Ciao - for people with opinions

Latest reviews Latest questions
Write a review Latest videos
Special offers
Home > Travel > Europe > Hungary > Other Destinations in Hungary > Hungary Experience > Eger (Hungary)
No image available
User rating
User rating
1 Review

Community Quote

Eger is architecturally a very interesting town. It lies 128 kilometres from Budapest and is also famous for being the home of Bull's Blood wine. The town is bursting with baroque architecture and... more

Similar Offers

for Eger (Hungary)

User Reviews

for Eger (Hungary)
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    Picture of Praski

    Praski

    4 Stars A Town with Stunning Architecture and Home of Bull's Blood 10/12/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Interesting architecture, atmospheric inns, good wine drinking area, thermal baths

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Takes two hours from Budapest - might be too far for visitors to Budapest

    Eger is architecturally a very interesting town. It lies 128 kilometres from Budapest and is also famous for being the home of Bull's Blood wine. The town is bursting with baroque architecture and has more listed buildings than any other towns in Hungary, even more than Budapest and Sopron. For a start, Eger is home to the country's second largest church; you really can't miss the cream coloured twin towers and dome rising from within the town centre. This massive cathedral was built in the 1830s from the neoclassical design of Jozsef Hild, who designed the Esztergom cathedral. The best way to ... more