Archbishop's Cathedral in Esztergom
Hungary, Budapest, Esztergom Archdiocese Cathedral
Description:
The magnificent Visegrad-Esztergom Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Hungary, and the second largest in Europe. The temple is located on a high hill on the banks of the Danube. The Esztergom Basilica is the largest church in the country. The height of the dome is 100 meters. Beautiful finish, amazing dome and, above all, there is a chance to climb the observation deck at the dome level, from which there is an unsurpassed view of the Danube, on Esztergom, and the Slovak city of Sturovo on the other side of the Danube.
Entrance is free, money is taken only for visiting the treasury (450 forints), climbing the dome - 700, access to the underground crypt (300).
forints.
Visegrad (as well as Budapest or Sentandra) can be reached by bus 880 (it departs from Budapest from Ujpest-Varkoskapu metro station). The range is one hour. The main advice is not to go out at the end of Esztergom, but to Esztergom-Beck-Ter. The basilica will be ahead in the direction of travel. You'll see it going 100 meters ahead.