Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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E Szórakaténusz Toy
Museum and Workshop
Gáspár András körát 11. Tel (076)
481 469. # Mar–Oct: 10am–5pm
Tue–Sun; Nov–Feb: by appt only.
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Next to the Museum of
Hungarian Naïve Art is this
children’s paradise, housed
in a specially built wooden
building (Szórakaténusz
Játékmúzeum És Műhely).
There is a wide array of
Hungarian toys from the 18th
century to the present, with
dolls and wooden toys taking
pride of place. Among them
are some relatively clumsy
mechanical toys that were

Mechanical toys in the Toy Museum
and Workshop

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E Museum of Applied

Folk Art

Serfőző utca 19. Tel (076) 327 203.

# 10am–5pm Tue–Sat. ¢ 17 Dec–

10 Jan. & 8 Hungarian only. 7

This vast and enchanting

building (Népi Iparművészeti

múzeum) and garden, for-

merly a brewery for nearly

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

86 km (53 miles) SE of

Budapest. * 105,000. £

Kodály Zoltán tér; Narrow Gauge,

Széchenyi tér. @ Kodály Zoltán

tér. n Tourin form, Kossuth tér

1, (076) 481 065. ( daily.

_ Spring Festival (last two

weeks of Mar), Zoltan Kodály

Classical Music Festival (last

week of Jun to last week of

Aug). http://www.kecskemet.hu

200 years, is a fascinating

place to visit. Opened to

the public in 1984 as the

Museum of Popular Folk Art,

the permanent collection

expanded now covers wood-

carving, pottery, embroidery

and weav ing. Visitors can

access on-site workshops to

watch the artisans at work

and then try embroi dering a

waistcoat or table cloth them-

selves; an interactive kitchen

produces local specialities in

traditional ovens. However,

the work shops and kitchen

are open only on selected

days in the summer.

E Zwack Fruit Brandy

Distillery and Exhibition

Matkói utca 2. Tel (076) 487 711.

# Mon–Fri, by appt only. &

8 compulsory.

Zwack Unicum Company is

the Hungarian market leader

in plum brandy, and its

factory offers a fascinating

insight into the world of alco-

hol dis tillation. Visitors can

see how the brandy is made –

before tasting it – and learn

about the life of the Zwack

family. The plant is open only

to group tours; Tourinform

pro vides information on where

and when to join one.

considered state of the art

in the 1950s. There are also

interactive toy workshops

for children during summer.

KECSKEMÉT CITY CENTRE

Great Catholic Church 5

Hungarian Photography

Museum 3

József Katona Theatre and

Holy Trinity Monument 4

Museum of Hungarian

Naïve Art 7

Museum of Medicinal and

Pharmaceutical History 6

Ornamental Palace 2

Piarist Church and School 1

Szórakaténusz Toy Museum

and Workshop 8

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Railway Station
300 m (330 yards)
Bus Station
250 m (270 yards)
Narrow Gauge
Railway Station
750 m (820 yards)
Zwack Fruit
Brandy Distillery
and Exhibition
Museum of
Applied Folk Art
Bus
Station
Calvinist
New College
Ornamental
Palace
Synagogue
Piarist Church
and School
Calvinist
Church
Great
Catholic
Church
Town
Hall
St Michael’s
Church
Lutheran
Church
Hungarian
Photography
Museum
József Katona
Theatre and Holy
Trinity Monument
Museum of
Medicinal and
Pharmaceutical
History
Museum of
Hungarian
Naïve Art
Szórakaténusz
Toy Museum
and Workshop