Szeged is situated near the southern border of Hungary, just to the south of the mouth of the Maros River, on both banks of the Tisza River. Due to the high number of sunshine hours annually, Szeged is often called "City of Sunshine" because of the sun shines 2100 hours a year.

After the great flood of the Tisza in 1879, a well-designed new town was rebuilt with international help in splendid, eclectic-Art Nouveau style.

A lot of famous buildings can be found in the Cathedral Square (which is as big as Saint Mark's Square in Venice): the Bishop's Palace, the Theological College, university buildings, the Catholic Boarding House and the monumental Bishop's Cathedral also known as the Votive Church.

In summer the square in front of the church is the place for the famous Szegedi Open-Air Performances. Among the town's world-famous products of the food industry are the matchless Pick Salami and Szeged Paprika, providing wonderful, distinctive flavour to Hungarian foods. A great deal of paprika is used in the famous Szeged Fish soup, as well.