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E Zwack Pálinka VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Manufactory (Fruit
Brandy Distillery and Practical Information
Exhibition) Road Map D4. * 105,000.
Matkói utca 2. Tel (76) 48 77 11, or n Tourin form, Kossuth tér 1, (76)
(20) 519 22 79. Open 10am–6pm 48 10 65. ( Mon–Fri; Sat am
Mon–Fri, by appointment only. & in summer only. _ Hirös Hét
8 compulsory. Festival (Jun); Zoltan Kodály
The Hungarian market leader Classical Music Festival (Jul–Aug);
in pálinka (fruit brandy), the World Pairs Driving Championship
(Aug). ∑ kecskemet.hu
factory of the Zwack Unicum
Display of mechanical toys in the Toy Company offers a fascinating Transport
Museum and Workshop insight into the world of alcohol £ @ Kodály Zoltán tér; regular
distillation. Visitors can see services throughout the day from
E Szórakaténusz Toy how the pálinka is made – Budapest. £ Narrow Gauge,
Museum and Workshop before tasting it – as well Széchenyi tér.
Szórakaténusz Játékmúzeum as learning about the life of
és Műhely the Zwack family. The plant is
Gáspár András utca 11. Tel (76) 48 14 open only for groups; Tourinform 200 years. Opened to the public
69. Open 10am–12:30pm & 1–5pm will provide information on in 1984 as the Museum of
Tue–Sat. & = where and when to join one. Popular Folk Art, the permanent
Next to the Museum of Hungarian collection expanded rapidly
Naïve Art is this children’s paradise, and now covers woodcarving,
housed in a wooden building. E Collection of Applied pottery, embroidery and
There are displays of Hungarian Folk Art weaving. There are workshops
toys from the 18th century to the Népi Iparművészeti Múzeum on site where visitors can watch
present, with dolls and wooden Serfőző utca 19. Tel (76) 32 72 03. and then try embroidering
toys taking pride of place. Older Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sat or by a waistcoat or tablecloth
children will enjoy the mechanical appointment. & 8 Hungarian themselves, before tasting
toys that were consid ered state of only. 7 local specialities fresh from the
the art in the 1950s. There are also This vast and enchanting traditional ovens. The workshops
interactive toy work shops for building and garden was and kitchen are open only on
children during the sum mer. formerly a brewery for nearly selected days in the summer.

Kecskemét City Centre
1 Piarist Church and School Piarist Church Train Station
2 Cifra Palace JÓ KA I UTCA and School 300 m (330 yards)
Bus Station
3 Hungarian Photography PIARISTÁK NAGYKŐRŐSI UTCA 250 m (270 yards)
TERE
Museum F RÁTER G Y ÖRG Y UT C A
Synagogue
4 József Katona Theatre and K O H ÁRY K Ö R ÚT
Holy Trinity Monument KÁP OLN A UTCA HORNYIK J. KRT LU T H ER K Ö Z R ÁKÓ CZ I Ú T
5 Old Catholic Church Lutheran Cifra
6 Museum of Medicinal and AR A N Y J. U T CA Church Palace K L APK A U T CA
Pharmaceutical History SIMO NY I U TC A SZABADSÁG CSÁNYI J. KÖRÚT
7 Museum of Hungarian Naïve Art Local Bus TÉR Calvinist
Station
8 Szórakaténusz Toy Museum GÁ S PÁ R AN DRÁS KÖRÚT SZÉCHENYI Calvinist New College
TÉR
Old
and Workshop Catholic Church
9 Zwack Fruit Brandy Distillery C S ÁNYI UTCA Church KOSSUTH KALVIN
TÉR
TÉR
and Exhibition Museum of Medicinal
0 Collection of Applied and Pharmaceutical Town KETTEMPLOM KOZ A
History
Hall
Folk Art L ECHN ER Ö DÖ N UT C A St Michael’s
Church
Museum of
Hungarian PE T ŐFI S A N DOR UT CA KATONA JÓZSEF Hungarian
Naïve Art F E ST Ő UTC A Theatre and Holy TÉR BAJCSY- Z SILINSZKY UTC Photography
K ÖLCS E Y U T C A
József Katona
Museum
KIS FA LU DY UT C A
Szórakaténusz Toy Trinity Monument
Museum
and Workshop
0 metres 100 Zwack Fruit D OB O I S T VÁ N K Ö RÚ T
Brandy Distillery
0 yards 100 and Exhibition B ATT H YA N Y UT C A TR O M B ITA U TC A
Collection of D A MJ A NI C H U TC A
Key Applied Folk Art
Narrow Gauge
Street by Street pp242–3 Train Station
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