Bekescsaba

Bekescsaba is one of the largest city in the Southern Great Plains of Hungary, with nearly 70000 citizen.
Easily accessable via train, and only a few kms from Gyula and close to Szeged, worth a day visit on your way.
The city is quite old, since the area was populated since the iron age, although Bekecsaba remains a rural town on the plains with wide streets, nice houses and a really attractive downtown area.
During a downtown walk you can discover the beautiful architectural memories of the 19th century.
Bekescsaba on wikipedia

National Theatre
It is on the begining of the main street of Bekescsaba.
Built in 1877-1879, a fully workable theatre nowadays.
website

Munkacsy memorial house
The famous painter Mihaly Munkacsy was living here during childhood.
The house were he lived is a museum nowadays.
There are not only exhibition about Mihaly Munkacsy but about the history of Bekescsaba and the small region around.
Address : 9th, Szechenyi str. Open : tuesdays-sunday 10am till 6pm, closed on mondays

Arpad bath
There are swimming pool and open bath in Bekescsaba fully modernized in the recent years.
Thermal bath, jakuzzi, 50meters swimming pool, slides, children pool
near the river koros bank

River Koros
The river Koros is flowing through the city, making a perfect romantic walking path all the way on the river side.

There are also to see many churches, sculptures in the downtown area.

Bekescsaba also know for its many cultural and other ev
ents, a few of them Spring Festival of Bekescsaba on every march
Lecsofestival in August, do you know what lecso is?
and the most famous
the Sausage Festival of Bekescsaba in October..a must see event!