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Hotel Minaret Eger

Knezich K.u.4., Heves County Eger, 3300, Hungary

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Eger and the Valley of the Beautiful Women

A travel blog entry by sksalber

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... to see and was more of a tourist trap than anything. After the castle we caught the train on wheels to the Valley of Beautiful Women (don't ask me how it got it's name) for some wine tasting. The valley was awesome! There was 48 wine cellars built into the hillside. Most of them were open and you could go into any of them and taste that vineyards wine. A glass of wine cost about 100 Forints, only about 50 cents!!! Some of the ...

Wine in a coke bottle

A travel blog entry by rtwma

Arrived in Eger and trekked 2km in scorching heat to our quaint hotel. We've become quite used to long walks with our packs! What a great place. Our hotel room was a lot bigger than we expected and right in the middle of town. Eger is so cute. Cobblestone roads, gorgeous churches and a nice castle up on the hill. We cooled off and set off for the wine cellars. It was a nice row ...

Bulls Blood and Beautiful Women

A travel blog entry by shultz

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... spending over three hours at the baths but having to negotiate the crowds the whole time left us feeling less relaxed than we had hoped.

Much of the land outside Eger is used for growing grapes and the "Sirens Valley," also known as “Valley of Beautiful Women,” is only a 25 minute walk or 10 minute ride on the tourist train from downtown Eger. During the time of Communism in Eastern and Central Europe, Hungary was the primary wine producer for ...

Little town of wonders.

A travel blog entry by wandering_gypsy

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... at home, I would cook up some supper then we would head out to a night spot and hang out in till it was late enough to call it a day. Culturally Egar didn't blow me away, mostly because it was so similar to what we do at home, and exactly what was to be expected for a eastern European country. Yet it did provide some pretty tasty culinary experiences.

The weekend involved a couple big nights but ...

Camera Obscura

A travel blog entry by eundel

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... the actual depth of the dome was not more than a meter.

The second bit of science history was an astronomy exhibit in the building's old observatory. There was a collection of telescopes and other astronomical equipment. My favorite was a sundial with a small cannon attached. The sunlight at noon was focused by a lens to heat the powder and set it off to signal the time. The owner had inscribed the modest motto: "The Sun directs me, but the Shadow directs ...

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