Monument to Saints Istvan and Gizell
Vesprem, a fortress hill near the Var Valley
Description:
On the main square of the Hungarian city of Vesprem there is a monument to Saints Istvan and Gizell. Istvan (Hungarian king, saint) and Gizella (Holy Queen of Hungary) are listed as saints by the Catholic Church. Their relics are in the cathedral of the city of Vesprem. The monument is dedicated to Istvan, who was the first king of Hungary - the founder of the city of Vesprem, after whom the monument was named.
To get to the monument, you need to get out of the bus station and walk towards the Old Town, to the building with the tower. Then you can go through the courtyard of the cathedral, and you can bypass it on the right, so as not to go uphill.