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The small town of Esztergom is located on the Danube bank in Hungary about 50 km north – west of Budapest, the capital city. It lies in Komárom – Esztergom county. The Mária Valéria Bridge connects Esztergom with the town on the other side of the river, Štúrovo which is actually already in Slovakia. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century and it was the Royal Seat until King Béla IV of Hungary. Esztergom is the seat of the prímás of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. The city has the Keresztény Museum (Christian Museum), the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary. Its breathtaking cathedral, the Basilica is the largest church in Hungary… but we guess in the whole region.

Several daily trains connect Esztergom with Budapest Nyugati Pályaudvar (Western Railway Station). By train, it takes 1½ hours to get there. There are also many buses, some of them run via Visegrád and Szentendre. From Štúrovo to Esztergom it is possible to walk through the Danube river across the Mária Valéria Bridge. It takes 20 – 30 minutes. In summer, it's also possible to go to Budapest by boat.

The Basilica

Address: 2 Szent István Square Esztergom 2500
Phone: + 36 (33) 411-895

The monumental Basilica is the largest church of the country. In the sacrarium one can admire Grigoletti’s altarpiece, titled ‘Maria’s ascension’, which is the largest painting on a single canvas (13 x 6,5 m) of the whole world. The Bakócz chapel was built in the southern side of the Basilica. The shrines of high priests and burial places of archbishops can be found in the crypt below the church. The crypt has become a popular pilgrim destination. It is possible to visit cupola to admire the breathtaking view.

Opening hours:
From 6:00 – 18:00
Admission is free of charge.

Crypts
Opening hours: 09.00 - 16.30
Admission: 100 HUF

Cupola
Opening hours: 09.00 - 16.30
Admission: 200 HUF

Tower Bell
Opening hours: 09:00 - 16.30
Admission: 200 HUF

Cathedral Treasury
Visitors can admire the masterpieces of the world-famous Cathedral Treasury in the upstairs rooms of the Basilica. Hungary’s richest religious treasury, goldsmith and textile collection is significant on a worldwide scale. The most important pieces of the filigrees are the coronation cross from the Arpad era, and the Mathias calvary, that is made of gold and decorated with pearls, jewels.

Opening hours:
1st March – 31st October: 9:00 – 16:30
1st November – 31st December: Tue-Fri: 11.00-15.30, Sat-Sun: 10.00-15.30
Closed: Jan-Feb, 24th-25th Dec, Good Friday, Holy Saturday

Admission:
Adults: 450 HUF; pensioners, students, children: 220 HUF; for families: 1000 HUF

The Cathedral Library
is one of the richest religious libraries of Hungary. It accommodates 250,000 books including antique codexes and ancient prints.

The Castle Museum

Visitors can admire the remains of the palaces of kings from the Árpad era and the later archbishops upon the castle museum.

Address: 1 Szent István Square, Esztergom 2500
Phone: +36 (33) 415-986

Opening hours:
1st April – 31st October: 10.00 - 18.00
1st November – 31st March: 10.00 16.00
Museum is closed on Mondays.

Admission: free of charge

Keresztény Múzeum (Christian Museum)

It is located on the second floor of the primate´s palace houses. It houses a rich collection of Hungarian panel pictures and sculpture of the Middle Ages as well as Italian and western-European paintings and handicrafts.

Address: 2 Mindszenty tér Esztergom 2500
Telefon: +36 (33) 413-880

Opening hours:
From 1 March to 24 March: from 10.00 am. to 5.00 pm.
From 29 march to 30 October: from 10.00 am. to 6.00 pm.
From 2 November to 31 December: from 11.00 am. to 3.00 pm.
Closed on Mondays in January and February, on 25 March, 29 March, 17 May, 1 November, 24-25 December
Special opening hours: 15 March, 26-28 March, 1 May, 15-16 May, 20 August, 26 December, 31 December, 1 January.

Admission: 500 HUF (reduced: 250 HUF)

Víziváros (Watertown)

Between the Danube and the hill stretches the Baroque cityscape of Watertown (Víziváros) with its two-towered church dominates the vista. The Víziváros (Watertown) section was named after being built on the banks of the Kis- and Nagy Duna (Small and Great Danube). Its fortresses, walls or bastions can still be seen by the walk on the banks of the Danube.

Balassa Bálint Museum

The building of the museum is located in Víziváros (Watertown).

Address: 5 Mindszenty square, Esztergom 2500
Phone: + 36 (33) 412 185

Opening hours:
9.00 - 17.00
Closed on Mondays.

Admission: Adults: 100 HUF; Students, children 50 HUF

Danube Museum

The museum is officially called: Magyar Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Múzeum (Museum of Hungarian Hydrology and Environmental Protection). It is a specialized museum with exhibits from the whole country. It is situated in the centre of Esztergom. The museum collects, arranges and displays histories, written documents and objects about country’s natural waters.

Address: 2 Kölcsey F.Street, Esztergom 2500
Phone: +36 (33) 500-250

Opening hours:
From November to April: from 10.00 am. to 4.00 pm.
From May to October: from 10.00 am. to 6.00 pm.
Closed on Tuesdays and in January.

Admission:
Adults: 300 HUF; Reduced 100 HUF; Family tickets: 600 HUF

Babits house

Is the museum of great Hungarian poet Mihály Babits. The memorial museum and its famous autogram-wall attract thousands of visitors.

Address: 15 Babits Mihály street (Előhegy), Esztergom 2500 Phone: +36 (33) 312-185

Opening hours:
11.00 - 17.00
Closed on Mondays.

Admission:
Adults: 100 HUF; Students, children: 50 HUF

Saint Thomas Hill

Baroque Calvary is located there, with the Classicist chapel on the top of the hill. It was built to commemorate the heroes who died for Esztergom. There are the swimming pool and the Classicist building of the Fürdő Szálló (Bath Hotel) at the foot of the hill.
On the southern slopes of the hill there is the Baroque Saint Stephen chapel.

Events

In the summer begins the busiest season in Esztergom starting with Gizella Days at the beginning of May and followed by the Withsun Market.

Performances in the Castle Theatre and concerts in the Basilica provide for cultural entertainment.

The Esztergom Summer Festival (30th July-20th August 2007) offers a range of concerts including jazz and classical music.

Summer says good bye to Esztergom with events organized to the memory of Hungary's first king, St Stephen around 20th August.

Prímás Pince Ristorante

Indirizzo: Szent István tér 4.,
Tel: (+36 33) 313 495

Offre i cibi Ungheresi ed Internationali nella sistema di cantina che ricorda atmosfera medievale sotto la Basilica.

Csülök Csárda

Indirizzo: Batthyány utca 9.
Tel: (+36 33) 412 420

oltre la sua specialita peduccio arrosto, Lei puo scegliere dai vari tipi dei cibi pesce, pollino ed i cibi vegetariani.

Padlizsán Ristorante

Indirizzo: Pázmány Péter utca 21., nella Citta` d´Acqua storica(Víziváros)
Tel: (+36 33) 311 212

Alpesi Vendéglő

Indirizzo: 2500 Esztergom, Babits u. 4.
Tel: +36-33-412-456

Szent Kristóf Ristorante e Pensione

Indirizzo: 2500 Esztergom, Dobozy Mihály u. 11.
Tel: +36-33-414-153

Királyok Fogadója

Indirizzo: 2500 Esztergom, Szent Tamás u. 1.
Tel: +36-33-520-860