Heves County
Eger
Eger is famous for the 1552 siege, but the fortress is only the opening chapter. This guide separates history from later patriotic mythology, follows the city through ninety-one years of Ottoman rule, then explores its Baroque churches, ambitious Lyceum, thermal culture and wine economy.
Stories in Eger
- Eger Castle — What Really Happened in 1552
- Dobó tér — How a Hero Becomes a City Brand
- Minorite Church — Baroque Theatre After War
- Eger Minaret — Ninety-One Years in One Tower
- Turkish Bath — An Ottoman Habit That Outlived the Empire
- Eger Basilica — The Nineteenth-Century Episcopal City
- The Lyceum — The University Eger Was Supposed to Have
- Szépasszony-völgy — Wine, Cellars and the Problem with Bull’s Blood