It is the home of the celebrated "Egri Bikaver" (Eger Bull's Blood) wine known the world over; and it is flanked by two of the Northern Uplands most beautiful ranges.  It was here that their forebears fended off the Turks for the first time during the 170 years of occupation in 1552.  Turks came back to Eger in 1596 and this time captured the city, turning it into a provincial capital and erecting several mosques and other buildings until they were driven out at the end of the 17th century.  All that remains of this architectural legacy is a lonely little minaret pointing its long finger towards the heavens in indignation.  
  Eger played a central role in Ferenc Rakoczi II's attempt to overthrow the Habsburgs early in the 18th century, and it was then that a large part of the castle was razed by the Austrians.  Having enjoyed the status of an episcopate since the time of King Stephen in the 11th century.  Eger (Erlau in German) flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when the city acquired most of its wonderful baroque architecture.   (Steve Fallon & Neal Bedford, Hungary, 331)

IMAGE	IMAGE NO.	DATA
Holtobagy Nemzeti Park		Hortobagy Nemzeti Park.  On the way to Eger
	egr2003-001	(Thursday 10 July) Hortobagy Nemzeti Park.  On the way to Eger
	egr2003-002	(Thursday 10 July) Hortobagy Nemzeti Park
	egr2003-003	(Thursday 10 July) Hortobagy Nemzeti Park
	egr2003-004	(Thursday 10 July) Holtobagy Nemzeti Park
	egr2003-005	(Thursday 10 July) Holtobagy Nemzeti Park
Eger Castle		Eger Castle ("Egri-var"), Var 1.   It was erected in the 13th century after the Mongol invasion.
	egr2003-021	(Thursday 10 July) Eger Castle
	egr2003-019	(Thursday 10 July) Eger Castle
	egr2003-018	(Thursday 10 July) Eger Castle ("Egri-var"), Var 1.   It was erected in the 13th century after the Mongol invasion.
	egr2003-020	(Thursday 10 July) Eger Castle
	egr2003-023	(Thursday 10 July) Eger Castle
	egr2003-024	(Thursday 10 July) Viewed from Eger Castle
	egr2003-022	(Thursday 10 July) Viewed from Eger Castle
	egr2003-025	(Thursday 10 July) Viewed from Eger Castle
	egr2003-026	(Thursday 10 July) Eger Castle
Basilica		Basilica (Bazilika or Foszekesegyhaz), Pyrker Janos ter 1.  A neoclassical monolith completed in 1836 and designed by Josef Hild, the same architect who later worked on the cathedral at Esztergom. Despite the cathedral's size and ornate alters, the interior is surprisingly light and airily.
	egr2003-006	(Thursday 10 July) Basilica (Bazilika or Foszekesegyhaz), Pyrker Janos ter 1.  A neoclassical monolith completed in 1836 and designed by Josef Hild, the same architect who later worked on the cathedral at Esztergom. Despite the cathedral's size and ornate alters, the interior is surprisingly light and airily.
	egr2003-009	(Thursday 10 July) Basilica
	egr2003-008	(Thursday 10 July) Me and Basilica
	egr2003-007	(Thursday 10 July) Me and Basilica
Franciscan Church		Franciscan Church ("Ferences templom," Kossuth Lajos utca 14. It was completed in 1755 on the site of a mosque.
	egr2003-011	(Thursday 10 July) Franciscan Church ("Ferences templom," Kossuth Lajos utca 14. It was completed in 1755 on the site of a mosque.
	egr2003-012	(Thursday 10 July) Franciscan Church
	egr2003-015	(Thursday 10 July) Franciscan Church
Minorite Church		Minorite Church built in 1771.
	egr2003-028	(Thursday 10 July) Statues of Istvan Dobo and his comrades-in-arms routing the Turks in 1552 fill the square in front of the church with Minorite Church built in 1771.  Dodo Istvan ter
	egr2003-029	(Thursday 10 July) Minorite Church ("one of the most glorious baroque buildings in the world," as they say)
	egr2003-030	(Thursday 10 July) Statues of Istvan Dobo and his comrades-in-arms routing the Turks in 1552 fill the square in front of the church with Minorite Church built in 1771.
Former Orthodox synagogue		Former Orthodox synagogue ("Ortodox zsinagoga), Lajos utca 17.  It was built in 1893 and now a furniture store backing onto a shopping mall.
	egr2003-016	(Thursday 10 July) Former Orthodox synagogue ("Ortodox zsinagoga), Lajos utca 17.  It was built in 1893 and now a furniture store backing onto a shopping mall.
	egr2003-017	(Thursday 10 July) Former Orthodox synagogue
A neoclassical synagogue		?A neoclassical synagogue dating from 1845 and now partly renovated around the corner at Dr Hibay Kiroly utca 7
	egr2003-027	(Thursday 10 July) ?A neoclassical synagogue dating from 1845 and now partly renovated around the corner at Dr Hibay Kiroly utca 7
The county hall		The county hall, Kossuth Lajos utca 9. It was famous with a wrought-iron grid above the main door of Faith, Hope and Charity by Henrik Fazola, a Rhinelander who settled in Eger in the mid-18th century.
	egr2003-013	(Thursday 10 July) The county hall, Kossuth Lajos utca 9. It was famous with a wrought-iron grid above the main door of Faith, Hope and Charity by Henrik Fazola, a Rhinelander who settled in Eger in the mid-18th century.
	egr2003-014	(Thursday 10 July) A Hungarian inscription of The county hall
Lyseum & Museum		Lyseum & Museum, Eszterhazy ter 1
	egr2003-010	(Thursday 10 July) Lyseum & Museum, Eszterhazy ter 1
Egri Galeria		Egri Galeria, Ersek utca
	egr2003-031	(Thursday 10 July) Egri Galeria, Ersek utca
Nagypal Borozo		Nagypal Borozo (wine bar), Koporos ter 25
	egr2003-032	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar), Koporos ter 25
	egr2003-041	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-033	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-038	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-039	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-040	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-042	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-034	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-037	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-035	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)
	egr2003-036	(Thursday 10 July) Nagypal Borozo (wine bar)