SIGHTS
Citadel
The Citadel in 1259 IV. Bela was built on towering cliffs. For the construction costs used up of his wife, Mary Lascaris from family jewels. In the castle was kept in the Hungarian crown, and in 1370 following King Louis the Great Polish election, the Polish crown. Today the medieval armors, armament and hunting hosts exhibitions. A separate room Charles Robert famous 1335th annual the King meeting evoke in a waxworks exhibition.
Lower Castle - Salamon's Tower
The most interesting part of the vast lower castle tower, which is the name that received the erroneous presumption that Solomon king were kept here. The exhibition shows the history of Visegrád of thousand years. A rooftop terrace with a wonderful view over the Danube Bend.
Royal palace
The palace history began when in 1323 the royal court of Charles Robert placed on Visegrád. Matthias Corvinus married Beatrix of Aragon in 1476, than after the building was rebuilt in Renaissance style, which was at the leading European construction. Than built the Palace courtyard visible Hercules fountain, which can be seen on the back of one hungarian thousand forint.
The palace of the Turkish-age at the time totally neglected and XVIII. century was almost entirely underground. XX. century, and many have forgotten that even doubted that it really existed. Finally re-discovered in 1934, and exploration hold to this day. In 20 century, however, reconstruction is started, and is furnished rooms, interiors of medieval, Renaissance gardens, expect the visitors.
Fort of Sibrik- hill and temple
Visegrad area there are in the province of Pannonia for several borderlines. Of the most notable of these are the remains of a Roman fort, which is 176-meter-high Sibrik-hill. Later was built on the foundations of lord lieutenant castle, when Visegrád became the county of center. The temple built 11 century, where is Hungary's first fresco fragments are visible.
Mary Chapel
The little hill built Charles of Lorraine's soldiers XVII. century, that from here shot Turkish in the Salamon-tower. The soldiers made a vow that if the Turks were defeated, then they will built a chapel on this hill.
The Danube River promenade and the Tree of Life
On the Danube coast along the winding boardwalk is the Water bastion between the ferry station. On the promenade there is of the Tree of Life sculpture by sculptor Tom Vigh. The town commemorates with this statue on millennium.
Catholic church and the town
St. John the Baptist' Church built 18 in the late century. Church and the town today commemorates to a Baroque township.
The Visegrad Mountains's tourist centers
Numerous hiking and resting place waiting for the tourists. In Apátkút vale there are abounding resources, Ördögmalom waterfall, the Nicholas Bertényi Botanical Garden. At the Mogyoróhegy tourist center there are playgrounds and wildlife park also includes.
Zsitvai look - out tower
On the Nagyvillám-hill the top stands the tower, where to admire the whole panorama.
On the Danube coast along the winding boardwalk is the Water bastion between the ferry station. On the promenade there is of the Tree of Life sculpture by sculptor Tom Vigh. The town commemorates with this statue on millennium.
Catholic church and the town
St. John the Baptist' Church built 18 in the late century. Church and the town today commemorates to a Baroque township.
The Visegrad Mountains's tourist centers
Numerous hiking and resting place waiting for the tourists. In Apátkút vale there are abounding resources, Ördögmalom waterfall, the Nicholas Bertényi Botanical Garden. At the Mogyoróhegy tourist center there are playgrounds and wildlife park also includes.
Zsitvai look - out tower
On the Nagyvillám-hill the top stands the tower, where to admire the whole panorama.
