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and samples of the industry’s
products. From here, turn right
along Tanuló utca and pass
the ruins of the 14th-cen tury
St Clare’s Nunnery 5. Then turn
left towards Flórián tér. As you
pass Kálvin köz, on the left
at No. 2 is the 18th-cen tury
Óbuda Calvinist Church 6.
Key
9 Zichy Palace, built in the 18th century for an aristocratic family
Walk route

Next door is the presbytery, itself was built for the Zichy
built in 1909 to a design by family in 1757.
0 metres 400
Károly Kós, better known for Continue north up to Fő tér,
0 yards 400 his work on the Wekerle Estate one of the few areas of 18th-
(see p161). No. 4 is home to a and 19th-century architecture
collec tion of folk crafts. Walk remaining in Óbuda. On one
back up to busy Flórián tér, side of the square stands the
HERKULES U.
where in 1778 Roman thermal Neo-Baroque Fő tér Palace 0,
e baths were discovered. Hidden its entrance still guarded by
MEGGYFA
UTCA
in the underpasses beneath an 18th-century sentry box.
SZÉL UTCA S Z E N T E N D R EI Ú T the square are the Roman Imre Varga Gallery to
Baths Museum and the Roman
Settlement Museum 7.
the Hercules Villa
VIHAR UTCA RAKTÁR U. Szentlélek Tér and Fő Tér From Fő tér Palace walk up
Laktanya utca, where there is
Tavasz utca, off to the right
a group of statues, Women with
Umbrellas, by contemporary
from north of Flórián tér, leads
KERÉK U. to Szentlélek tér. In the south sculptor Imre Varga q. At No. 7
wing of the Zichy Palace, on
Laktanya utca is the Imre Varga
SZÉL UTCA MIKLÓS U. LAKTANYA UTCA GRÓF ESZTERHÁZY JÁNOS Szentlélek tér, is the Vasarely Gallery w, where fur ther
Museum 8. The 20th-century
examples of the sculptor’s work
artist Victor Vasarely is can be seen. Finally, make your
remembered as the founder way up to Szenten drei út and
w
of the Op-Art movement, cross it at an underpass. Turn
VŐRŐSKERESZT U.
producing work full of bright right into Kerék utca (if you miss
0 q colours and optical illusions. this, take the next right up Szél
VÖRÖSVÁRI ÚT
KORHÁZ U.
FŐ
TÉR 9 The crumbling Zichy Palace 9 utca), then left into Herkules
SOLYMÁR U.
TESZÁRSZ K. U.
7 TAVASZ UTCA utca then onto Meggyfa utca
SZÕLÕ U.
FÖLD U. FLÓRIÁN 8 to finish the walk at No. 21, the
TÉR
SZENTLÉLEK Árpád híd ruins of the Hercules Villa e.
TÉR
6 5 Once a lavish Roman home,
KISCELLI U. KÁLVIN KŐZ 4 TANULÓ U. Árpád híd it takes its name from some
stunning mosaics (see p23).
KIS KORONA U. ÓBUDAI The villa is open only by
SAN MARCO U.
UTCA 3
arrange ment (Tel (06 1) 430
ZÁPOR U.
KENYERES U. JÓS 2 1081). Near the villa are the
remains of the cella trichora, an
MÓKUS U. UTCA early Christian chapel dating
SELMECI U. SZÕLÕ U. PERC U. LAJOS U. from the 4th century AD.
PACSIRTAMEZŐ UTCA
SZOMOLNOK U. BESZTERCE U. Tips for Walkers
TÍMÁR U. TÍMÁR U. SLACHTA MARGIT RAKPART Starting point: Pacsirtamező utca.
Getting there: Bus 109, hév H5
Tímár u.
VIADOR U. or tram 1.
Length: 3 km (1.8 miles).
BÉCSI ÚT
LAJOS U. Stops: Kéhli Vendéglö (see p206)
on Mókus utca, or the Új Sipos
1 Étterem on Fő tér for traditional
q One of several Women with Umbrellas Hungarian dishes.
by Imre Varga
For keys to symbols see back flap
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