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The impressive Baroque style Archbishop's Palace Cultural, Touristic and Visitor Centre offering a special church arts exhibition opened its gates to visitors in February 2016. In the exhibition you can have a glimpse in the every day life of bishops, archbishops who financed architectural c...
Fancy a Hammam? The Turkish Bath in Eger is a little time travel to the past: the oldest pool of the bath, the Turkish pool was built in 1610! The most special pool of the building is the Big Mirror Pool the magic of which is given by the ornamented golden dome arching above it. Once it is e...
Unique archaic atmosphere The Archdiocese Library of Eger was established by Károly Eszterházy in 1793, already from the beginning it was meant to be public, very rare at that time. The opening had been preceeded by thorough book collection since the second half of the 1760s, when professors were...
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 name of Sándor Ziffer, painter of Eger, in a curious way, is much better known abroad than in Hungary. His work has been shown all over Europe, he has had exhibitions in Berlin, Munich and Paris among others, and his pictures were sold at very high prices at auctions. In honour of the painter...
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...
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...
Serbian Church or Greek Orthodox Serbian Church is situated in a hill next to the historic city centre. The church was completed in 1799 designed by János Povolni in Late-Baroque style. It was renovated in 1979, now it functions as a museum as well waiting for tourists and visitors. The building ...
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...
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...
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. ...
Modern and contemporary art centre in the historical centre of Eger Interactive exhibition of the legacy and oeuvre of George Kepes, internationally renowned artist and theorist, as well as the effect of Kepes’ art and philosophy on contemporary art, in the largest art exhibition space of North H...
