Alongside its architectural heritage the capital of Tolna County is also famous for its viniculture. The nearby Gemenc Forest is a nature reserve and is famous for its game. Amongst the town’s monuments, of particular noteworthiness are the abbey ruins found in the courtyard of the former county hall. It is also worth seeking out the restored synagogue, now functioning as an arts centre and the exhibitions of the Wosinsky Mór Museum, which won first prize in 2006 for user-friendly museums. We should also not forget the memorial house of the famous son of the town, Mihály Babits. Szekszárd’s most important events are the Saint László Days in June and the Szekszárd Grape-Harvest Days in autumn.
The Szekszárd Wine Road entices guests not only with its excellent Kadarka and Bull’s Blood wines, but with wine houses, cellars, cottage museums, handicrafts (including the famous black ceramics), and a honey-brioche workshop, palinka house and the country’s only open-air wine fountain. The Bull’s Blood, made from a blend of various types of grape, is still the flagship wine of the region. The region also boasts two ‘Wine Maker of the Year’ award-winners in the form of Ferenc Vesztergombi (1993) and Ferenc Takler (2004).

Sióagárd not only enjoys great natural beauty, but is renowned for its cultural traditions and the fact that its folk-dress and traditions developed almost in isolation. We should not forget the Leányvár cellar village either, where the wine matures in over three hundred cellars. Whilst in the area it is a must to visit (by pre-arrangement) Royal Chef János Varga Faddi, who prepares Renaissance banquets on the basis of recipes from the Middle Ages, whilst his wife has a wonderful collection of valuable folk art.

Europe’s largest floodplain forest offers an unparalleled experience in the part of the Gemenc belonging to the Danube-Dráva National Park. Visitors by boat, canoe, by forest narrow-gauge railway, on foot, or by bike may discover the rich flora and fauna of the lakes, backwaters and meadows. Angling is also worthwhile, for the Danube may be freely fished from the northern boundary of the nature reserve until the mouth of the Sió.