Szombathely

Szombathely, the Queen of the West

Szombathely, county town of Vas county

Currently the oldest town of Hungary has a population of nearly 80 thousand. Szombathely is an attractive destination not only in Vas county but in the entire region as well as other places in the neighborhood of the town may easily be reached from the county town. The homepage of Travelport.hu enlists the offers of different hotels in the city.

How to get there?

Szombathely is crossed by several important roads even today. The roads 86, 87 and 89 provide access to the main road network of the country. The M1 motorway can be reached on the road 86 and on the main road 85 through Csorna, at the junction in Győr. Szombathely has the biggest railway junction in the western part of Trans-Danubia. The town “collects” the lines from Budapest, Győrből, Bratislava and Sopron, and “restarts” the trains towards Graz, Nagykanizsa, and Zagreb.

Places to see

The visitor of Szombathely should not miss the Savaria Museum where he/she can see the mementos of the ancient Romanian town called Savaria (park with ancient ruins, mosaics, Mercurius–tabernacle), too. Furthermore, interesting places are the Episcopal Cathedral, the late baroque Episcopal Palace, the Diocesan Museum, the St. Elizabeth Church, the Franciscan Monastery, the Dominican Church and the Art Gallery.

Events in Szombathely

The “Bartók” Festival and Seminar, the Bloomsday, the Lamantin Jazz Festival, the Savaria Historic Carnival, the “Márton”-day Fair, the “St. George-day” Fair and the Savaria International Dance Competition attract many visitors to the town.

Towns and hotels in the vicinity of Szombathely on Travelport!

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Photos of the town