Sarospatak Tourist Information

Sárospatak is the best-known small town in the country. It is called the “Hungarian Cambridge”, the “Athens on the Bodrog”. It was a favourite town of Ferenc Rákóczi II, the prince who fought against the Habsburgs for the freedom of Hungary. The highlight of the town is the Rákóczi Castle.

The oldest part of Rákóczi Castle (Szent Erzsébet Street 19), rich in Gothic and Renaissance details, is the Red Tower. In the late-Renaissance Lorántffy Loggia and Prince’s Palace, we can see the history of the Rakoczi Family, the history of the fight for freedom and of the life of the aristocracy in the 16th and 17th centuries. There is also a library of that era, viniculture and ceramics exhibits, and a stone collection.

The former castle church with its baroque organ and the biggest wooden alter in the country is one of Hungary’s most valuable Gothic monuments. In the museum of the renowned Sárospataki Calvinist College (Rákóczi Street 1), we can see the history of the school (founded in 1531), and in the Great Library, the ancient prints and treasures of ecclesiastical art.

The Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Collection (Szent Erzsébet Street 15) was placed on the first floor of the former Ignatian monastery. The yard is decorated with the statues of famous people. In the town, more and more works of modern art can be found.

Historic locations provide a wonderful setting for the cultural events of the Zemplen Art Days in August. Regular boat lines run from the port of Bodrog to Tokaj. The water of the thermal baths and pools in Sárospatak is recommended for articular diseases.

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