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Castle Museum

58 Reviews

#4 of 20 things to do in Esztergom

History Museums, Museums

Szent Istvan ter, Esztergom, Hungary

+36 33 415 986

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“Let the kids roam the ancient halls while you catch up on history”

A great place to bring the entire family. It has as much to offer to children as it does to the... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

madgasOttawa

ottawa

“Worth the visit”

It's totally worth the visit. You are not in esztergom for the bars and night life. It's part of... read more

Reviewed 4 December 2017

Paul P

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A permanent exhibition tells the dramatic story of the Castle of Esztergom, using an extensive collection of pottery, coins, weapons and fragments of ancient stone columns.

4.0

58 reviews

Excellent39%
Very good37%
Average24%
Poor0%
Terrible0%

Travellers talk about

“danube river” (4 reviews)

“restoration” (2 reviews)

“km” (2 reviews)

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Szent Istvan ter, Esztergom, Hungary

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madgasOttawa

ottawa

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Reviewed 1 week ago

Let the kids roam the ancient halls while you catch up on history

A great place to bring the entire family. It has as much to offer to children as it does to the history buffs. Well over a thousand years of habitation and an active archaeological site, all organized and presented in an informative and always intriguing...More

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Paul P

248

Reviewed 4 December 2017 via mobile

Worth the visit

It's totally worth the visit. You are not in esztergom for the bars and night life. It's part of the history of the place and a must.

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ManOmeR

Oxford, United Kingdom

176

Reviewed 18 October 2017 via mobile

Meaningful place for history

As a Turk who knows pretty much about Hungarian culture and history, it has been my dream to visit that location in order to see some pieces from my history. This castle was conquered by Turks in battle of Mohacs in 1521. In sultan Suleyman’s...More

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emangogo

Cairo, Egypt

4812

Reviewed 5 September 2017

a place must see

every castle in a country i like to visit, but this castle is really recommended, the view from the top is wonderful.

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victoriaxyz

Zurich, Switzerland

379219

Reviewed 8 August 2017 via mobile

Very dark paintings

I visited the art museum in the castle just to escape the 40 degree heat. Inside there was ac so it was nice and cool. But I found Hungarian paintings very dark and depressing, maybe it has to do w its history. It was constantly...More

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Betula103

Australia

947420

Reviewed 24 June 2017

History and Panoramic Views

The castle is high up at the top of the town and next to the huge basilica so it's worth seeing both. You will also get good photos looking down on this Hungarian town then across the Danube River to Slovakia. There have been restoration...More

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Paul P

248

Reviewed 20 May 2017 via mobile

Great history

I enjoyed this place as there's a lot of history and a lot of interesting things to learn. It's 1500 Huf and worth it. Great views as well.

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fethi d

Istanbul, Turkey

17621

Reviewed 8 January 2017

feeling history and gazing splendit Danube

as two couples came from Budapest to Esztergom by train which took an hour and outside found a bus waiting for taking us to the center. After having a visit to Sturovo, - where is so close, if you try on foot just 2,5 km.,...More

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Emre D

Riga, Latvia

16881

Reviewed 25 September 2016

Restoration not very good also guided tour English was awful

There is several tour available entrance of castle. We took long tour around 60-90mins at 16.30. Tour guide English was not understandable easily and we spent lots of effort to understand him. I was expecting see much more detail inside. If you go to Budapest,...More

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cham12016

Vienna, Virginia

Reviewed 21 July 2016

Unmatched Views

We visited the Castle Museum on 7/15/2016 and enjoyed a remarkable young man as our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable with the history and small facts about the Castle and it's long history. After touring the interior including the magnificently preserved chapel, the tour...More

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