Baja – a city located on the Danube in southern Hungary, near Mohacs. The city square is built up only on three sides, and on the fourth side there is the edge of the escarpment. The city has an important bridge over the Danube. Baja is also famous for its annual fish soup festival.
- Today, Baja is a quiet town with a Mediterranean atmosphere. The heart of the town is the vast, cobbled square (Szent-háromság tér), surrounded on three sides by historic buildings. In its center, you can admire the Baroque Holy Trinity Column (the oldest building in the city).
- The monument represents Kálmán Tóth, a Hungarian poet, playwright, journalist and politician. His commitment contributed to the creation of the 19th-century Baja. The monument stands at one of the city’s main squares.
- Other important monuments in Baja include the impressive Town Hall building (formerly the Grassalkovich Palace), the Franciscan church known for its magnificent Baroque organ, the Baroque Serbian parish church, the neoclassical synagogue built in 1845, and the monument to the famous globetrotter Tom Thumb in seven-league boots.
- Baja is also famous in Hungary as the capital of the fish soup known as halászlé, which has been prepared for centuries. Its basic ingredients are, of course, fish (carp, less often catfish), hot peppers and onions. This dish contributed to the city being entered into the famous Guinness Book of Records. This happened thanks to a certain July event, during which the great market square was filled with a record two thousand cast iron cauldrons in which about 50 thousand people weighed the soup (bajai halászlé), which was later consumed during a general feast.
- Vizafogó Panzió és Étterem (hotel) is located in Baja and offers a garden, a terrace, a bar and water sports facilities. The bed and breakfast offers a Hungarian restaurant. The area is popular for cycling. Bike rental is available at the property.
