Eger

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Eger is a historic town in northern Hungary, capital of Heves county, situated between Mátra and Bukk mountains.

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	eger Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Get in 3 Get around 4 Do 5 See 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 9.1 Get out 10 External Links

Understand

Eger is mostly known for its castle, thermal baths, historical buildings (including the northernmost Turkish minaret) and for the best Hungarian red wines.

Get in

Train from Budapest. Car from Miskolc through the windy roads of the Bükk mountains.

Get around

It's small and best walked on foot.

Do

• Relax in thermal baths.
• and then with a glass of wine in a wine cellar.

See

• The castle with its catacombs
• Paintings in the Serbian church
• The wine museum, not really big but pleasant
• Admire the churches, including the basilica, the second largest in Hungary
• View the city panorama in historic camera obscura in Lyceum
• Visit the old library room
• Climb the minaret
• Walk along the Széchenyi Street

Buy

Definitely good place for wine shopping. You can buy directly from the makers.

Eat

Plenty of restaurants all over the town. Visit some csardas in Szépasszonyvolgy. One of the specialities are pancake balls.

Drink

Wine. Eger is the centre of one of the top wine regions in Europe. Egri Bikavér is most famous cuvee here, but there are several others definitely worth a sip.

Sleep

Several camp sites. Plenty of small and larger hotels and private rooms all over the town. You will not have a problem finding accommodation there.

• Accommodation in Eger -hotels, pensions, apartments (http://www.budapest-hotel-guide.hu/en/hungary-cities-regions/eger.php)

Get out

• Visit castles in Sirok and Kisnana
• Bathe and have a glass of wine in Egerszalok
• Visit open air museum in Mezokovesd
• Hike in Bukk mountains
• See all romanesque abbey in Belapatfalva

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