The starting point of the first walk is the Gyula Castle, the symbol of the city. Central Europe's only intact Gothic brick castle is now home to a fascinating historical exhibition. Opposite the castle, the Almásy Mansion Visitor Centre has a remarkable interactive exhibition, while the Gyula Castle Baths, famous for their medicinal waters, provide recreation for people of all ages. From there you can proceed along Kossuth Street towards the city centre. Passing by the Radio History Exhibition, you can continue your tour in Városház Street and admire the Water Directorate and the so-called TájVízHáz. Then you will get to see the Mogyoróssy János Municipal Library (formerly the Town Hall) and then the Nádi Boldogasszony Parish Church in Harruckern Square. In the square behind the church, you can see the Hundred-Year-Old Confectionery, the second oldest in Hungary, and next to it, the Ladics House, a unique museum offering a glimpse into the bourgeois milieu of the early 19th century.
The starting point of the second walking tour is Kossuth Square, the modern heart of Gyula. With its fountains, statues and bustling traffic, it is a very impressive area. Continuing on Vértanúk Road and Béla Bartók Street, you pass the former synagogue, now a music school, and then, approaching the Németváros neighbourhood, you can find the Ferenc Erkel Memorial House behind the Catholic Church. Heading down Jókai Street towards the city centre, you can take the tiny Patócsy Street to another point of interest, a lovely park and community area called Göndöcs Garden, where you can visit the renowned Kohán Art Gallery. Along Árpád Street and Megyeház Street, in between the many townhouses, you will see the Town Hall. Walking along Kossuth Street and then Vár Street you will go past the 1848-49 Honvédtiszti Monument (honouring The Thirteen Martyrs of Arad) and you will reach the Gyula Castle, the symbol of the city.
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