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rounded, tiered façade and VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
twin towers are the work of
Bohemian architect Johann Practical Information
Ignaz Dientzenhofer, who Road Map E3. * 56,000.
completed the church in 1773. n Tourinform, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky
Dedicated to St Anthony of utca 9, (36) 51 77 15. ( Dobó
Padova, scenes of the saint’s life István tér; daily.
feature in the ceiling frescoes Transport
painted by Márton Reindl. He is £ Vasút utca; from Budapest. @
also depicted alongside the Pyrker János tér; from Buda pest.
Virgin Mary on the altar, in a
painting by the Austrian
Johann Kracker. P Minaret
Knézich Károly utca 4. Tel (70) 202
Kossuth Street, Eger’s smartest address, 43 53. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm
seen from the air daily. &
The most northerly Ottoman
take the city’s waters. He is also relic in Europe, Eger’s minaret
responsible for most of the is a classic of its genre. Sleek
ironwork that typifies many of and perfectly symmetrical, the
the buildings on Kossuth Street, 14-sided sandstone tower rises
as well as the Hungarian National on an incline to its needle-like
Gallery in Budapest (see pp62–3) point 40 m (131 ft) above the
and Festetics Castle in Keszthely street. It is topped with a crescent
(see pp202–3). moon and a cross. Closed for
150 years after the mosque next
R Minorite Church to it was demolished in 1841,
Szent Antonius Minorita templom the 17th-century minaret is
Dobó István tér now open to visitors, who are
Set against the background of rewarded for climbing the 97
the open spaces of Dobó István steps up to the balcony with
tér, the ornate exterior of the fine views of the city.
former Minorite Church is far
more pleasing on the eye than Main façade of the former Minorite Church, + Castle
that of Eger Cathedral. The built in the 18th century See pp222–3.

Eger City Centre
Serbian
1 Eger Cathedral Orthodox
Church
2 Bishop’s Palace
3 Lyceum LE NKE Y UT C A K N É ZIC H KÁ ROLY UT C A DAY KA G . UT CA SERVI TA
4 Kossuth Street K O V Á C S J . U T CA Castle
5 Minorite Church ÁRVA KÖZ
6 Minaret Korona Hotel Minaret TORONY UTCA UT C A Under-
7 Castle pp222–3 Wine Cellar ground
and Museum
Casements
MACZKY UTCA MARKHOT U. D O B Ó I S T VÁN U T C A
CS IK Y U TC A Eger Turkish
SÁNDOR IMRE U. Bath DÓZSA
TÉR
DOBÓ DR HIBAY K. UTCA
ISTVÁN Minorite
ZALAR UTCA
TÉR
B R O D Y S . U T C A SZENT JÁNOS UTCA Church KOSSUTH UTCA
ÉR SEK UTCA
S Z É C H E N Y I U T C A
GÓLYA U.
BAJCSY-ZS ILINSZKY U. County Local History
Hall
VARO S FAL U T CA
Museum
Bishop's
JÓKAI UTCA
B AR K O C Z Y UT C A
0 metres 100 Palace
KOSSUTH UTCA
0 yards 100 Lyceum
Bus Station Eger
Cathedral
TÖRV É N Y H Á Z U T C A
Train Station
1 km (0.6 miles)
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