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Turkish bathing culture - or choosing wife in a Turkish way Nowadays can only be seen the ruins of Valide Sultana hamam, but a contemporary Turkish travelogue says it used to be a really impressive building with a red dome, pleasant water. The meaning of the name is: the Sultan's mother. ...
If you want to pamper your children during the holiday, you should visit a playground where they can run about, play in sand and let the steam off. Several up-to-date and safe playgrounds are waiting for the children in Eger. In the list such peculiarities can be found, like a traffic playgrou...
The length of the route is 9 kms Difficulty: easy Departure: The crossing of Road No. 25 and Kőlyuk street Next to the main road you can leisurely cycle to the railway station. From here you can choose from two destinations, either going on to the north or turning to the direction...
Difficulty: Medium Ascent: 110 m Start from: Eger, Dobó square From Dobó square the first part of the 13-km trip goes along the bank of the stream across the housing estate with block of flats built in the Communist era. Having left Felnémet you can ride all the way on built bicycle road fr...
There is a nature trail with 10 stops on the panoramic promenade outside the castle walls The promenade runs around the northern and western castle walls, for a total length of 384 m. The section connects the pedestrianized downtown with the Géza Gárdonyi Memorial House and the northern entrance ...
When in Eger the first destination should be the main square of the town, Dobó square! Arriving at the square you can see that the square is full of life, milling crowds: it is a popular social place of youngsters, it is where little children can run about, cyclers and rollerskaters can pass the ...
Eger is famous for its delicious wines and historic wine region. It is lesser known that the famous viniculture of Eger was established by Italian and Vallon settlers in the 1200s. According to a legend a handful of Hungarian troops managed to be successful over the thirty times bigger Turkish over...
It is a popular square of the local youth Border-Castle Warriors' Square is the newest one in Eger, it was inaugurated in 2015. The name is thanks to the statue depicting Hungarian and Turkish warriors, the work of Zsigmond Strobl Kisfaludy. The exciting group of statues is just one of th...
The biggest garden of Eger Archbishop's Garden is the biggest park of Eger, called as "the lungs of the town" by locals. On its place there used to be a natural forest fenced off and used for hunting by the bishops. The gates were opened for the public in 1919 - two of them, real wrought iro...
An elegant recreation park in the middle of the city center The ornamental garden of the beautifully renovated Archbishop's Palace on Széchenyi Street attracts everyone. Take a walk and enjoy the view! The imposing, baroque-style Egri Archbishop's Palace Cultural, Tourist and Visitor C...
The famous Fazola Gates When walking on Kossuth Lajos street you must see the wonderful Fazola Gates! The richly ornamented entrance decorates the building of the County Hall standing at the crossroads of Kossuth- and Egészségház streets. Already the gate opening to the street is worth mentio...
It is unique that a fountain is covered in Zsolnay glaze, what is more, the location is not common either: in the yard of a shopping centre! We must go back to 1894, when the building of the shopping centre was built. Sounds unbelievable? There is a little twist in the story, that is true, becaus...
The tree-lined Kossuth Lajos utca is one of the pride of Eger. It is lined with wonderful baroque villa buildings, several of which have recently been renovated. Let's definitely take a walk here! Next to the bridge of the Eger stream is the Butler house, whose story - similar to the ...
One of the nicest Baroque churches in Europe Saint Anthony of Padua church is considered one of the nicest buildings of Baroque church architecture, it is mostly named Minorite church. It was consecrated in honour of Saint Anthony in 1771. Its designer was Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, the architec...
It is one of the most impressing squares of Eger bordered by the buildings of the Basilica, the Archbishop's Palace and the Lyceum. It was named about a bishop in Eger, Károly Eszterházy who the building of the Lyceum can be thanked for. That is the way we can see it now, because the universi...
Never-ever-such a big flood A sever flood devastated Eger on 31. August, 1878, the memory of which is preserved up to now by the stone signs on the walls of some downtown houses. If walk to Dobó square you can find one on the wall of the Town Hall. It is unbelievable that such high water was flo...
Most Gárdonyi-related relics can be found in Eger, the town has been proud of the writer up to now. Here can be found Gárdonyi's house, tomb and besides it you can walk in Gárdonyi street, you can visit Gárdonyi Grammar School and six Gárdonyi statues. The latest one was inaugurated in 2014, w...
Immaculate Conception Franciscan Church of Our Lady The church with two towers, a straight sanctuary, and a sub-church is one of the largest in terms of size and art-historical value. The sanctuary of the church was built between 1736-1746, its nave between 1750-1753, the entire building was c...
The tiny Tűzoltó (Firemen) square is bordered by the first firemen barracks of the town, that is where the name comes from. The centre started its work in October 1884, the firemen of the town had used to station at temporary places before. The establishment of the Voluntary Firebrigade of Eger was...
Church of St. Bernard of Cistercian St. Francis of Borgia Baroque-Rococo monument, the furnishings of which have survived in their entirety from the 18th century. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1700, but construction began only in 1731. The building was finally completed in 1743. ...
The Servite order arrived at Eger from its Austrian province after the Turks had been expulsed. It was they who revived Mary-pilgrimage organised in honour of Mater Dolorosa. The main feature of the order is that they were formed in honour of Virgin Mary, and their main tasks are to take care of san...
Egri Csillag (Star of Eger) Weekend is traditionally organised on the last weekend of April, which is at the same time the introduction, tasting and celebration of the emblematic, flagship white wine of Eger. The venue is Dobó square where the latest vintage of Egri Csillag wine can be tasted in ...
Great atmosphere awaits you at the Vintage Festival in Szépasszonyvölgy (Valley of the Beautiful Woman)! Visitors are welcome with a vintage tractor beauty contest, vintage shows, grape-pressing, vintage feast, open cellars, concerts, grape juice tasting and excellent wines of Eger. Get pr...
Beer is given the main role in Eger in the middle of August. In the beer festival organised by Agria Park Shopping Centre beer-lovers can taste special artisan- and premium category beers. The programme is free, besides tasting beer the atmosphere is enhanced by stage programmes and light musi...
As a respect for those who have contributed to the improvement of the city of Eger with their job and their life-work to the rejuvenation of the city's reputation. A promenade of decorative stones on Érsek street in honor of local celebrities. The purpose of the promenade is to give special r...
Imagine a pulsing, partying Mediterranean town, this is Eger during the Street-musician festival! 50-60 bands with at least 150-200 musicians in the streets and squares of the historic city. Festival feeling at beautiful setting! Street-musician festival is about freedom and life-af...
Promenade in memory of Eger soldiers who died in World War I The World War itself is a huge trauma and senseless loss for humanity. The death of soldiers fighting in the war sealed the future and fate of families, or steered them in a different direction, and in many cases we cannot even fathom t...
The biggest wine-and gastronomy festival of Eger, Feast of the Eger Wine is organised on Saint Donat's Day every year. The venue is the charming Archbishop's Garden. It is not a usual festival or winetasting, it is a life feeling in Eger, which can only be experienced on the spot with ...
A pedestrian underpass, where street art artists can paint freely The legal graffiti wall is located next to Eger Castle, in a pedestrian underpass. Passing under a railway track and a road, this underpass connects the campus of the University of Eger with the historic downtown. Almost the ent...
Agria Park awaits its customers with air-conditioned interiors and nearly 100 shops, including many world brands There are also many opportunities for relaxation: three-screen multiplex cinema, fitness room of more than 600 m2 and the country's first library in a mall. The Eger Tobacco Fac...
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