'''Gy?r''' (German: Raab) is a city in Hungary in Gy?r-Moson-Sopron county.

Understand

Gy?r is located in the northwestern part of Hungary, close to the Slovakian and the Austrian border.

Get in

By Plane

Budget airlines fly to Bratislava, a 75 minute drive away, 2 hours on the bus. Since January 1st, 2008, you don't need a passport at the border from Slovakia into Hungary (before an everyday event for locals).

By train

Gy?r has a fast railway connection with Budapest (the fastest in Hungary): with InterCity trains you can reach it in a bit more than 1 hour 15 minutes.

Gy?r is also easily reachable by train from the surrounding countries: from Bratislava (Slovakia) and from Vienna (Austria) (in one and a half hour).

By car

The M1 motorway passes next to Gy?r, if you come from Budapest or Vienna, it's the best choice. From the southern direction (e.g. the Lake Balaton) you can get into Gy?r via the main roads No.81 or No.82.

By bus

Buses start from Budapest, Nepliget (Central bus station of Budapest) nearly every hour, for example, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00... There is also a bus at least once a day from Vienna.

By boat

Gy?r lies on the banks of the Mosoni-Duna (Moson-Danube), so it has a waterway connection to Budapest or Vienna.

Canoe tours are preferred to be taken also on Mosoni-Duna.

Get around

Gy?r's most interesting tourist attractions are in or around the city centre which is not very large. You can get around on foot.

See

''Baross Gabor ut'', a lovely cobbled pedestrian street in the heart of the Baroque city centre. There are many cafes, restaurants, boutiques, and night clubs. It can be reached from the bus and railway stations very easily (about 2 minutes on foot), and there are also parking houses nearby.

  • '''The reliquary of king Ladislaus I.''' (''Szent Laszlo hermaja''). The original reliquary was made for the canonization ceremony of the king, but it was destroyed in a fire. The one which is today stored in the '''Basicila of Gy?r''' (''Gy?ri bazilika'') was created around the turn of the 14th and 15th century. The gold-plated silver head was rescued during the Turkish invasion and put in the cathedral in 1606.
  • '''The City Hall''' A beautiful Neoclassical building across the street from the railway station. Its square was recently rebuilt in September 2008 with paving stones of Italian marble. There are also two identical baroque gardens in the square. It is best to visit City Hall at night, when everything is lit up in gold lights.
  • '''The Bishop's Palace'''
  • '''The Basilica of Gy?r'''
  • '''Diocesan Treasury''', [http://www.gyor.egyhazmegyeikincstar.hu].
  • '''The Carmelite Church'''
  • '''Benedictine Church'''
  • '''Synagogue''' A beautiful neo-Romanesque building.
  • '''City Art Museum''', [http://www.artmuz.hu/]. Divided into several separate branches all of which are within the old city.
  • '''Xantus Museum''', [http://www.gymsmuzeum.hu]. Historical museum. A branch is dedicated to art of the 20th Century and non-European art.
  • '''Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma''', (''Pannonhalmi F?apatsag''). Spend a day visiting the thousand-years-old Pannonhalma which lies approximately 20 km south of Gy?r. It can be reached by regular buses from the Gy?r main autobus station within half an hour. It witnessed much of Hungarian history and recalls a number of national diets, peace treaties, a successfully beaten attack of the Tartars, domestic struggles of the Arpad dynasty, Turkish invasion, great fires and restorations. This fortress of Hungarian Benedictines, this illustrated "picture book_h of European art history from Romanesque to Classicism was undoubtedly worthy of being registered as World Heritage site by UNESCO. The crypt contains the oldest parts of the church. The first catalogue of its invaluable library dates back to 1090 and today there are over 250,000 volumes in the library. The charter of the cloister from Stephen I dated 1001, and the earliest written record of the Hungarian language, the founder of the Tihany Abbey from 1055 are the most precious pride and joy of the archives.
  • Do

  • '''Raba Quelle'''. An Aquapark.
  • Learn

  • '''Szechenyi University'''.
  • '''Liszt Ferenc Zeneakademia''', college of the musical arts.
  • '''West-Hungarian University Apaczai Csere Janos Teaching Campus''', a teacher's college.
  • Work

    Buy

    The city centre is full of shops. There is a flower market every morning by the Carmelite church, and an open air market on Becsikapu square every Wednesday and Saturday. During Christmas, there are holiday markets open in different squares and all along Baross Gabor and Arany Janos street.

    The Gy?ri Arkad is another great place to shop; it's a two-storey plaza with many modern shops, an Interspar supermarket, and a food court. It's just outside the city centre, by the Szechenyi bridge.

    Eat

    Fast food restaurants can be found in the Arkad's food court. There is a McDonald's on Baross Gabor street.

    But if you are looking for more sophisticated places to dine, try one of the many quaint cafes and restaurants in the city centre that serve traditional Hungarian foods and desserts.

    Budget

    Mid-range

    Splurge

    Drink

  • '''Mandala Tea House'''. Found near the cathedral.
  • Sleep

    Several camp sites. Plenty of small and larger hotels and private rooms all over the town. You will not have a problem finding accommodation there.

    Budget

  • '''Hunyadi Pension''' is found in the city-center, on a quiet street.
  • '''Aranypatko Inn''' is ideally located along the M1 highway in Hungary on the way to Vienna, Austria. The inn is situated in a hilly area near Pannonhalma in a town called Gyorujbarat.
  • Mid-range

  • '''Hotel Kalvaria''' , is located near the baroque citycenter in Gy?r, and from the highway M1 is easy to approach.
  • '''Hotel Isabell''', is located in a quiet neighborhood at a 5 minutes distance from the historical downtown of Gy?r, 200m away from the thermal bath, near the highway Vienna-Budapest.
  • '''Klastrom Hotel''', is situated right in the historical city center of Gy?r. The building was built in 1732 according to the plans of a white friar in Baroque style.
  • Splurge

    Contact

    Stay safe

    There is a very low criminal rate, you needn't be afraid of pickpockets etc.

    Cope

    Get out

    Tourist information

  • '''Tourinform Gyor-Moson-Sopron Megye''', 9021 Gyor, Arpad ut 32.,Tel:+36-96-522-255, Fax:+36-522-224, e-mail:gyor-m@tourinform.hu
  • '''Tourinform Gyor''', 9021 Gyor, Arpad ut 32., Tel:+36-96-311-771, Fax:+36-96-311-771, E-mail:gyor@tourinform.hu