Natural values of Szeged Natural values of Szeged and surroundingsand surroundings

SzegedSzeged

Third biggest Third biggest town in town in HungaryHungary

170 000 170 000 inhabitantsinhabitants

Rivers Tisza Rivers Tisza and Marosand Maros

City of SunshineCity of Sunshine

Southern Southern Great PlainGreat Plain

2050 ours 2050 ours of of sunshine sunshine in the yearin the year

Rivers and BathsRivers and Baths

Tisza, MarosTisza, Maros LakesLakes Medicinal and Medicinal and

thermal watersthermal waters

River TiszaRiver Tisza 1419 to 962 kms1419 to 962 kms 10 kms around 10 kms around

SzegedSzeged May-flyMay-fly

River MarosRiver Maros

Backwater Backwater forestsforests

2852 ha 2852 ha protected areaprotected area

Valuable tree Valuable tree species, birds species, birds and fishand fish

Pusztaszeri Landscape Protection Pusztaszeri Landscape Protection AreaArea

Typical habitats Typical habitats of the Tisza of the Tisza valleyvalley

Increasingly Increasingly protected areasprotected areas

Lake FehérLake Fehér Hiking toursHiking tours Springtime: Springtime:

nesting at Korom nesting at Korom IslandIsland

Autumn: bird Autumn: bird migrationmigration

Crane watchesCrane watches

Lake CsajLake Csaj Bird ambushBird ambush Family tourFamily tour „„Guided by a Guided by a

professional” areaprofessional” area

Small region of SandlandSmall region of Sandland

Sandy soilSandy soil Saline lakes Saline lakes

and bogsand bogs Special hiking Special hiking

tourstours

Lake Lake NagyszéksósNagyszéksós

Saline area’s Saline area’s avifaunaavifauna

Unique floraUnique flora BuffalosBuffalos

Tour Possibilities Tour Possibilities

in the Sandlandin the Sandland Two earliest Two earliest

flowering plantsflowering plants(March):(March): Bulbocodium Bulbocodium

VersicolorVersicolor Crocus ReticulatusCrocus Reticulatus

Distance: 12 kmsDistance: 12 kms Duration: 5 hours Duration: 5 hours

Tour possibilities Tour possibilities II.II.

Daybreak Daybreak birdwatching at birdwatching at Kelebia (April)Kelebia (April)

Distance: 6 kmsDistance: 6 kms Duration: 5 hoursDuration: 5 hours

Tour possibilities Tour possibilities III.III.

Siberian Siberian Iris Tour in Iris Tour in the Fen the Fen Window of Window of Csipak Csipak (May)(May)

Distance: Distance: 4 kms4 kms

Duration: Duration: 4 hours4 hours

Tour possibilities IV.Tour possibilities IV.

Marsh Gladiolus Marsh Gladiolus Tour on Csodarét Tour on Csodarét Meadows (June)Meadows (June)

Distance: 4 kmsDistance: 4 kms Duration: 4 hoursDuration: 4 hours

Tour possibilities V.Tour possibilities V.

Overnight Overnight Nightingale Tour Nightingale Tour in Memorial in Memorial Forest Ferenc Forest Ferenc Kiss (June)Kiss (June)

Distance: 3 kmsDistance: 3 kms Duration: 3 hoursDuration: 3 hours

Tour possibilities VI.Tour possibilities VI.

Insect Insect Collector Collector Excursion Excursion in Forest in Forest Rívó (July)Rívó (July)

Distance: Distance: 4 kms4 kms

Duration: Duration: 4 hours4 hours

Tour possibilities VII.Tour possibilities VII.

Gentiana Gentiana PneumonanthPneumonanthe on Csodarét e on Csodarét Meadows Meadows (September)(September)

Distance: Distance: 4 kms4 kms

Duration: Duration: 4 hours4 hours

Thanks for your attentionThanks for your attention

Szeged Tourist Szeged Tourist AssociationAssociation

PolgarAntal@freemail.hu