8/14/2019 Historical Carnaval of Savaria http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/historical-carnaval-of-savaria 1/8 IMPRESSIONS ON A WONDERFUL CITY: SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY By: Tatomir Ion-Marius, poet 22-23 Aug. 2009 The X-th Historical Carnaval of Savaria (Ludi Savarienses) Each year in august, in the beautiful city of Szombathely (in latin: SAVARIA), Hungary, is organized an Carnaval, event where thousands of peoples are presents from all around the world. This is an annual Festival which evokes the millenar past of the city of Szombathely. This city is worldwide reknown not only because of the Carnaval, and of its historical roman past, but also for being the place where born the bishop Saint Martin of Tours, one of the most popular Christian Saints. Birthplace of Saint Martin of Tours
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The X-th Historical Carnaval of Savaria(Ludi Savarienses)
Each year in august, in the beautiful city of Szombathely(in latin: SAVARIA), Hungary, is organized an Carnaval, event wherethousands of peoples are presents from all around the world. This is anannual Festival which evokes the millenar past of the city of Szombathely.
This city is worldwide reknown not only because of the Carnaval, and of itshistorical roman past, but also for being the place where born the bishop
Saint Martin of Tours, one of the most popular Christian Saints.
I visited in the past this city, and became interested in its history andattractions.I had the chance this year to get to know mr. Feiszt György
historian and archivist, cultural councillor of Szombathely, person which Iadmire for his knowledge and works.
With Mr. FEISZT GYÖRGY, cultural councillor of SZOMBATHELY
Thanks to him I learnt lot of things about the beauty and history of the
millenar town, Szombathely. He was who put in discussion my participationat the Historical Carnaval as invitee of the city, and the invitation signed by
the mayor of the city of Szombathely, dr. Ipkovich György arrived to me in july.
With Mr. IPKOVICH GYÖRGY, mayor of the city of SZOMBATHELY
Ruins of Temple of Isis Memorial Plaque of BishopQuirinus
At the dinner, I met other invitees of the town, mayors and vice-mayors fromdifferent countries (Slovakia, Germany, Italy etc.), peoples working in the
administrative sphere of the city of Szombathely. They were very friendly,we made photos together, exchanged visit-cards.
With the mayor of With the mayor of With the vicemayor of Kaufbeuren (Germany) Hunedoara (Romania) Trnava (Slovakia)
At the end of the dinner, the mayor of the city of Szombathely, dr. IpkovichGyörgy , very kind and hospitable, perfect host, offered to the invitees gifts
The garden of ruins interested me a lot, I saw there a mosaic from the IV-thecentury, with different symbols, but also I saw a part of the ancient road
which leaded from Savaria to the Imperial Rome.
Mosaic of the IV-th Century
Ancient road qhich leaded from Savaria to the Imperial Rome