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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Vár utca, Eger.
Road Map E3.
Tel (36) 31 27 44.
Castle Museums: Open Apr–
Oct: 10am– 6pm daily; Nov–
Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Sun.
Castle Gates: Open Apr–Oct:
8am–10pm daily; Nov–Mar:
8am–6pm daily. & =
. Ruins of Romanesque _ Castle Festivities (Jul).
Cathedral ∑ egrivar.hu
The ruins of a 10th-century Transport
Baptistry in the inner court- . Underground Corridors £ @
yard feature the grave of Castle Hill is a warren of
Eger’s first Bishop, Buldus. under ground chambers and paths,
dug by the Turks in order to attack
the castle from below. Some 200 m
(656 ft) are open to the public.

Main
entrance

Bull’s Blood Wine
Bull’s Blood of Eger is Hungary’s most cele brated wine.
Comparable to Bordeaux reds, Bull’s Blood is robust and
fruity, made of a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
and Cabernet Franc grapes.
During the Siege of Eger in 1552, copious amounts
of the wine were drunk by the soldiers who defended
the castle against the Turks, and word was put about
that their bravery was based on the blood of bulls that
had been added to the wine. The stories were almost Ippolito Gate and
certainly false, but they impressed the superstitious Bornemissza Bastion
Turks, and played a minor role in their defeat and retreat.
The castle gate is named
after an Italian cardinal,
Egri Bikavér, Hungary’s Bull’s Blood wine Ippolito d’Este, who became
Archbishop of Esztergom.

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