Szentendre, Hungary Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

With its fabulous Baroque heart, SZENTENDRE (St Andrew), 19km north of Budapest, is unlikely to disappoint. Called the "the Montmartre of the Danube" by Claudio Magris, it remains a delightful maze of houses painted in autumnal colours, with secretive gardens and lanes winding up to hilltop churches. The town's location on the lower slopes of the Pilis range is not only beautiful, but ensures that Szentendre enjoys more hours of sunlight than anywhere else in Hungary, making it a perfect spot for an artists' colony. Before the artists moved in, Szentendre's character had been formed by … more »