Must-see attractions in Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

  • Hungary, Esztergom, Esztergom basilica at Danube river, built by Joszef Hild

    Esztergom Basilica

    Esztergom

    The largest church in Hungary sits on Castle Hill, and its 72m-high central dome can be seen for many kilometres around. The building of the present…

  • Pannonhalma, Hungary - Aerial view of the Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey on the top of Mount of Saint Martin. This is the second largest territorial abbey in the world.

    Pannonhalma Abbey

    Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

    In a country filled with religious sites, nothing comes close to the hilltop Pannonhalma Abbey in terms of architectural splendour and historical…

  • Christian Museum

    Esztergom

    The former Bishop’s Palace in the picturesque riverbank Watertown (Víziváros) district houses the Christian Museum, home to the largest and finest…

  • King Matthias Museum (Royal Palace)

    Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

    Just inland from the river, the Royal Palace boasted 350 rooms during the 15th-century reign of King Matthias Corvinus to whom the museum it now contains…

  • Fortress of Visegrad

    Citadel

    Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

    The 13th-century citadel looms over Visegrád atop a 333m-high hill and is surrounded by moats hewn from solid rock. The real highlight is simply walking…

  • Art Mill

    Szentendre

    This enormous gallery, spread over three floors of an old mill at the northern end of town, exhibits cutting-edge photography, light and sound…

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    Hungarian Open-Air Ethnographical Museum

    Szentendre

    Just 5km northwest of Szentendre is Hungary's most ambitious skanzen (open-air folk museum displaying village architecture), with farmhouses, churches,…

  • Öziçeli Hacci Ibrahim Mosque

    Esztergom

    This 400-year-old mosque was built in the 17th century, during the Ottoman occupation of Esztergom. In its later incarnations it served both as a granary…

  • Castle Museum

    Esztergom

    The Castle Museum is housed in the former Royal Palace, built mostly by French architects in the 12th century during Esztergom’s golden age. The palace…

  • Ferenczy Károly Museum

    Szentendre

    The first museum you come across when walking up from the HÉV or bus station is this one, in the former home of the prolific Ferenczy family. Károly…

  • Serbian Ecclesiastical Art Collection

    Szentendre

    This is a treasure trove of icons, vestments and other sacred objects in precious metals. A 14th-century glass painting of the crucifixion is the oldest…

  • Blagoveštenska Church

    Szentendre

    The highlight of Fő tér is the Blagoveštenska Church, built in 1752. The church, with fine baroque and rococo elements, hardly looks ‘Eastern’ from the…

  • Fő tér

    Szentendre

    Colourful Fő tér, the town’s main square, contains many buildings, monuments and churches from the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Memorial Cross…

  • Belgrade Cathedral

    Szentendre

    Just north of Castle Hill is the red tower of Belgrade Cathedral, completed in 1764 and seat of the Serbian Orthodox bishop in Hungary, when Hungary had a…

  • Ámos-Anna Museum

    Szentendre

    The excellent Ámos-Anna Museum displays the surrealist and expressionist paintings of husband-and-wife team Margit Anna and Imre Ámos. Imre Ámos' dark…

  • Nagy-Villám Lookout Tower

    Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

    There are some easy walks and hikes in the immediate vicinity of the Citadel – to the 377m-high Nagy-Villám Lookout Tower, for example. On a good day you…

  • Castle Hill

    Szentendre

    Castle Hill, reached via Váralja lépcső, the narrow steps between Fõ tér 8 and 9, was the site of a fortress in the Middle Ages. From here you get…

  • National Wine Museum

    Szentendre

    The National Wine Museum, in the cellar beneath Labirintus restaurant, traces the development of winemaking in Hungary and offers wine tastings of between…

  • Szanto Memorial Home & Synagogue

    Szentendre

    The relics inside Europe's tiniest synagogue are a loving tribute to Szentendre's 250-strong Jewish community, devastated by the Holocaust.

  • Solomon’s Tower

    Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

    North of the main town and just a short walk up Salamon Torony utca, 13th-century Solomon's Tower was once part of a lower castle, built during the reign…

  • Mária Valéria Bridge

    Esztergom

    Cross the bridge from Watertown over to Primate Island (Prímás-sziget) and to the southwest is the Mária Valéria Bridge, connecting Esztergom with the…

  • Szamos Marzipan Museum

    Szentendre

    Attached to the cafe of the same name, this cute little museum shows off elaborate marzipan creations. Highlights include a tasty model of the Budapest…

  • Požarevačka Church

    Szentendre

    Dedicated in 1763, this late-baroque Serbian Orthodox church has a lovely iconostasis dating from 1742. The church is on the way into town from the bus…

  • Balassa Bálint Museum

    Esztergom

    This museum, in an 18th-century baroque building, has a small collection of black-and-white photos of the excavations of the town's castle, as well as a…

  • Danube Museum

    Esztergom

    This surprisingly interesting (and quite high-tech) museum has exhibits on all aspects of the history of Hungary's greatest river, including its mighty…

  • Church of St John the Baptist

    Szentendre

    This baroque church at Castle Hill is all that's left of the site of a fortress built in the Middle Ages. Note the frescoes painted by members of the…

  • Kmetty Museum

    Szentendre

    The Kmetty Museum, on the southwestern side of Fő tér, displays the work of the cubist János Kmetty (1889–1975), as well as sculptures by Jenő Kerényi.

  • Czóbel Museum

    Szentendre

    The Czóbel Museum contains the works of the impressionist Béla Czóbel (1883–1976), a friend of Pablo Picasso and student of Henri Matisse.

  • Plague Pillar

    Esztergom

    The erection of this monument was the town's way of giving thanks when a plague epidemic passed it by.

  • Margit Kovács Ceramic Collection

    Szentendre

    Descend Görög utca from the main square and turn right on to Vastagh György utca to reach this museum (in an 18th-century salt house) dedicated to the…