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Esztergom

Hungary's Largest Church on the Slovak Border

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1 dayIdeal stay₹5,940From / night₹2,520Food / day₹890Entry

The first royal seat of Hungary, where St Stephen was crowned in 1000, and still the seat of its Catholic primate. The neoclassical Basilica on Castle Hill is the largest church in the country, with a crypt, a treasury and a dome walk (several hundred steps) over the Danube; the Castle Museum beside it keeps the medieval palace chapel. The Mária Valéria Bridge crosses the river to Štúrovo in Slovakia, also in Schengen, so you can walk over and back. About 1 h 10 by train from Budapest-Nyugati, or by bus; in summer boats and hydrofoils come up the Danube.

Highlights

  • Esztergom Basilica, the largest church in Hungary
  • The view from the Basilica's dome
  • Treasury and crypt
  • Castle Museum and the royal chapel
  • Walking the Mária Valéria Bridge into Slovakia
  • Baroque Watertown on the riverside

Things to do

  • Esztergom Basilica, its crypt and the climb to the domeMorning · 2h 30m
  • Castle Museum on Castle HillAfternoon · 1h 30m
  • Walk across the Mária Valéria Bridge to Štúrovo, SlovakiaAfternoon · 1h 30m
  • Watertown (Víziváros) and the Christian MuseumAfternoon · 2h

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When to go

Best time: May – September

Heads up

No Danube Boats Out of Season

Mahart's excursion boats and hydrofoils from Budapest run about May to September only (some lines in July and August only, others mostly at weekends). Out of season go by train, the HÉV or Volánbusz coaches, which run all year.