Free 6 hour trip
Esztergom – Visegrád – Szentendre free tour:
Each and every client who choose the clinic to stay at will recieve a free tour via the above mentioned three lovely cities. This can be taken into consideration on a day when you have no appointment with the dentist. The tour starts in the morning when you have finished your breakfast around 9.00am. Our driver and the guide takes you for a sightseeing with our minibus. The tour takes about 6 hours however it is always the client who makes the lenght of the tour as we will guide you through according to your interest.
The first stop is Esztergom where we visit the Basilica and take a look over the Hungarian-Slovakian border.
Esztergom
The Basilica of Esztergom is the cathedral of the Primate of Hungary, is the first in rank, and also the largest among the churches in Hungary.
The laying of the foundation-stone took place in 1822.
The altar paintings are the work of the Venatian master Michelangelo Grigoletti. The frescoes were painted by a master from Munich Ludwig von Moralt.
The statues were carved by the Italian sculptors Pietro Bonani and Pietro della Vedova, and by the Austrian Johann Meixner. A wonderful panorama of the Highlands and of the Pilis Mountains can be enjoyed from the cupola.
Second stop is Visegrád with its hill top fortress and astonishing view overlooking the famous Danube bend.
Visegrád
In medieval times the residence of the Hungarian kings was here in this town. Today, this site on the Danube Bend is full of listed heritage bulidings.
Among the sights which can still be seen are the Citadel, built by Béla IV above Visegrád on the steeply rising 328-metre hill, the Lower Castle on the hillock below Castle Hill, and the Water Bastion on the Danube bank. Visegrád rose to national, then international fame in the 14th century. Around 1320 King Károly Róbert began construction work on the Royal Palace which was to become the seat of the court within only a few years. In the late 14th century, the Royal Palace was already acknowledged as an outstanding work of Hungarian secular Gothic arcitecture.
Third stop at Szentendre this cute old city with its cobble stone paved streets and intimate restaurants and coffee shops. This is where you can enjoy a nice meal or a light snack or coffe or to end the tour.
Szentendre
Szentendre is known as the town of living art due ti its artist colony of internatonal renown, and its museums and galleries. With its well preserved, distinctive 18th century townscape, the town centre is a group of heritage buildings unique in Hungary.
Recent decades have seen major changes in the life of Szentendre as a result of the rapidly growing tourism industry,thanks to the historical atmosphere of the town's streets, its art life, as well as the Hungarian Open-Air Museum,which visualises rural life in Hungary. Szentendre was awarded the Hild Medal in 1980 in recognition of its success in town development and in preserving its traditions.
After another 20 minutes drive we arrive back to the clinic.