Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Esztergom, Hungary
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2.2 km
103 m
Experience Esztergom in Hungary in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Sight 1: Christian Museum
The Christian Museum is the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary; it conserves European and Hungarian works of art from the period between the 13th and 19th centuries.
Wikipedia: Christian Museum, Esztergom (EN), Website, Facebook
Sight 2: Bálint Balassa Museum
The Bálint Balassa Museum of MNM is located in Esztergom, the National Museum is a museum institution classified as a regional museum.
Sight 3: Mattyasovszky Bastion
The Mattyasovszky or Conquered Bastion of Hévíz is the southernmost section of the medieval defensive system of Esztergom-Watertown, a significant corner bastion. It is located on the Little Danube Promenade and József Attila Square. As part of the watertown fortification system, it is protected as a monument and is an archaeological area.
Sight 4: SOLVA
The Pannonian Limes is part of the old Roman fortified frontier known as the Danubian Limes that runs for approximately 420 km (260 mi) from the Roman camp of Klosterneuburg in the Vienna Basin in Austria to the castrum in Singidunum (Belgrade) in present-day Serbia. The garrisons of these camps protected the Pannonian provinces against attacks from the north from the time of Augustus (31 BC–14 AD) to the beginning of the 5th century. In places this section of the Roman limes also crossed the river into the territory of the barbarians (Barbaricum).
Sight 5: Chapel of Saint Thomas Becket
The Roman Catholic St. Thomas Chapel of St. Thomas Becket stands in the Szenttamás district of Esztergom, on top of St. Thomas Hill, where the Baroque-style Calvary leads.
Wikipedia: Becket Szent Tamás-kápolna (HU), Url, Url Miserend
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