Eger Trip✘ 20th September

A day-trip to the amazing, historical Hungarian town of Northern Hungary's Ottoman heritage, the city of history wine - Eger!

Only 2 hours from Budapest, it's a can't miss to visit this charming town.

🗓️ 20th of September (Saturday) - save the date!

Pre-register here 👉 forms.gle/13qHwUbcVWEuNqUP8

PROGRAM

8:30 Meeting at Keleti Railway Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dvFQi9HB2Jcev9XV8
11:00 Arrival to Eger
11:30 Eger Castle and museum visit
12:50 Free time to have some lunch. Sightseeing: optional entrance to the Minaret (800 Ft only in cash), Dobó square, Basilica, city center, free time
14:30 Walk to Szépasszony-valley along the beautiful Basilica
15:00 Visiting wine cellars, wine tasting, free time
17:00 Going back to the heart of Eger: sightseeing, free time.
18:00 Departure back to Budapest
20:00 Arrival back to Budapest

TICKETS
Student: 8000 Ft with ELB Card
Student: 9000 Ft without ELB card
Student with country pass: 5500 Ft with ELB Card
Student with country pass: 6500 Ft without ELB card
Adult: 12000 Ft with ELB Card
Adult: 13000 Ft without ELB card
Adult with country pass: 6500 Ft with ELB Card
Adult with country pass: 7500 Ft without ELB card

🔹The Country Pass for students costs only 1890 HUF (approx. 4,75€) for a whole month. It can be used by students with a Hungarian student ID card. You can apply for a temporary student card at the student office of your Hungarian university, which is required for the country pass.
You can read more information here👉 https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/hungary-pass-discounted/
And you can buy your country pass in the Budapest Go app, or in vending machines.

Opening hours: 📍 The Erasmus Life Budapest front office is open Monday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday, 12:00-18:00 . Location: Doboz (Klauzál utca 10., Budapest 1072).

Price contains a private guide, entrance fee to the castle and museum and....🥁
A short wine tasting, including the famous hungarian bull's blood red wine 🍷(Egri Bikavér). We will taste 5 different wines: Bull's blood red wine, Merlot, Muscovy, Leányka (“little girl”), and plus one surprise sweet wine.

If you would like to visit the Eger Basilica you need to make a donation of 300 HUF (around 80 cents) in cash.

Secure your place by pre-booking on the link!🤩
Sign up here👉 forms.gle/13qHwUbcVWEuNqUP8
(Number of places is limited)

After the registration, pre-payment is needed in our office or online!

★ Castle of Eger ★
One of the best-known symbols of patriotic persistence is the castle of Eger. It was defended by a handful of Hungarian warriors from a huge Turkish army in 1552. The novelist Géza Gárdonyi pays homage to it in his novel Stars of Eger (Eclipse of the Crescent Moon), that made the city famous all around Hungary.
The church of Eger founded by king St. Stephen was built on the castle hill. It was rebuilt several times, first in Romanesque, later in Gothic style. The stone castle was built after the Mongolo-Tartarian invasion in the 13th c. and it was rebuilt many times until the 18th century.
Now it is home of István Dobó Castle Museum with several permanent exhibitions:
-Gothic Bishop's Palace – the history of the castle of Eger;
-Hall of the Heroes – exhibition in honour of the defenders of the castle in 1552.
-Kazamaták (Underground corridors) – the undreground system of the castle, Romanesque and Gothic lapidarium
-Ruin garden – renovated ruins of the Romanesque, Gothic and late-Gothic cathedral.
-Picture gallery – works of 16th-19th c. painters.
-Prison exhibition – tools of execution, torture, humiliation in past Hungary.
Thanks to the history of the castle and the exhibitions of the castle museum the castle is one of the most visited touristic sights in Hungary.

★ Valley of the Beautiful Woman (Szépasszony-völgy)★
Eger is famous for its delicious wines and historic wine region. The valley is the no.1 venue for tasting wine, including the legendary red cuvée wine typical of Eger, called u0022bull's bloodu0022 (bikavér). There are more than 150 cellars in the Valley, the atmosphere of which and the quality of the wines available here have been sung by several poets.

★ Minaret (optional to enter) ★
The northernmost medieval minaret in Europe, and the tallest in Hungary (the other two are in Pécs and Érd). The 17th-century minaret is a 42 meter high symbol of the Turkish occupation. It is 97 steps to the top, providing a nice view.