Nearby sights

Maria Magdalena church: a church from the Middle Ages with contemporaneous frescos.

Mountain church: first it used to be the church of Pauline, than of Carmelite monks. Originally a Gothic one.

Miner's church: built in the first half of the 20th century, its inner part reminds of a mine path.

Miner's museum: An exhibition recalling the past of the first and deepest coal mine of Hungary.

It commemorates the events around the breaking of the iron curtain near Fertőrákos in 1989 with its fountain and wooden hearboard.
This place was the scene of the Paneuropean Picnic on 19 August 1989. The events of the time and the opening of the border on 10 October due to a Government decision launched the process of the demolition of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.

Border-crossing for pedestrians.

Mithras Sanctuary: at the border. The sanctuary of Mithras, Persian god of the Sun from the Roman Ages.

Main street: remnants of the town wall, pillory column, watermill with a sundial, former castle of the Bishop, memorial for expatriated Germans.

Part of the Fertő-Hanság National Park, the Lake was declared a biosphere reservoir by the UNESCO in 1979 and is recognised as a wild water of international fame of Europe. For the protection of several rare plants which can be found nowhere else and the more than 200 bird species which nest or pass here, certain parts of the National Park can be visited only with authorisation and escort. The Fertő is the westernmost representative of the steppe lakes of Eurasia and, at the same time, the largest salty (alkaline) lake of Europe. The water is shallow and its depth is subject to constant change but, on average, it does not reach one metre.

Church: It was planned by Miklós Ybl at the request of István Széchenyi. We can find the statue of István Széchenyi in front of the building. István Széchenyi and several members of the family are buried in the Szécheny mausoleum in the cemetery next to the church.

Museum railway: it starts from the castle, it is of narrow gauge and hauled by steam. Next to this, old steam engines are exhibited.

Eszterházy Castle: One of the richest noble families of the country, the Esterházy family built their marvellous castle, the "Hungarian Versailles" between 1720 and 1766. The excellent building complex of the castle, with the exception of the Baroque theatre, remained in its entirety. The majority of the exhibitions of the museum operated here reminds of the Golden Age of the building which was the time of Miklós "the Bright" Esterházy (1762-1790). Joseph Haydn, a genius determining forms of music of the 18th century also lived and worked here from 1766 to 1790.

Village museum: a complex of five peasant's houses from the middle of the 19th century. Exhibition and furniture of flats.

Baroque church of the parish and a Calvary.

It is one of the smallest towns of Hungary. The castle built in the 13th century was named after the captain Miklós Jurisics who, with the help of the inhabitants, was successful to stop the Turkish army marching against Vienna in 1532. The guild trade, commerce, vine and wine production and schools of the town have a long past. The town centre within the town walls which are to be seen at several places up to this day was avoided by the storms of the history so houses on Jurisics tér and in the nearby streets managed to keep their original form.

Bükfürdő is situated 45 km from Sopron. Being the 2nd largest medicinal bath of the country, it welcomes its guests who wish to bath with 26 pools (being medicinal, thermal and of drinking water). Its thermal wells provide us with a medicinal water of excellent curing qualities, containing alkali elements and hydrogene-carbonate, of 55°C the fluoride, iodide and iron contents of which is also important.

Nádasdy Castle: owned by the Kanizsai and than by the Nádasdy families. In the first half of the 20th century, it was owned by the Royal Wittelsbach family of Bavaria. Now it is a cultural centre and museum.

Botanical garden: next to the castle, we can find the park of the Scientific Institute of Forestry.

The town keeps the remnants of its forerunner, Savaria, being the centre of the former Roman province but it also has a lot of monuments from the Baroque age. Inhabitants of the town take due care of monuments from the Roman Age and also regularly commemorate Saint Martin, the later Bishop of Tours who was born here according to traditions. Legend says that the Saint Martin church of our time was built on the foundations of the birthplace of Saint Martin.

Being a thousand years old and founded in 996 by Prince Géza, the General Benedictine Abbey in Pannonhalma has been part of the World Heritage since 1996. Late Romanesque and early Gothic remnants from the Middle Ages were complemented with Baroque and Classicist building parts. Major sights are the basilica and the undercroft, the ambulatory, the library with its more than a hundred thousand books, the foundation letter of the Abbey of Tihany in its archives which is the oldest Hungarian language relic from 1055 and the wine-cellars of the abbey.

Museum of the Diocese

Carmelite church: baroque

Xantus János Town Museum at the Széchenyi square and a pharmacy museum at the same place. A Benedictine church, formerly belonging to the Jesuits: at Széchenyi square It features frescos by Paul Troger, renowned Austrian Baroque painter.

A memorial for the Ark of the Covenant: at the feet of the Káptalandomb. Presented by Kaiser Charles VI. The casemates of the Castle feature the museum and a stone storage.

Castle: from the Middle Ages, partly reconstructed. In and under the castle: knight's games and feasts

Church of the parish: the frescos of Maulbertsch, famous Austrian Baroque painter, and the main work of the artist

Festetics castle: from the 18-19th centuries. It presents a castle museum and a collection of trophies. The first agrarian higher education institution of Europe, the Georgikon was founded in Keszthely by Count György Festetics.

Georgikon village museum: the presentation of old agricultural tools

Museum of the Balaton: exhibitions of local history and the Balaton

Puppet Museum

Cistercian Abbey: founded in 1182 by King Béla III. The church and cloister from the Middle Ages was destroyed by the Turkish. Buildings which still can be seen were built in the 18th century. The cloister functions now as a library and a museum and is surrounded by a botanical garden. Frescos of the church were recently restored in their original form and, before, they used to be covered with paint.

Cathedral of the Archbishop: originally built in Roman style in the Middle Ages. It was destroyed by the Turkish and its present form is from the 19th century with only a few original details. It features relic of Queen Blessed Gisella, wife of Saint Stephen.

Gisella Chapel: from the Middle Ages, with original frescos.

On the lookout terrace, we find statues of Saint Stephen and Blessed Gisella.

Balatonfüred: medical centre and bath A round church from the first half of the 19th century. The houses of the writer Mór Jókai and the actress Lujza Blaha. A traditional Anna Ball at the end of July. Opportunity for bathing, sailing.

Badacsony: a mountain enjoying nature protection, with basalt "organ pipes" of vulcanic origin. Wine region, its main types being szürkebarát and kéknyelű.

Kismarton - Eisenstadt: With its 13,000 inhabitants, at the feet of the Leitha mountain in the centre of Burgenland, it is the smallest of the provincial capitals of Austria, nevertheless, the town formerly being the residence of Esterházy princes offers a lot of sights for tourists.
Memorial exhibition in the residential house of Haydn. Saint Martin Cathedral of the Bishop, reconstructed in the Middle Ages. Mountain church: the grave of Haydn and a Calvary from the beginning of the 18th century.

The former coronation capital of Hungary and the scene of the meetings of the Parliament. Coronation events were held at Saint Martin hill. Sights of the city centre: the building of the former Parliament, now the library of the university, the building of the university built by King Matthew, the "green house" at the corner of the main square, the scene of the meetings of the upper chamber of the Parliament, the old Town Hall, now a museum, the palace of the cardinal, now a gallery and the exhibition place of famous wall carpets. A lot of palaces of the Hungarian aristocracy. The Michael gate, the former town gate. The castle of Bratislava is now used by the Government of Slovakia.

Nice old parts from the old town and a huge castle with a beautiful garden.