Esztergom

Esztergom is a town in the Danube Bend region, on the right bank of the river Danube, that is, on the border between Slovakia and Hungary. The original capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, Esztergom preserves its sites of medieval significance. The biggest basilica (church) of Central Europe can be found in Esztergom.

By car

 * From Budapest drive out in direction Buda north on road No 10 (Pilisvörösvár-Dorog-Esztergom) - about 45 km
 * From Budapest drive out in direction Buda north on road No 11 then turn left at Szentendre towards Pomáz and climb the Pilis hills to arrive at Esztergom -about 50 km
 * From Budapest drive out in direction Buda north on road No 11 and follow the Danube along (Szentendre-Visegrád-Esztergom) - about 65 km. This route is longer than the previous ones but much more scenic.
 * From Slovakia: Bratislava-Komarno-Štúrovo E 575, then local road no. 63, and cross the Danube river at Sturovo
 * From Vienna: E60, E75 highway, in Hungary M1 till way out at Komárom (9 km), then local roads no. 10 and no. 11 till Esztergom

Churches

 * [[image:Esztergom.Treasury.011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Treasury of Esztergom Cathedral]]

Eat

 * Anonymous restaurant, next to the Primate Palace

Connect
As of Sept 2021, Esztergom has 4G from Telecom, Telenor and Vodafone, but no signal from DiGi. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Nagymaros – town 24 km east
 * Nyergesújfalu – town 16 km west
 * Pilisvörösvár – town 29 km southeast
 * Pomáz – town 31 km southeast
 * Štúrovo (Párkány) – town on the Slovakian bank of the Danube, accessible on foot or by car via the Maria Valeria Bridge. Pop in for the best views of the basilica, as well as to tick off another European country from your bucket list.
 * Szob – town 14 km northeast
 * Visegrád – town 24 km east