Street in Eger
The Valley of the Beautiful Women (Szepasszonyvolgyi) is a horseshoe-shaped valley south of Eger lined with small wine cellars carved into the hillside. Free to walk. Each cellar offers tastings of local wines (primarily Egri Bikaver) for a euro or two per glass. Budget travelers go from cellar to cellar, taste as they walk, and discover that Hungarian wine country is one of the cheapest and most convivial drinking experiences in Europe.
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Eger's main square is framed by the Baroque Minorite Church and the castle hill, with a statue of Captain Dobó at its center. Free to enjoy, the square is the natural meeting point and leads directly into the pedestrian streets lined with Egri Bikavér wine bars.
Eger Castle is a hilltop fortress famous for the 1552 siege where a small Hungarian garrison held off the Ottoman army. Entry is paid at a modest price.
The northernmost Ottoman minaret in Europe stands 40 meters tall in a residential street, a surprising remnant of 91 years of Turkish rule. A small fee lets you climb the narrow spiral staircase for views over the town.
This U-shaped valley on the edge of Eger holds dozens of small wine cellars carved into the hillside, each selling glasses of Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) for very low prices. Tasting is the point, and a full afternoon of sampling costs less than a single bottle in a restaurant.
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