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Through Four Seasons' Eyes Budapest - IMEX America

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52<br />

Szentendre<br />

Delightful riverside attractions<br />

zentendre has long been a favorite<br />

destination of daytrippers from <strong>Budapest</strong>,<br />

drawn to this quaint town by way of its<br />

beautiful architecture, narrow cobblestone<br />

streets, riverside cafés and folksy fare, but<br />

most of all its easy access from the capital<br />

by suburban railway or boat. Yet the artistic<br />

lifeblood that courses through the veins of<br />

Szentendre is often overlooked by visitors.<br />

Serbian settlers<br />

Romans and Celts were the first to settle in<br />

the area, but it was the second wave of Serbian<br />

immigration in the 17th century that made<br />

an indelible mark on the city’s architecture<br />

in the form of single-story Baroque houses,<br />

atmospheric squares and beautiful Orthodox<br />

churches. The most prominent of these is<br />

the Belgrade Cathedral, which contains an

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