Private wine tour in Eger
Eger – Szilvásvárad: one of the nicest Hungary tourist attractions
2 hour travel from Budapest we will reach our first destination in the northern part of Hungary Szilvásvárad that is situated at the north-western foot of a mountain with several beautiful nature sites and other spectacles. This village is the home of the Hungarian Lippizaner horse. Szalajka-valley and Bükk range and the most beautiful mountainous valley of Hungary also belong to the area. Its marvellous natural sites where our guests take a tour on foot, by bicycle or by forest train, as your claim. We will visit Szalajka-stream, Szikla fountain, Fátyol-waterfall, the cave of prehistoric man at Istállóskõ, the Forest Museum, and the trout lakes.
After a short journey we will arrive to Valley of the Beautiful Lady, that is the largest-sized, contiguous winecellar area of Eger. Here we will have three-course lunch and wine tasting are served in a wine cellar of the Valley of the Beautiful Lady that belongs to major wine-growing regions in Hungary and home of the well-known red wine Egri Bikaver (Bull’s Blood), too. Our last destination is Eger, which is a lovely baroque city located between the wooded Bükk and Mátra hills. Eger is the third richest city in historic monuments of Hungary. There we will have a sightseeing tour by walking. We visit during the walking tour the second largest Cathedral in Hungary built in Classical style, the famous library of the Teacher’s Training College (Lyceum) that is considered one of the masterpieces of Hungarian Art of 18th century. In the 53 m high observatory tower of the building the whole panorama of Eger can be seen on a table with help of a Periscope. We walk to the famous castle of Eger that played a significant role in the Hungarian history in the 16th century, when its defenders lead by Captain Dobo had a great victory over the huge Turkish forces in a heroic struggle. We keep walking afterwards to the most northern Turkish minaret in Europe from the 17th century and to the main Dobo Square in the pedestrian area. Finally we travel back to Budapest in the evening hours. |
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| Period: | 1 31 October 2011 - 31 October 2012 |
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| Departure time: | 9:00 am |
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