Eger Basilica
Guide
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FreeChurchAllow 30–45 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A huge neoclassical cathedral with a row of columns and broad steps flanked by statues, and a big domed hall inside with a famous organ.
A brief history
Built in the 1830s by József Hild, who also worked on Esztergom's basilica, it's the second-largest church in Hungary.
Tips
- Best time
- Around midday for the short organ concerts in summer (check times)
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 30–45 min
- Free days
- Free
- Hours
- Usually open daily outside services (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town: Dobó Square, the Basilica, the Lyceum, the minaret and baroque streets between them; most guesthouses are here or close by.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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