Szolnok Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary
About Szolnok
Szolnok is a city of 71,000 people (2019) 100km east-southeast ofBudapeston the Great Hungarian Plain. As it lies at the confluence of the rivers Tisza and Zagyva, the first bridge over the Tisza was built here and the second railway route in Hungary led to this city, invading armies of all sorts attacked and destroyed this infrastructural center over its history (it was bombed twelve times during the Second World War alone). It also means that Szolnok lacks any historical buildings older than the 18th century, and socialist realism had its impact on its architecture. The city, which had often been described as ugly, started to go under an ongoing major reconstruction in the mid-2000s which resulted in some pleasant public squares around the city. Szolnok also acts as the cultural center o
Top Attractions in Szolnok
Explore the best things to see and do in Szolnok:
- ★Art colony
- ★Aviation museum (Indóház)
- ★Battle of Szolnok
- ★Beer Museum
- ★City Hall
- ★County Hall
- ★former Szolnok railway station
- ★Franciscan church and monastic quarter
Where to Eat in Szolnok
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Árkád Étterem
- 🍴Bajnok Étterem
- 🍴Dreher Étterem Söröző
- 🍴Evezős Csárda
- 🍴Galéria Étterem
- 🍴Halászcsárda
Where to Stay in Szolnok
- 🏨Garden Hotel
- 🏨Hotel Tisza
- 🏨Liget Hotel
- 🏨Pelikán Bed & Breakfast
Szolnok Travel Guide Sections
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