After the 1879 flood claimed many of the walls of Szeged’s riverfront castle built around 1240, the city demolished the rest. Behind the Ferenc Móra Museum you can see ongoing excavations of the foundation and ancient subterranean walls at this small gallery displaying archaeological finds. Seek admission at the museum.
Castle Museum & Lapidarium
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