Nagymaros

Nagymaros (German: Grossmarosch or Freistadt, Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in the Danube Bend region.

Understand
The history of Nagymaros is tightly attached to Visegrád, a medieval royal seat on the right bank of the Danube, rises in high rock ore. Built on the narrow headland of the Visegrád side, Maros was the favorite residence of the rulers during the reigns of Lajos Nagy, Sigismund and Matthias. The Maros plain facing Visegrád was particularly suited to holding knightly games, which flourished mainly in Matthias' time, but the Royal Courts of Vienna in 1572 mention the knightly games of Maros, arriving by ship for a few hours on Maros. In the diary of David Omichius Ungnad, printed ten years later, it reads: "We have come two miles from Esztergom to a market town on the left bank, called Maros. The court people in the aforementioned Maros town have had a lot of fun playing games." At that time, Maros was the temporary residence of the lords, who built mansions for themselves.

By train
Trains,  and  are available in every 30 minutes (weekdays) / hourly (weekends) from Budapest-Nyugati pályaudvar via Vác. The journey from Budapest takes about 45 minutes and costs. Other direct connections are:


 * Toward west: Szob. There are direct international trains to Praha (Czech Republic) via Štúrovo, Nové Zámky, Bratislava (Slovakia) and Brno in every two hours, to Hamburg (Germany) via Dresden and Berlin once a day, and to Terespol (Poland) via Katowice and Warszawa once a day.

By ferry
There are ferry services available between Nagymaros and Visegrád, and between Dömös and Dömösi átkelés.



Nagymaros
Boats are available between May–Sep daily except on Mondays from Nagymaros to Visegrád, Zebegény and Dömös.

Zebegény
Boats are available between May–Sep daily except on Mondays from Zebegény to Nagymaros, Visegrád and Dömös. Further destination Esztergom is available only from Friday to Sunday.

Get around
There is no local public transport service. The town is small enough to walk around.

Further afield
In Zebegény:

Budget




Connect
Nagymaros' postal code is H-2626, and its telephone area code is 27.



Go next

 * Esztergom – town west
 * Leányfalu – village southeast
 * Szentendre – town southeast
 * Szob – town west
 * Vác – town east
 * Verőce – town northeast
 * Visegrád – town east