Let’s start the exploration on the right bank of the Danube. 

It hardly takes 20 minutes to get to Szentendre, the Southern gate of the Danube Bend by car.

Szentendre, with its winding lanes, seven aspiring church towers, colourful houses, narrow sidestreets, genuine Mediterranean ambience and scores of museums, galleries and warm restaurants, unique atmosphere, is the most frequented tourist destination of the Danube Bend.

The little Hungarian town with the most peculiar atmosphere has meandering lanes, small squares with Mediterranean mood, Serbian Orthodox churches, towm houses in Baroque style, which give a dynamic feel to this picturesque little place. There is hardly any other town in the world similar to Szentendre where there is one gallery or museum per 1000 people. The works of the former and present colony of artists who came here to escape to the silence of the Danube Bend can be seen in the Ámos Imre - Anna Margit Collection, the Czóbel Museum, the Ferenczy Museum, the Barcsay Collection, the Szentendre Gallery and in several other galleriews. The Margit Kovács Museum preserves the precious works of art of Margit Kovács, the world-famous creator of 20th century Hungarian pottery. The clay figures which catch one’s heart and eyes are well-known all over the world . The Margit Kovács Museum is one of the most popular collections in the country. The artist's (1902-1977) charming ceramic figures radiate beauty, goodness and humanity. The Ferenczy Museum exhibits the works of Károly Ferenczy (1862-1917), his wife and three children, the Gobelin tapestry artist Noémi, the sculptor Béni and the painter Valér. The Szentendre Gallery and the Gallery of the Artists' Colony house temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists working in the town.

The Roman Lapidarium presents the relics of the ancient military settlement called Ulcisia Castra.

The Serbian population who fled to Szentendre from the Turks at the end of the 17th century have created the city in their own image of the time, creating a special Mediteranean-Baroque style. The Baroque-Rococo Belgrade Cathedral, the Blagovestenska Church and the other monuments eg. the Greek Orthodox nmemorial crucifix standing on the Fő tér (Main Square) and the houses of the former Serbian commerchants all complement the Meacenas mood of the one time rich citizens.

The Catholic Church of the 14th century standing on top of Castle-hill is the Medieval monument of Szentendre. If the visitor climbs up here on the stairs and the meandering little lanes, he will be greeted by the by the picturesque panorama of the old city, the looming range of mountains, the Danube and the line of trees living on Szentendre Island that has a long stretch in the river.

Only about 4 kms from the town centre, the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum (Skanzen) is Hungary's largest ethnographic collection. Monuments of folk art earmarked for preservation are transported here from across the country. Upon completion, a total of 340 buildings will be arranged in a breakdown of geographical regions detailing the characteristics of Hungarian folk architecture. Currently, seven geographical regions, a Greek Orthodox Church, a Protestant graveyard with tombstones and an ethnographic exhibition are open to the public from April to October. During the weekends, visitors can learn the art of traditional folk handicrafts. The notable days of Hungarian folk tradition are also celebrated.

There is a ferry service and a bridge at Tahi to the 31-km Szentendre Island, a popular hiking destination.