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| Morning arrival in Kecskemét |
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Meeting the local guide opposite to the City Hall, at Kossuth-statue. |
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| Reception at City Hall | ||
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The City Hall in
Kecskemét was built in Art Nouveau Style relying upon the plans of Ödön Lechner
the creator of Hungarian architectural style of centenary. In it's
ceremony hall the frescos of Bertalan Székely perpetuate Hungarian
history from "Vérszerződés" (Blood-sealed treaty) until "Kiegyezés" (The
compromise of 1867). Presenting the prominent figures of bloody battles,
great glories and revolutions our guests can get to know Hungarian history
in course of an exciting performance. |
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| Sightseeing | ||
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Let you to discover the significant buildings in Kecskemét, let you to get to know their history and present! Our walk is starting at the main square of the city. The main square served formerly as a market place - know as one of the most beautiful city centres in the country. Its determinant buildings are the Big Church and the Town Hall. |
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| Visit to the Zwack Factory and Pálinka Manufacture Museum | ||
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13:00 Arrival to Bugacpuszta to the Karikás Csárda (Karikás Inn) | |
| Lunch in the Karikás Csárda. | ||
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"A" Menu offer: - Apricot brandy - Goulash soup cooked in a stew-pot - Chicken slices a'la "Csikós" (with a ragout from green peas, chickens liver, tomato and paprika) with mixed garnish - Seasonal salad - Flaming pancake a'la Bugac - Wine unrestricted, sparkling water, coffee "B" Menu offer: - Apricot brandy - "Betyár"-soup (Tarragon- ragout-soup) - Puszta pörkölt (Hungarian stew with potato) - Home-made salad - "Tejespite" (Milk-pie) with apricot marmalade - Unlimited wine-consumption, sparkling water, coffee |
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14:15 Carriage driving into the Puszta |
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Near the entrance some replicas of ancient shepherds buildings are displayed. The terminal point is the Shepherds Museum showing up nicely against its background, houses an exhibition of the flora and fauna of the region and the life of the shepherds. |
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| 15:00 Horse-show | ||
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what you can hear in English,
German and Hungarian languages. - Introduction of the "Puszta-fiver" - The rush of the wranglers - Silk games of the wranglers - Donkey-seating, horse-laying - The guests can try to ride on a naked horse |
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| 15:45 Carriages return to the Karikás Csárda. | ||
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16:00 Offering: |
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Our shepherd-clothed stewards send off our guests with a real pastoral meal: "keménylebbencs" (pastry cut into big irregular squares and boiled in the kettle) and a glass of wine. |
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Min. 20
person is requested for the programme.
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Second
station is the today's distillery of European standard, established with many hundred
millions total volume of investments. After this you are invited into the manufacturing
room, later on in the bottling room you can take a good look, how do the drinks obtain
their final appearance. On the last station of our visit you can find in the vitrines
the materials of an exhibition, objective and written relics present the history of
Zwack Unicum Co. from 1790 and the past and present of the company in Kecskemét and
of apricot brandy. You can taste two art of the Zwack brandy. After the exhibition
you can buy own products for trade price in HUF in the Museum Shop. The programme
takes app. 1,5 hours. 
