars (classicist, around 1840)

Museums

• Salesianum Archbishopric Tourism Centre

  phone: +36 88 580528
  address: Vár u. 31.
  The place got its name from Saint Francis de Sales (the patron saint of writers and journalists). Four levels exhibition area. Here can be seen: exclusive, frescoed halls, Violin Making Workshop. Herbal Garden. There is a cafe. The café offers: Wide selection of tea and coffee, soft drinks and refreshments. Halimba herbal teas. Daily offer fresh cakes. It is possible to taste the special archbishopric communion wine. Try the Pannonhalma Abbey's herbal liqueur and consume other hungaricums. At the interactive tables you get acquainted about housing services, the archdiocese and the city's history and programs. Also there is a Gift and Bookstore. (Holy Scriptures, prayer books, calendars, postcards, greeting cards, candles, CDs and DVDs).

• Former Bishop (now Archbishop) Palace

  address: Szentháromság tér/Vár u. 16-18.
  Late Baroque, a Jakab Fellner creation.The Great Hall and Chapel frescoes are baroque from the 18th century. The Picture Hall preserve the paintings made of bishops and archbishop of Veszprém. The image, porcelain and furniture collections are very valuable. The wood-paneling Baroque Library Hall made in the second half of the 18th century. Its library has about 60,000 volumes counted. In the Archives of the Episcopal has got Hungary earliest original remained private document, the Guden's testament of 1079.

• Queen Gizella Museum

  phone: +36 88 426088
  address: Vár utca 35
  In Tejfalussy House (Baroque, 1772). The collection include religious artifacts, bishop-prelate bequests, donations to the Queen. In the cellar is a valuable lapidary

• Castle Gate (Heroic Gate) and Castle Museum

  address: Vár u. 3.
  15-17th centuries, rebuilt in memory of the World War I victims, The tower of its include the Castle Museum.

• House of Arts & the Csikász Gallery

  phone: +36 88 425204
  address: Vár utca 17

• Vass Collection

  phone: +36 88 561-310
  address: Vár utca 5-7
  In a listed building. Built in neoclassical style, circa 1820

• Hungarian Construction Industry Museum - Brick Museum

  phone: +36 88 578310
  address: Vár utca 29-31
  Tegularium - collection of the Hungarian 'stamped' bricks. Main unit: 'Stove-house' (Kályhásmester-ház), address=Szent István u. 07., hours=M-F 10:00-18:00, tel:+36 88 578310, fax: +36 88 578310

• Dubniczay House, László Károly collection

  address: Vár u. 29.
  Baroque, 1751. Now offices and an exhibit place. The László collection include 20th century art, paintings, sculptures, graphics (mostly from Hungarin artists).

• Fire Tower

  address: Vár u. 9
  Former called 'Protector Tower'. The base is medieval, the upper part made in 1814-1817 based on Tumler Henrik plans. From its balcony the whole city can be seen. The clock will ring every quarter hour and at every hour played a recruiting song of composer Anthony Csermák

Monuments

• Castle well

  address: Vár u.
  41 meters deep water well, made in the end of the 16th century

• Former High Provost Palace

  address: Vár u. 18
  Now offices. A listed monument of medieval origin

• Holy Trinity Column

  address: Vár u.
  baroque, 1750

• King Stephen I and Queen Gizella statue

  address: Vár utca
  József Ispánki works, 1938

• Former Grand Seminary

  phone: +36 88 429 611
  address: Vár u. 20
  Three levels building. Originally operated as a seminary. Now the College of Public Administration. Priest educate Institute sacred in honor of St. Anne. The Seminary was built in 1873-1875 (Baroque) to replace the Lenthy's house, reconstructed (got plus one level) in 1933.

• St. George's Chapel foundation walls

  address: Vár u.
  Romanesque style, built in 10-11th centuries and rebuilt in the 13th century. Inside some fine mural remains (13th century) and fragment of Vetési bishop's tomb (red marble, 14th century). The chapel was a famous place of pilgrimage. At the entrance's the second step engraved (Latin) message can be read today: In limie no sedeto! Correctly written: In limine no sedeto!, meaning: "Do not sit on the doorstep!"

• Former Chamber of Commerce building

  address: Vár u. 1
  Now offices.

• St John of Nepomuk Statue

  address: Vár u. ~1
  Listed monument. Late Baroque, 1785.

• Listed Monument House

  address: Vár u. 5
  Baroque, around 1780. Now there are offices

• Havranek House

  address: Vár u. 6
  Protected Monument House . Baroque, 1775. Now Prosecutor's Office.

• Simoga-house, The House of Arts

  address: Vár u. 17
  Protected Monument House, late Baroque, 1798. Outhouse in the yard next to the medieval city walls. The ruined courtyard's pavilion is Neo Classical, beginning of the 19th century. Now it is the House of Arts with exhibits and program more about this see above 'Museums' chapter.

• Laszlo Lovassy economic technical school

  address: Vár u. 10
  Former piarist high school. Listed Monument, baroque, 1750-1778. Designed by Joseph Tiethardt. First floor in 1821, the second floor was built in 1893.

• Residential house and archives

  address: Vár u. 12
  Former piarist religious house. Baroque. Built in 1769. Designed by Tiethardt József. Extended between 1884 and 1892. The wood door of the ground floor' old library made in the 18th century.

• House of Bishops' staff

  address: Vár u. 14.
  Baroque, 1775-1778. Designed by Jakab Fellner.

• Listed Monument House

  address: Vár u. 15.
  Neoclassical, circa 1820. Now it's an office.

• Vetési-pillars

  address: Vár u. 27 (before)
  Here you can see the Vetési bishop's coat of arms. Late Gothic, Renaissance, 1467. The original is in the museum, replaced by a copy

• Listed Monument House

  address: Vár u. 23
  Eclectic, 1888

• Economics Technicum

  address: Vár u. 21
  A former house for very old priests and later Small Seminary. Baroque, 1770-1778. Designed by Jakab Fellner.

• Forner Prebendal house, (so called. Bíró Márton's house)

  address: Vár u. 31
  Baroque; the ground in 1733, the second floor was built in 1772. Now here is the Nature Conservation Inspectorate Office.

• Dravezt House

  phone: +36 88 428859
  address: Vár u. 37
  Monument building Baroque, 1769-75. Modified to guest house with conference rooms. Now, Veszprém Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. - At the top level a two-room suite and six double rooms waiting for the hotel guests. Single/double from Ft 6000/11 000. (2013)

• Kormendy House

  address: Vár u. 39
  Former apartman house. Monument building built in Baroque style, in 1701-1725. Rebuilt in 1823 and then around 1870. Now part of the College of Public Administration

Other areas

Churches

• Saint Ladislaus Parishchurch

  phone: +36 88 325-225
  address: Völgyhíd tér 4
  Until 1799, this place was a cemetery. The church was built in 1902, Neo-Romanesque style. mobilphone= 20/823-12-05. Farewell: June 27

• Parish of the Saint Margaret of the Árpád dynasty

  phone: +36 88 428661
  address: Szent Margit park 1.
  Neo-Baroque, single transept church built in 1938 designed by Laszlo Irsy Irsik. 43 m long, 17 m wide, 41 m high with tower building - Farewell: Jan. 18

• Regina Mundi parish

  phone: +36 88 327609
  address: Dózsa György utca 9

• Our Lady of Hungary Parish - Mindszenty Memorial Church

  phone: +36 88 328 408
  address: Ady Endre utca 31.
  Total capacity: up to 450 persons (church space 350 people, gallery 50 people, side chapel 50 people). Built in 1991-92. Significant liturgical space ironworks: door with the tabernacle of the eternal candle (flanked by two angels) and the background (the four Evangelists, and Holy Spirit) and the altar (Ω A two legs of the table, the table grape samples around the edge crosses), ornaments and chandeliers. All are Hummel Giselle goldsmith works. - The church bells: Big Bell (St. Joseph bell with a relief of St Joseph and the Christ Child, the bell weight: 420 kg), Little Bell (Bell of St. Charles of Borromeo, with a relief: Bishop of St Charles Borromeo, 2009, the bell weighs 115 kg. Poured: Nicholas Gombos golden wreath master bell-founder). Three 17 meter-high, each 450 mm in diameter, total 6310.3 kg, steel pipe holds the church's 17 meters high cross. Official Site. Farewell: October 8

• Reformed church of quarter "Jeruzsálemhegy"

  phone: +36 88 425-871
  address: Jeruzsálemhegy, Dózsa György út 22
  (1784)

• Haiszler Chapel

  address: Mártírok útja
  Chapel in cemetery of Martyrs' Street. Built: classicist style, in 1830-1831

• St. Anna Chapel

  phone: +36 88 328038
  address: Ranolder János tér 16
  Veszprém oldest, -in its original condition,-surviving church. Built in the Baroque style, in 1724. This is a Roman Catholic Church.

• Ruins of St. Miklós Church

  address: around Elizabeth grove
  A medieval Church. From the Elizabeth grove facing to the direction of Károly Eötvös County Library can be see an old stone stairs lesding to Calvaey Hill. Here can we fuond the ruins of St. Miklós Church

• Károly Church

  address: Mártírok útja, 2
  Also Greek Catholic Divine Liturgy held in the church.

• Church and school of the 'English ladies'

  phone: +36 88 327609
  address: Iskola u. 5-6.
  Designed by Szentirmai (Schönbeck) József. The Regina Mundi Queen of the World Church built in 1860, neogothic style. Former called Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. The base is built of sandstone. The frame and stairs of the entrance carved red stone of Balatonalmádi. In niches of the main facade are Virgin Mary, St. Stephen and St. Emeric sculptures. The Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Lourdes twinchapels built in 1885. Mobilphone=+36 20 8232674

Museums

• "Bakony House", ethnographical museum

  address: Erzsébet sétány 3.
  A branch unit of Veszprém County Museum. - Open air museum. The House was constructed in 1935. Three exhibit rooms.

• Lackó Dezső Museum

  phone: +36 88 426 081, +36 88 788191
  address: Erzsébet sétány 1

Monuments

• Town Hall

  phone: +36 88 549100, +36 88 549210
  address: Óváros tér 9

• Posa-house

  address: Óváros tér 3
  A 18th century house with the Rococo garret-roofed house

• County Hall

  phone: +36 88 564-136
  address: Belváros, Megyeház tér 1
  Protected monument building Built on site of the former Salt House, in 1885-1887. The ground floor cuboid building stone carved pilasters imitation, on the upstairs are Giant order half columns and pilasters decorated with statues by Joseph Rona.

• The former Lord Lieutenant’s Residence

  address: Megyeház tér 3
  Today the Veszprém County Employment Center

• St. Stephen's Valleybridge

  address: Veszprémvölgyi út and Kittenberger Kálmán utca
  Commonly known as the Viaduct. Hungary's first and one of the largest and most beautiful arched viaduct, symbol of the city. Designer: Robert Folly

• Margaret ruins

  address: Dózsaváros, Margit tér
  Locals called called Margaret ruins. Formerly: St. Catherine Dominican Nunnery ruins. Bertalan, bishop of Veszprém was founded in 1240. From 1246 to 1252 St. Margaret, the daughter of IV. Bela King was a resident of the monastery before to the Island of Rabbits (present-day Margaret Island, Budapest) have been moved.

• Cseresznyés Mansion

  address: Budapest út 1

• Meggyesi Mansion

  address: Budapest út 3

• Art Nouveau buildings of the Old Town Square

  address: Óváros tér
  #7 banking house; #26 office and shop; #8, 19, 20, 22, 25 office buildings; #24 office buildings (OTP Bank); #1, 2, 4, 5, 6 residential buildings; #3 Posa-house; #9 Town Hall

• The renovated City center and inner courtyards

• Archives of Veszprém County

  phone: +36 88 887 200
  address: Török Ignác utca 1.

• Bridge of Fejesvölgy

  address: Fejesvölgy u.

Further afield

• HerendHerend porcelain manufactory and mini-museum (Kossuth Lajos u. 140., Open=Summer (Ap 14-Oct 25), M-Su 9-16:30; Winter (Oct 27-Apr 11) Tu-Sa 09:00-15:30;price=Minimanufactory and Museum adults/seniors/students/family (2 adults, 2 children): Ft 1700/1400/600/3600; only the museum Adult: Ft 500, Retired/students: Ft 200). Other sight: Roman Catholic Church with porcelain window

• NemesvámosSt Máté Roman Catholic Church (Kossuth Lajos utca 24., Copf style), Roman Villa-farm excavation and exhibition site (at limit of Nemesvámos, Baláca wilderness area); Betyár Inn (Veszprém út); Barrow; Reformed Church (Kossuth Lajos utca, built in Baroque style in 1740, expanded in 1790)

• SzentgálSt. Gál Roman Chatolic Church (Fõ utca 70), Calvinist Church (Fõ utca 103, Baroque), Yew grove conservation area (east 3 km. Area: 103 ha, with 120 thousand trees, this is the second biggest number (Yew) in Europa), Country House with peasant civilian décor (Malom u.), Szentgáli-kőlik (lit. Szentgál Stone Hole, a Mecsek mountain rock cavity. Closed. Visit only with permission. Length: 420 m. Depth: 42 m. Part of the Balaton Uplands National Park)

• VároslődReformed House of Prayer, St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church (Szabadság tér 2., 1747-50), Local History Collection, German Minority Folk House, Calvary, majolica

• PannonhalmaBenedictine Archabbey (Márton-hegyi Apátság, part of the World Heritage list. Sights: the Basilica and the Crypt, the Library, the Millennium Monument, the Arboretum (Botanical Garden) and Herbal Garden, the Porta Speciosa and the Cloisters, the Baroque Refectory, Our Lady Chapel, Collections. Open late Mar–Apr: Tu-Su cash-desk 09:00–16:00; May: daily cash-desk 09:00–16:00; Jun-Sep: daily 09:00–17:00; Oct-early Nov: Tu-Su 09:00–16:00; mid-Nov-Mar: Tu-Su cash-desk 10:00–15:00. Visitors are asked to leave the building in 1½ hours after the closure of the cash-desk. Tickets: Full price/reduced Ft 2000/1000 with audio guide, Full price/reduced Ft 2500/1500 including tour in foreign languages Organ Concerts: 2000 p.p. full price/reduced Ft 2500/1500 to the Botanical Garden including tour. Guided tour with tasting Benedictine herbal chocolate/liqueur (1 snifter/3 snifters) Ft 1700/1500/2500). Főbíró House (Petöfi Sándor utca, 9); Holocaust Memorial and Synagogue (Szabadság Square, 1880s); Klement Krizosztom memorial stone (Dózsa György utca 1); Granary (at the beginning of Mátyás király utca, 1800s); Majorsági buildings (Mátyás király utca 1, partly built in 1650), Roman Catholic Church (Váralja 1 / a, Found in 6th century, remodeled in 1734 and 1880, the final shape and style in 1960); St. Stephen's relief (Petofi Sandor utca 61, 1896); Formerly convent of Saint-Vincent (Szabadság tér, 21. 18th century, Baroque building ), Cemetery (Rák utca, founded in 1759); City Hall (former village hall, Dózsa utca 10, Secession, 1910s. To Do: take a tour in the Pannonhalom Protected Area (7042 ha)- Tourinform Office (comprehensive tourist information. Address: Váralja u. 3., Tel./fax:+36 96 960 072, E-mail: pannonhalma@tourinform.hu Sep to May: M-F 09:00-17:00, Jun-Aug: M-F 09:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-15:00).

• ZircAgricultural Engineering Collection (Szabadság u. 10. Tel: +36 88 595-000, 595-010, E-mail: iskola@rszi-zirc.hu, Open: Sep-Jun: M-F 07:00-14:00, the afternoon and on weekends by prior arrangement, Admission: free); Arboretum of Zirc (Damjanich u. 19, Tel:+36 88 414-569,+36 87/555-291, bfnp@bfnp.kvvm.hu Open from May-Aug: 09:00-19:00, Sep-Nov and Mar-Apr: 09:00-17:00, also open on Monday, closed Nov-Mar, other days by appointment (min.15 people), Professional guidance: Ft 4500/group, Admission: Adults Ft 600 student, teacher, retired Ft 500); Hungarian Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum of Bakony (Rákóczi tér 1, Tel:+36 88 575300, Fax:+36 88 575301, E-mail:btmz@bakonymuseum.koznet.hu, Open: from 15 Mar to 14 Nov: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00; 15 Nov to 14 March: Tu-Su 10:00-16:00, closed on Mondays. Admission adults Ft 500, students, teachers Ft 250); Zirc Cistercian Abbey Visitor Centre (Rákóczi tér 1, Tel:+36 88 593675, E-mail: zirc@ocist.hu, turizmus@ocist.hu, Open May-Oct: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00 and 13:30-17:00, Su and Holidays: 12:00-17:00 (closed on Mondays). Entrance fees: Church History Exhibition/Abbey church with the Ruin garden/Church History Exhibition and the Abbey with Ruins garden: adult Ft 1200/500/1500, youth (6-18 years) Ft 800/300/900, senior citizens (62 years) Ft 800/300/900, photo ticket- without flash only for private use Ft 300/300/300 ); Reguly Antal Museum and Folk Art House (Rákóczi tér 10. Tel:+36 88 415-422, E-mail: regulymuzeum@invitel.hu, Open: M-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00. Admission: adults Ft 300, students, pensioners, teachers Ft 150; Guidance Ft 1000/group, available by appointment); Reguly Antal Museum Library part of the National Széchenyi Library (Rákóczi tér 1., 65,000 volumes, is an extremely valuable incunabula, rare books and periodicals. Special artistic value furniture. Tel: +36 88 593-800, fax: +36 88 593-801, E-mail: gnemeth@oszk.hu, info.reguly@oszk.hu, Open from Mar 14-Apr 14: Tu-Su 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00, Nov 15-Mar 14: Tu-F 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00. Admission: adults Ft 500, students, retired Ft 250 ). Other attractions: Gothic pillar Stack+ Baroque statue of St. Emeric (Köztársaság út 2), Baroque church (I. András tér. Tel.: +36 88 593-675, can be visited by prior arrangement). Zirc's Area nature trails, natural values​​: Hosszúrét Leisure Park (Zirc, sports courts and horse track) Pinter-Mountain Nature Trail (Zirc, Tel.+36 88 591510). The Arboretum's nature trails, with a new playground, (Zirc). Eperkés Mountain Nature Trail (Located: Olaszfalu. Tel. +36 88 777-927, Area: 82 ha, circa. 4.5 km long and about 150 m altitude difference, information boards help you to find ); Alsópere-wilderness Arboretum (Alsópere, near the Park hotel). Szarvaskút: a source, where the water potable and cool. Pénzesgyőr: Szömörke Valley, Judith source, Altar Stone. Bakonyszentlászló: Devil meadow. Dudar: alpine cliff caves, fossil sites, Devil's Hole. Bakonynána: Gaja gorge, Roman bath, caves. Gézaháza: devil and stone ditch. Borzavár: Kőris Mount Lookout (709 m a.s.l.). Eplény: Amos Mountain Vacation Forest and Nature Trail (+36 88 591510). Csesznek: rock-climbing escarpment, Kőmosó gorge with caves. Bakonyszentkirály: János Bottyán source. Porva - Csesznek - Vinye: Cuha Creek Valley Nature Trail (Győr-Veszprém Railway Line#11). Porva: Szépalmapuszta Arboretum (+36 88 468888)

• More options in Veszprém County

• Library of Veszprém County

  phone: +36 88 424011
  address: Komakút tér 3
  Services: National Audiovisual Archives (NAVA)-point, using the American Corner, using the British Council English Language Resource Center, using a reading machine for the blind and visually impaired computer use +phones=+36 88 560610, +36 88 560620

Climbing, walking

• Elizabeth Grove

  address: Erzsébet-liget
  Walk up to the former Calvary Hill and see the

• Gulya HillA great viewpoint. Easy walk from the City center

• St. Benedict HillA great viewpoint

• Kittenberger Kalman Plants and Wildlife Park

  phone: +36-88-566-140
  address: Kittenberger K. u.15

Cycling

There is a new cycling route runs from the beginning of the main road # 73 until the city center. Also good place for cycling around the Gulya Hill

Fitness and Wellness

• Colonia Center

  phone: +36 88 785 540
  address: Lahner György. út. 4/1
  Services: Aqua Pad, Aqua Fitness, squash, gym, sauna park, Colonia Bath, 'ViziMano' Baby swimming, massage, solarium, Maugli Playhouse, Colonia Cafe, MMA Combat Sports.

Theaters

• Veszprém Arena

  phone: +36 88 688503, +36 88 688500
  address: Külső-kádártai út
  Built in 2007-2008, based on the adapted plans of Zlatorog Arena (Celje, Slovenia). Cost: around €16 million. Hungary's second largest country sports and event hall. The arena is able to host any sort of sporting or cultural events, such as basketball or volleyball matches, martial arts shows, concerts, exhibitions and conferences. It also has a separated lounge, that is capable alone to organize smaller events, be it a party night or a wedding. The entire area of the hall is accessible for the disabled.

• Sed Cinema (Pannon Theatre)Programs: musicals, classical and lighter musicals, lectures

• Petőfi Theatre

  phone: +36 88 564220
  address: Óvári Ferenc utca 2
  Stephen Medgyaszay designed, in Art Nouveau style. This theatre was the first reinforced concrete structure theater in the country. It was built in 1908. Reconstructed in 1984-1988. Listed Monument. +phones=+36 88 564230, +36 88 564240

• Latinovits and Bujtor Theatre

  phone: +36 88 422 440
  address: Iskola utca. 2
  A branch unit of the Petőfi Theatre

• Kabóca Puppet Theatre

  phone: +36 88 590150
  address: Dózsa György út 2. ( volt Dimitrov)
  Moved to a new place: Community Centre and Library Veszprem +email= info@vmkveszprem.hu

Events

• Veszprémfest, cultural event
• Gizella Days Festival (Gizella-napok Művészeti Fesztivál), located: Community Centre. Date: May
• Veszprém Summer Festival, part of it the Vivace International Choir Festival, located: mostly the Community Centre. Date: 1st half of Aug
• Veszprem Gala Games Festival (Veszprémi Ünnepi Játékok), concerts in the Castle. Date: Aug
• Street Music Festival (Utcazene Fesztivál). Amateur artists. Several days long.
• "Spring Games" (Tavaszi Játékok) International Children's - Youth and Sports and Arts Festival
• Veszprém Beer Festival (Sörfesztivál) - end of Jun/early Jul
• Veszprém Spring Festival (Veszprémi Tavaszi Fesztivál)
• Festival of Dance (A Tánc Fesztiválja), National and International Contemporary-Art Meeting (organized by the Pannon Theatre)
• Veszprém Spring Festival (Veszprémi Tavaszi Fesztivál)
• Kabóciádé Children's Festival (Kabóciádé Gyermekfesztivál)
• Cell-Cup International Handball and Cultural Festival (Cell-Cup Nemzetközi Kézilabda és Kulturális Fesztivál)
• Camera Hungaria Television Festival Program (Kamera Hungária Televíziós Műsorfesztivál)
• Pannonfíling Film Festival (Pannonfíling Filmfesztivál),
• "Veszprem Games - Children's Island" (Veszprémi Játékok - Gyerek Sziget), International Children's - Youth and Art Festival
• English-Language Drama Festival (Angol Nyelvű Drámafesztivál)
• Ars Sacra Festival (Ars Sacra Fesztivál) - Sept

Shopping centres

• Balaton Plaza

  phone: +36 88 590690
  address: Budapest u. 20-28
  Shops: gifts and flowers; shoes, bags; fashion; jewelry; electronics; food, bakery; lingerie; photo, optics; book; cosmetics; furnishings; sports goods, sports apparel; beauty products. Services: hand car wash; Mister Minit (shoe repair, key cutting, sharpening, engraving, stamps making), Plaza Pharmacy (free blood pressure and blood sugar measurement; Homeopathic consultation; dermocosmetic advice), Pólóügynökség (T-shirt printing); UPC (cable TV, phone and internet service). Cinema City Lake (four-screen multiplex cinema).

• Belvárosi (Theatrum) Shopping Center

  phone: +36 88 402241
  address: Szeglethy u. 1
  Services: gift shops; acupressure, massage; banking; insurance; fashion and fitness store; fashion stores; extreme sports store; jewelry stores; photocopying; hairdressing and beauty salon; photo studio; curtain salon; medical equipment; medicinal mushroom centre, real estate agency; cafe; arts and crafts; bookstore, watchmaker & shop; paper, stationery, forms; computer specialists and service; telephone service.

• StopShop!

  address: Dornyai Béla út, 4
  International SPAR supermarket, Intersport (sporting clothing and equipment); Cosmos City; Brendon (baby); Libri (books); Fressnapf (pets); Players Room (video game); Euro Family, New Yorker (fashion); C & A (clothing); Takko Fashion (fashion); Humanic (shoes); XXL Mode (fashion); Vögele (fashion); dm (cosmetics, household); Ciklámen Pharmacy

• Tesco Hypermarket

  phone: +36 20 827 0000
  address: Külső-Kádártai út
  Other unit: Mártírok u. 13.

• Obi DIY Store

  phone: +36 306 88 576 180
  address: Külső-Kádártai út 1

Supermarkets

• Lidl Supermarket

  phone: +36 40 789000
  address: Simon István utca 4

• Aldi Supermarket

  address: Észak-keleti útgyűrű 6.
  Other unit Dornyai Béla utca 5

• Real Food store

  phone: +36 88 325-370
  address: Aulich L. u. 2/1.
  Hungarian Food store chain. More units: Gerenda u. 1., Házgyári út 14/A., Március 15. u. 1/c., Tizenháromváros tér 1.

• SPAR

  phone: +36 20 823 7201
  address: Jutasi út 18.
  More units: Cholnoky lakótelep 16., Cserhát lakótelep. 6., Dornyai Béla u. 4.

Markets

• Csalán Local Producers Market

  address: Kossuth utca
  Mainly the seasonal products available, which are produced in the period just Veszprém County.

• Market Hall

  phone: +36 88 427 744
  address: Jutasi út 2
  Industrial goods sales market on Tuesdays and Fridays parking lot next to the Market Hall.

• Flea market

  phone: +36 30 5448538
  address: at the corner of Házgyári út ~No.8-10

Shops

Antique shop

• Antique Herend Porcelain Store

  phone: +36 88 327-643
  address: Buhim u. 1

• Óváros Antique Gallery

  phone: +36 70 3602117
  address: Óváros tér 26
  Furniture; silver, gold; weapons; graphic art; musical instruments; real estate; ceramics; stone artifacts, garden ornaments, lamps and chandeliers; ethnography; clocks; watches; porcelain and glass; sculpture; textiles, carpets, upholstery. +phone=+36 20 9463359

• Patina Antique Shop

  phone: +36 88 412057
  address: Kossuth Lajos utca 1

Antique book shop

• Kiss Downtown Antique Book Shop

  phone: +36 30 3847-852
  address: Kossuth u. 6.
  used book trade

• Utas Antique Book Shop

  phone: +36 30 421 4826
  address: Szabadság tér 13
  Used book and record trading

Gifts

• DÉK

  phone: +36 20 2353280
  address: Szeglethy József utca, 1
  On the ground floor. Tokaji artisan wines and sweets specialties offering.

• Kék-Jácint Flower-Gift Shop

  phone: +36 88 329640
  address: Szabadság tér 12

• Panda Buffet and Pizzeria

  phone: +36 20 2553922
  address: Egyetem u. 12

• Chianti Restaurant

  phone: +3688410385
  address: Csermák Antal utca 13.

• Oli e Gino Pizzeria and Restaurant

  phone: +36 88 422711
  address: Egyetem u. 19./A

• Fejesvölgy Café

  phone: +36 88 423979
  address: Vámosi út 2.
  Hungarian cuisine and local specialties

• Pannonia Restaurant, Silvereye Internet Café

  phone: +36 88 406961
  address: Virág Benedek u. 4
  Pizza takeaway and delivery.

• McDonalds

  phone: +36 88 561 840
  address: Brusznyai Árpád utca 16-18.
  McDrive, McCafé, McReggeli, parking, Wi-Fi, birthday events, playground

• Restaurant and Brewery

  address: Szabadság tér 14
  Hungarian cuisine.

Cafes

• Marica Music Café

  phone: +36 88 788 314
  address: Kossuth Lajos utca, 5

• Koko Patisserie

  phone: +36 88 560 050
  address: Március 15. utca 3
  Hungarian traditional cakes. Modern, healthy, light, cooked creamy and fruit cakes, pies. A wide selection of home-made ice creams. Other unit: Kossuth Lajos u.8. (Downtown pedestrian street.)

Budget

• Malomvölgy Education and Recreation Centre

  phone: +36 87 799-005
  address: 8227 Felsőörs, Hóvirág u. 28.

• Pannon University, Central College

  phone: +36 20 5151375
  address: Egyetem u. 12.
  Open Jul-Aug.

Mid-range

• Erdei Restaurant and Pension

  phone: +36 88 425458
  address: Kittenberger Kálmán utca 12

• Árpád Restaurant and Pension

  phone: +36 88 411902
  address: Külső-kádártai út 4

• Hotel Jade - Hotel Ezüsthíd

  phone: +36 88 579180
  address: Korona köz 3.

• Pension Baláca

  phone: +36 88 799100
  address: Baláca sor 21.

• Pension Éllő

  phone: +36 88 420-097
  address: József Attila utca 25

• Pension Promedicum

  phone: +36 88 444-644
  address: Nárcisz utca 2

• Oliva Garden Grill Restaurant and Pension

  phone: +36 88 561900
  address: Buhim u. 14-16

• Two Lotti Villa Medicinal Pension

  phone: +36 88 566520
  address: József A. u. 21
  Reception, wheelchair access rooms, catering (breakfast on site and delivery), sports training site, family event venue, BBQ Facilities,manicure and pedicure (by appointment), massage, guarded parking, sauna, social games, naturopath, courses, Wi-Fi/WLAN, high chair for babies

• HotelVeszprém

  phone: +36 88 424677
  address: Budapest u. 6.
  Services: 24-hour reception, wake-up service, safe, telephone in rooms, breakfast-room, free Wi-Fi in the lobby area of the hotel and in some rooms. Continental breakfast

• Hotel Magister

  phone: +36 88 623000
  address: József Attila u. 34/2.
  Services: reception 24/7, air conditioned well-equipped conference room, lounges with TV, wireless internet connection on every floor, internal connected telephone in every room, common kitchens, buffet, fitness room, huge parking space, bicycle container, fire place, basketball backboard, boarding facility, washing machine on every floor.

• TAPÓ Guest House & Restaurant

  phone: +36 88 591450
  address: Pajta u. 19.

• Völgyikút Wellness Pension

  phone: +36 88 688800
  address: Kopácsi u. 2
  Nine aircon rooms. Finnish saunas, infrared saunas, steam room, jacuzzi pool and gym free of charge.

• Kádárta Café Pension

  phone: +36 88 458413
  address: Külső Kádártai út 9
  The inn is above the restaurant. 6 double rooms and two apartments for four persons. Each room has a private bath, cable TV and Internet connection. Smoking is not permitted in the rooms.

Splurge

• Betekints Hotel and Restaurant

  phone: +36 88 579280
  address: Veszprémvölgyi út 4.
  Room prices include: buffet breakfast, spa complex and the Camera guarded, enclosed parking. The hotel consists of two parts, the buildings of the hotel and the guesthouse, offering 38 rooms of different categories. Services: Internet access: line and wireless Internet in the rooms and in the public areas. (ask the receptionists for access code), Minibar (The fridge of the room is only available for the drinks of the hotel). Air-con rooms. Restaurant (breakfast from 07:00–10:00, there is a possibility to take away a breakfast bag), other time: 11:30–15:00 and 18:00-23:00, wellness and fitness services (steam cabin, Finnish and infra sauna, mashed-ice machine, solarium, varied massage services and cosmetics treatments, adult and child swimming pool, Jacuzzi and the bar in the pool area ensure the body-soul comfort. Gym lessons. Open Su-Th 07:00-21:00, F Sa 07:00-22:00), laundry, ironing and dry-cleaning (on demand – for extra charge), pet (can be brought into only in superior rooms or in the deluxe apartment), facultative programs (bike-renting,for extra charge, please indicate your demand on weekdays 24, on weekends 48 hours before, hiking, walking).

• Hotel Gizella and Restaurant

  phone: +36 88 579490
  address: Jókai Mór u. 48.
  23 double rooms (9 superior, 10 standard and 4 attic rooms) and 5 suites all bathroomed, serves the guests' comfort equipped with a television, a telephone, a minibar, an air conditioning. The car park is locked but not supervised (free). Free Wi-Fi.

• Hotel Villa Medici and Restaurant

  phone: +36 88 590070
  address: Kittenberger Kálmán utca 11
  Restaurant services: cooking school, Chaine des Rotisseurs, business lunch, International kitchen, gourmet menu, traditional Hungarian dishes, pub. Wellness services: massage, island of peace, light- and aromatherapy, treading pool, vinotherapy, chocolate massage, Indian head massage, steam cabine. Wedding, Honeymoon other events. Free parking. Buffet breakfast. Free wireless high speed internet. Welcome drink. Unlimited use of the wellness facilities (indoor pool, sauna, Kneipp foot bath, jacuzzi, steam room).

• Hotel Historia & Restaurant Historante

  phone: +36 88 577000
  address: Toborzó u. 11-13.
  Cosy restaurant, meeting room for 60 people, basement hall (wine pub) for 70 persons and wellness department. Services: car rental, room service, tickets (cinema, theater, concert, zoo admission, etc.) oredering, running map, bike rental, clothes cleaning, program organization, wake-up service, restaurant table reservation, hairdressing salon, beauty salon, flower delivery, taxi/transfer.

• Post Office

  phone: +36 88 424455
  address: Kossuth Lajos utca 19

• Budapest - (by bus or by train one and half hour)
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• Fonyód - the capital of Balton's lookouts, shoots pics or/and enjoy one of the ten city's, free beaches
• Győr - (by bus or by train one and half hour) - the biggest city in Northern Hungary, good for one day trip or for base to exploring all Northwest part of the country
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• Szombathely - open air museum
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• Tihany - Abbey, historical and cultural monuments, a unique natural environment, recreation offered by Lake Balaton.