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Private Full Day Tour to Eger - History, Culture and Wine

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What You’ll Experience
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Budapest
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8 hours
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1 - 3 guests
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English, German, Hungarian
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Explore Eger, a stunning baroque city in Northern Hungary celebrated for its historic Castle, abundant churches, Turkish monuments, and renowned wine region. Discover rich culture and history.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Eger is a beautiful baroque city located in Northern Hungary and known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings (including the northernmost Turkish minaret) and red wines.

The tour covers a great walking in the downtown where you can visit the second largest cathedral in Hungary. There are 17 churches in the city: e.g. in baroque or in Zopf style.

The Castle of Eger is famous for its successful defense against the 1552 Ottoman invasion. Nowadays it is a protected historic monument.

The city has a lot of sights from the Turkish era, for example the Turkish minaret and the Turkish Bath.


The city and the region is also famous for its wines. "The Valley of the Beautiful Woman" is a part of Eger which has numerous wine cellars and many of them serve tourists with their own wines.

What You Get

Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Private tour guiding by a professional guide
Dining
Wine tasting
Entrance fees to sites other than the entrance fee to the castle

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Eger Castle

The Eger Castle is a medieval fortress in Eger, Hungary. Historically, it is known for repelling the Turkish attack in 1552 during the Siege of Eger. During the Mongol invasion in 1241 the bishop of Eger moved to a rocky hill in the city of Eger. On the hill a new castle was built and it developed rapidly. In 1552 an Ottoman army of 35,000-40,000 soldiers attacked the castle which had 2,100-2,300 defenders. The siege failed as the Turks suffered heavy casualties. A total of 1,700 of the defenders survived. After that Turks besieged the castle again in 1596, resulting in a Turkish victory. In 1701 the Austrians exploded half of the castle.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
2

Kethüda Minaret of Eger

It is the minaret having survived in the best condition in the country. The tower is 40 meters high and the balcony circling the terrace in on 26 meters high. Up there your breath will be taken by the view, however, it is also due - besides the fantastic panorama - to having overcome 97 high steps of the spiral staircase to get up. Those having movement disability or height fobia perhaps the minaret will give nice memories admiring it rather from outside but those who like challenges it is really worth climbing up the balcony as well!
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
3

Dobó István tér

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 time with their acrobatic shows and also a popular meeting point of lovers. Dobó square is really vivid in summer, at this time you can sense a kind of mediterranean atmosphere.In the focus of the square can be found a monument dedicated to a most determining historical event of Eger. While walking you can take a seat, admire the beauty of Baroque architecture.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle, Eger

The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle or more formally Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, St. Michael and the Immaculate Conception also called Eger Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that functions as lacatedral of the Archdiocese of Eger, is located in the city of Eger. The cathedral was built in the 19th century by József Hild commissioned by Archbishop János László Pyrker.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
5

Valley of the Beautiful Woman

Eger is famous for its delicious wines and historic wine region. It is less known that the famous viniculture of Eger was established by Italian and Vallon settlers in the 1200s, so the wine has almost all the time been present in Eger, and nowadays it is better to say that excellent wines can be found in Eger. The most popular venue for tasting wine is Szépasszony-valley (Valley of the Beautiful Woman).
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
6

Egerszalok

The fameous thermal resort Egerszalók is just a few minutes drive from Eger. We visit the spectacular "Salt Hill and Water Terraces". They are naturally built by two thermal springs.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

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The tour can start from any hotel or other accomodation type in Budapest.

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Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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