Must-see attractions in Northern Hungary

  • Eger, Hungary 30 AUGUST, 2022 Interior of Minorite Church also called St Anthony of Padua Church at Dobo Square, the second largest church in the city; Shutterstock ID 2310789445; your: Sloane Tucker; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI
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    Minorite Church of St Anthony of Padua

    Eger

    On the southern side of Eger's main square stands this church, built in 1771 by Bohemian architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer and one of the most glorious…

  • Eger Castle

    Eger

    Climb up cobbled Vár köz from Tinódi Sebestyén tér to reach the castle, erected in the 13th century after the Mongol invasion. Models, drawings and…

  • Szatmárcseke Cemetery

    Northern Hungary

    This famous cemetery in the village of Szatmárcseke has 1200 grave markers resembling up-ended prows that are unique in Hungary. Their notches and grooves…

  • Lyceum Library

    Eger

    This 160,000-volume, all-wood library on the 1st floor of the Lyceum's south wing contains hundreds of priceless manuscripts, medical codices and…

  • Tákos Calvinist Church

    Northern Hungary

    In the village of Tákos, this 18th-century wattle-and-daub Calvinist church has a spectacularly painted coffered ceiling of blue and red flowers, a partly…

  • Hollókő Castle

    Northern Hungary

    Hollókő Castle commands a striking view of the surrounding hills from 365m-high Stalk Hill (Szár-hegy). Climb to the top of the pentagonal keep to look…

  • Eger Archbishop’s Palace

    Eger

    This splendid 18th-century structure contains two very rich collections. On the ground floor is the Ecclesiastical Collection, with priceless vestments,…

  • Palóc Museum

    Northern Hungary

    If you’d like to learn more about the Palóc people, head for the town of Balassagyarmat and this purpose-built museum. The standing exhibit ‘From Cradle…

  • County Hall

    Eger

    Kossuth Lajos utca boasts dozens of baroque and Eclectic gems, including the delightful County Hall, with a wrought-iron grid above the main door…

  • Kossuth Lajos Utca

    Eger

    Kossuth Lajos utca is a fine and leafy street lined with such architectural gems as the former Orthodox synagogue, built in 1893, and the former…

  • Lyceum

    Eger

    Directly east of Eger Basilica is the Zopf-style Lyceum (1765), now headquarters of the Károly Eszterházy University of Applied Sciences. It contains a…

  • Dobó István tér

    Eger

    Statues of István Dobó and his comrades-in-arms routing the Turks fill Eger’s main square, which has been totally revamped in recent years. To the south…

  • Astronomy Museum

    Eger

    The Astronomy Museum, on the 6th floor of the east wing of the Lyceum, contains 18th-century astronomical equipment, a planetarium with scheduled shows…

  • Eger Basilica

    Eger

    A highlight of the town’s amazing architecture is Eger Basilica. This neoclassical monolith was designed in 1836 by József Hild, the same architect who…

  • Great Synagogue

    Northern Hungary

    The 19th-century Eclectic Great Synagogue, which was used as a German barracks during WWII, is once again gleaming after a total reconstruction. It is now…

  • World Heritage Wine Museum

    Northern Hungary

    This ambitious museum has comprehensive coverage of Tokaj and the Hegyalja region and its wines. But it doesn’t stop there, with a high-tech look at the…

  • Castle Casemates

    Eger

    Beneath Eger Castle are these casemates hewn from solid rock. Part of them is open to the public, accessible via the Dark Gate in the eastern section of…

  • Tokaj Museum

    Northern Hungary

    The Tokaj Museum, in an 18th-century mansion built by Greek wine traders, leaves nothing unsaid about the history of Tokaj and the Hegyalja region. There…

  • Lipizzaner Stud Farm

    Northern Hungary

    The stallions bred at the Lipizzaner Stud Farm can be visited. Arrange ahead for horse rides up into the protected areas of the Bükk Plateau (4500Ft per…

  • Csaroda Romanesque Church

    Northern Hungary

    In the village of Csaroda some 3km east of Tákos is this lovely Romanesque church, dating from the late 13th century. It is a wonderful hybrid, with both…

  • Church of St Martin

    Northern Hungary

    The focus of the village’s spiritual and social life, this adorable wooden church is on the corner where Petőfi út, the Old Village’s ‘other’ street,…

  • Bereg Museum

    Northern Hungary

    Inside Tomcsány Manor (1728), this museum contains an excellent collection of Bereg cross-stitch, pottery, iron stoves and painted Easter eggs. A whole…

  • Horse Museum

    Northern Hungary

    You can learn a whole lot more about the intelligent Lipizzaner horses by visiting this whiffy museum about 1km northeast of Szilvásvárad. Exhibits focus…

  • City Under the City

    Eger

    To the right of the main steps up to Eger Basilica is the entrance to the former archbishop’s cellars. A guided history-oriented tour on the hour leads…

  • Village Museum

    Northern Hungary

    This award-winning museum contains the usual three rooms of a Hungarian peasant house, stuffed with local folk pottery, painted furniture and embroidered…

  • Minaret

    Eger

    This 40m-high minaret, topped incongruously with a cross, is one of the few reminders of the Ottoman occupation of Eger. Nonclaustrophobes can brave the…

  • Tarpa Dry Mill

    Northern Hungary

    One of Hungary’s last examples of a working, horse-driven, 19th-century dry mill can be seen in the village of Tarpa. It's not necessary to enter as you…

  • Kepes Institute

    Eger

    This unusual gallery exhibits the work of Hungarian-born American artist and designer György Kepes, who is celebrated for – among other things – his light…

  • Open-air Ethnographic Collection

    Northern Hungary

    This open-air collection, including an 18th-century Palóc-style house, stable and tiny replica chapel, stands in the garden behind the Palóc Museum in…

  • Ecclesiastical Collection

    Eger

    The Ecclesiastical Collection, in the Eger Archbishop’s Palace, consists of priceless vestments, church plate and liturgical objects.

  • Guzsalyas

    Northern Hungary

    This museum of traditional clothing takes a detailed look at the step-by-step process of preparing such fabrics as wool and linen.

  • Tákos Provincial House

    Northern Hungary

    The Tákos Provincial House, opposite the Calvinist church, sells works by local craftspeople and local (mostly plum) jam.

  • Provost’s Palace

    Eger

    The wrought-iron balcony and window grilles of this rococo building were the work of master craftsman Henrik Fazola.

  • Eger Art Gallery

    Eger

    This collection of fine art that once hung in Eger Castle contains works by Canaletto and Ceruti, among others.

  • Neoclassical Synagogue

    Eger

    The erstwhile neoclassical synagogue dating from 1845 is now partly renovated and functions as a theatre.

  • Palóc Doll Museum

    Northern Hungary

    This museum exhibits more than 200 porcelain dolls in traditional costumes from all across Hungary.

  • Sándor Ziffer Gallery

    Eger

    This gallery is housed in the former Orthodox synagogue, built in 1893 and named after the painter Sándor Ziffer (1880–1962). It has rotating exhibitions…

  • Dobó Bastion

    Eger

    Part of the Eger Castle Complex, the terrace of the renovated Dobó Bastion (1549), which collapsed in 1976, offers stunning views of the town. Climb down…