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Eger (Serbian and Croatian: Jegar / J%egar or Jegra / J%egra; Czech: Jager; Slovak: Jáger; Polish: Jagier; Turkish: Egri; German: Erlau; Latin: Agria) is a city in northern Hungary, the county capital of Heves, east of Mátra mountains. Eger is mostly known for its castle, thermal baths, historical buildings (including the northernmost Turkish minaret) and the best Hungarian red wines.
Egri Vár (Castle)
Castle as seen from minaret
There's a scheme of sights inside the castle : in Hungarian and German right near the entrance; the scheme in English is available in the depth, near Minting Museum.
The entry ticket will grant you entrance to the main exhibits.
- The Gothic Palace houses an excellent exhibit on the history of the castle, the Turkish siege, and aftermath.
- The Art Gallery contains artwork from different Hungarian artists, most notably Munkacsy.
- Finally there is a tour of the Underground Passageways. The tour will take you first to the Heroes' Hall, with a replica of the tomb of Istvan Dobo. The passages themselves contain several different examples of archeaological finds, as well as recreations of events from the Turkish seige (a cannon being fired, an underground explosion, and a makeshift motion detector that uses peas). The passages can only be visited by tour, which are available in English at an extra cost.
The castle has several other attractions which are not included on the main ticket. Specifically, you'll have to pay extra for:
- Panopticum exhibits a dozen of wax figures based on characters from the book "Eclipse of the Crescent Moon" by Géza Gardonyi. Winter time: open 9am-3pm. Entrance 350ft adult; 250ft children/students/retired.
- Weapon exhibition on Dobó bastion contains weapons from all around the world.
- Minting museum displays coins of ancient origin.
Beyond historical sights there are excellent views of the entire city as well as several hobbyhorses inside the yard that even adult tourists enjoy playing with.
Other Attractions
Minaret of Eger
- Minaret the northernmost minaret in Europe and the tallest in Hungary (the other two are in and ) the minaret is a 42 meter high symbol of the Turkish occupation. It is 97 steps to the top, but be warned, the climb up is in an incredibly enclosed space and there is little room to move around up top so those who are afraid of heights or tight places should just enjoy it from the outside. Open for visitors from April to November.
- Ráctemplom (Serbian church) on Vitkovics Mihály u. 30. features baroque and rococo architecture and the iconostasis painted by Miklós Jankovich.
- The wine museum, not really big but pleasant
- Basilica on Pyrker tér 1. is the third largest in Hungary (the other two are in and ).
- Lyceum is the baroque building opposite the Basilica and currently functions as a college. The inside is home to various frescoes, including one of the Council of Trent, as well as the only handwritten letter by Mozart in Hungary. The in the tower features a mirror telescope, a cannon sun dial which announces midday with a small explosion, and a camera obscura which projects an image of the city skyline on the wall.
- Széchenyi Street is the main pedestrian shopping street which features a variety of shops and restaurants.
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Inner Court of Gergely-Bastion, Eger, Hungary
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Exploring the remnants of Eger Castle started in 1877, heavy activities were done between 1924-34 and in the 1970s in restoration of the building. This shows the most spectacular detail of the fortress, (Bornemissza) Gergely-Bastion, named after a defender of the Castle during the siege of 1552, also a significant character of the novel Stars of Eger, written by Géza Gárdonyi. For further historic background see the , for another view of the Castle see this.
The Old Episcopal Palace Renovated in Eger Castle
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Third in the series taken at the of Eger Castle. The former Episcopal Palace was built in the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries in Gothic Style; the lower floor preserved much of the original character, though the outloook of the whole must have been completely different from this sight. - For historical backround see the very first piece.
At the Gate of Eger Castle Museum
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Taken at the finely refurbished upper court of The court houses two further buildings built in the turn of 18th and 19th centuries, serving as museums today.
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