“Here is the Hungarian Rome!” historical walk – route 1

“Here is the Hungarian Rome!” historical walk – route 1

“Here is the Hungarian Rome!” historical walk – route 1

Historical walk in the Archbishop’s Water Town and on the hill of the “Hungarian Zion”! (National Monument)

“Here is the Hungarian Rome!” (Mihály Babits)

Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am in Hungarian

Minimum number of participants: 8. – Pre-registration is required!

This historical walk can be requested in English, German and French as well. Please contact us for an offer if interested!

Meeting point – route:

The walk will start from the corner of the Cathedral Library (corner of Péter Pázmány and Liszt Ferenc streets).

Water Town: the only intact water castle system of the Hungarian Danube section: Hévizi fortress / Mattyasovszky – bastion (place of Bálint Balassa’s wounding) – Rév gate bastion – Erzsébet park (with the queen’s statue), Primate’s palace – Sobieski monument – medieval city walls – Uzicseli Hadji Ibrahim Mosque (the westernmost medieval mosque in Europe, with the original plaque of Sultan Suleiman II) – Mill bastion (history of the 15th century Renaissance water machine).

Castle Hill: seat of Hungarian kings and archbishops. Short history of the Royal Castle, St. Stephen the Martyr Church memorial, Millennium Monument on the Danube rondella. Visit to the Esztergom Cathedral (liturgical space only).

Duration of the walk: 2,5 – 3 hours.

Participation fee:

  • 3 000 HUF / person for guiding in Hungarian (free for children under 6 years).
  • The fee includes the group entrance fee to the Cathedral.
  • For guiding in English, French or German, please request an offer on our contacts details!

Information – registration: in person at the address below, by phone +36 33 520260, +36 70 391 9992, cathedralisegom@gmail.com, and koditek.pal@gmail.com

H-2500 Esztergom, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky E. u. 26.

E-mail: cathedralisegom@gmail.com

Ministry of Economy registration number: R-1400/1996/2001

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