Esztergom
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Esztergom is a town near Budapest in Hungary. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube which marks the border between Slovakia ad Hungary. The biggest basilica (church) of Central Europe can be found in Esztergom.
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By car:
- From Budapest: drive out in direction Buda north on the scenic road No. 11 (Szentendre-Visegrad-Esztergom) ca. 65 km or the shorter but less beautiful Budapest- Dorog- Esztergom road: No.10 ca. 45 km.
- From Slovakia: Bratislava-Komarno-Štúrovo E 575, than local road: no. 63 and cross the Danube river at Sturovo (border and custom).
- From Vienna: E60, E75 highway, in Hungary M1 till way out at Komárom (9 km), than local road :no.10 and no. 11 till Esztergom
By train: from Budapest:
- Budapest-Esztergom local train from Nyugati PU. (Western Railstation) ca.45 km.
- InterCity/EuroCity fast trains departing from Kileti PU. For example, the IC 170 runs from Budapest to Berlin with a stop in Štúrovo, across the Danube from Esztergom.
By bus: Budapest-Dorog-Esztergom or Budapest-Visegrad-Esztergom local far-distance Volan bus line from Árpád Bridge Volan bus station in Pest. or HÉV suburb train from Buda Batthyány Square till end-station in Szentendre, than Volan bus line Szentendre-Visegrád-Esztergom.
By boat: Daily boat line MAHART from Budapest Vigadó Square at Pest.
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- The train station is roughly a twenty minute walk from the town center and basilica. Buses #1 or #6 run directly to the town center.
- The bus station is in the town center, just a two minute walk away from the main square, but in 2008 it will be moved out of the downtown area to the southern part of Esztergom next to the Tesco hipermarket.
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- Basilica on castle hill is the town's claim to fame and the largest basilica in the country. It was in a church formerly built on the same spot that the Hungarian king Vajk was baptised and from then on known as Saint Stephen. Entrance to the basilica is free, though you can pay extra to visit the crypts, cupola, and the treasury.
- The Keresztény Múzeum/Christian Museum has the biggest ecclestial collection in Hungary. The museum is located in the Primate's Palace in the Watertown part of town.
- Entrance to the Castle museum is free. It's next to the basilica . The castle was built on ancient Roman fundaments.
- Széchenyi square is the town's latest sights. It was completely rebuilt in 2006. Its' the main square of Esztergom with mostly baroque buildings, fountains and restaurants.
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- Pension Decsi lies in a small, quiet street next to the Restaurant Alpesi, in a five minutes walking distance from the center of Esztergom.
- Hotel Esztergom at the foot of the Kossuth-bridge on Primate-island.
- Hotel Oktáv is in the suburban part of Esztergom, about 6 km from the old town.