Let's begin our walk in Zichy Park, relaxing on a shaded bench to get to know the story of Jancsi Rigó before exploring the city centre, where the famous bandleader once walked or may have walked!

Hotel Magyar Király played a role in Jancsi's life on multiple occasions. It was here that he was discovered, and where he began playing at the age of 12 in Józsi Barcza's band—though at the time he was mostly just a cimbalom carrier and a viola player in the group.

Rigó Jancsi played at the Magyar Király for the first time during the opening of the theater, when he was not yet widely known. The opening ceremony of the theater took place on August 22, 1874.

The couple lived quite a high-profile life in Székesfehérvár. They attended the theatre, hosted dinners, went for carriage rides through the quiet town, and took frequent walks around Fehérvár, especially along Fő Street. This vibrant promenade atmosphere is something we can still feel and enjoy today!

Notable on Fő utca is the two-story Baroque building of the Monastery, featuring the sunburst Jesuit coat of arms above its stone-framed entrance gate. On its facade, a memorial plaque commemorates Benedek Virág and Pál Ányos, who lived in the Pauline monastery at the end of the 18th century.

The Goldziher House was one of the town's central buildings at the time, so Rigó Jancsi and his companion surely walked past it during their strolls. Ignác Goldziher was born in this very house—as commemorated by a plaque on its wall—though by that period he rarely returned to Fehérvár.

The Turkish Courtyard (Török udvar) was also a popular walking spot in Jancsi and Clara's time. Since the princess was fond of unique locations, they undoubtedly enjoyed strolling through the Turkish Courtyard. Although they couldn't see the ruins—as the bathhouse had already been demolished and archaeologists only excavated the site later, where we can view the bath ruins today—it was unquestionably one of the most romantic places in Fehérvár even back then.

The Győri House (also known as the Pelikán Courtyard), built with a Zopf-style facade and a vaulted, arcaded courtyard, served as lodgings for actors and musicians performing in Fehérvár. Jancsi undoubtedly visited the place on numerous occasions during his younger, less famous days.

At the time, Városház Square (Városház tér) was still the city's marketplace, so even if Jancsi and Clara didn't necessarily spend time here, plenty of rumours about them undoubtedly spread among the market stalls of Fehérvár…

The memory of their love is also preserved by a pastry: in a Pest confectionery, Rigó Jancsi treated his beloved to this chocolatey, creamy dessert. As a clever marketing move, the confectioner who created it named the pastry after the famous violinist.