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Győr (German: Raab) is a city in Hungary in Győr-Moson-Sopron county.

The Trinity statue in the old town

[edit] Understand

Győr is located in the northwestern part of Hungary, close to the Slovakian and the Austrian border.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By Plane

Budget airlines fly to Bratislava, a 75 minute drive away, 2 hours on the bus. Since January 1st, 2008, you don't need a passport at the border from Slovakia into Hungary (before an everyday event for locals).

[edit] By train

Győr has a fast railway connection with Budapest (the fastest in Hungary): with InterCity trains you can reach it in a bit more than 1 hour 15 minutes.

Győr is also easily reachable by train from the surrounding countries: from Bratislava (Slovakia) and from Vienna (Austria) (in one and a half hour).

[edit] By car

The M1 motorway passes next to Győr, if you come from Budapest or Vienna, it's the best choice. From the southern direction (e.g. the Lake Balaton) you can get into Győr via the main roads No.81 or No.82.

[edit] By bus

Buses start from Budapest, Nepliget (Central bus station of Budapest) nearly every hour, for example, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00... There is also a bus at least once a day from Vienna and Bratislava.

[edit] By boat

Győr lies on the banks of the Mosoni-Duna (Moson-Danube), so it has a waterway connection to Budapest or Vienna.

Canoe tours are preferred to be taken also on Mosoni-Duna.

[edit] Get around

Győr's most interesting tourist attractions are in or around the city centre which is not very large. You can get around on foot.

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Baross Gábor út, a lovely cobbled pedestrian street in the heart of the Baroque city centre. There are many cafés, restaurants, boutiques, and night clubs. It can be reached from the bus and railway stations very easily (about 2 minutes on foot), and there are also parking houses nearby.

• The reliquary of king Ladislaus I. (Szent László hermája). The original reliquary was made for the canonization ceremony of the king, but it was destroyed in a fire. The one which is today stored in the Basicila of Győr (Győri bazilika) was created around the turn of the 14th and 15th century. The gold-plated silver head was rescued during the Turkish invasion and put in the cathedral in 1606.

• The City Hall A beautiful Neoclassical building across the street from the railway station. Its square was recently rebuilt in September 2008 with paving stones of Italian marble. There are also two identical baroque gardens in the square. It is best to visit City Hall at night, when everything is lit up in gold lights.

• The Bishop's Palace

• The Basilica of Győr

• Diocesan Treasury, [1].

• The Carmelite Church

• Benedictine Church

• Synagogue A beautiful neo-Romanesque building.

• City Art Museum, [2]. Divided into several separate branches all of which are within the old city.

• Xantus Museum, [3]. Historical museum. A branch is dedicated to art of the 20th Century and non-European art.

• Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, (Pannonhalmi Főapátság). Spend a day visiting the thousand-years-old Pannonhalma which lies approximately 20 km south of Győr. It can be reached by regular buses from the Győr main autobus station within half an hour. It witnessed much of Hungarian history and recalls a number of national diets, peace treaties, a successfully beaten attack of the Tartars, domestic struggles of the Árpád dynasty, Turkish invasion, great fires and restorations. This fortress of Hungarian Benedictines, this illustrated "picture book” of European art history from Romanesque to Classicism was undoubtedly worthy of being registered as World Heritage site by UNESCO. The crypt contains the oldest parts of the church. The first catalogue of its invaluable library dates back to 1090 and today there are over 250,000 volumes in the library. The charter of the cloister from Stephen I dated 1001, and the earliest written record of the Hungarian language, the founder of the Tihany Abbey from 1055 are the most precious pride and joy of the archives.

[edit][add listing] Do

• Raba Quelle. An Aquapark.

[edit] Learn

• Szechenyi University.
• Liszt Ferenc Zeneakadémia, college of the musical arts.
• West-Hungarian University Apaczai Csere Janos Teaching Campus, a teacher's college.

[edit] Work

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The city centre is full of shops. There is a flower market every morning by the Carmelite church, and an open air market on Bécsikapú square every Wednesday and Saturday. During Christmas, there are holiday markets open in different squares and all along Baross Gábor and Arany János street.

The Győri Árkád is another great place to shop; it's a two-storey plaza with many modern shops, an Interspar supermarket, and a food court. It's just outside the city centre, by the Széchényi bridge.

[edit][add listing] Eat

Fast food restaurants can be found in the Árkád's food court. There is a McDonald's on Baross Gábor street.

But if you are looking for more sophisticated places to dine, try one of the many quaint cafés and restaurants in the city centre that serve traditional Hungarian foods and desserts.

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[edit] Mid-range

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[edit][add listing] Drink

• Mandala Tea House. Found near the cathedral.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Several camp sites. Plenty of small and larger hotels and private rooms all over the town. You will not have a problem finding accommodation there.

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• Hunyadi Pension is found in the city-center, on a quiet street.

• Aranypatko Inn is ideally located along the M1 highway in Hungary on the way to Vienna, Austria. The inn is situated in a hilly area near Pannonhalma in a town called Gyorujbarat.

[edit] Mid-range

• Hotel Kálvária , is located near the baroque citycenter in Győr, and from the highway M1 is easy to approach.

• Hotel Isabell, is located in a quiet neighborhood at a 5 minutes distance from the historical downtown of Győr, 200m away from the thermal bath, near the highway Vienna-Budapest.

• Klastrom Hotel, is situated right in the historical city center of Győr. The building was built in 1732 according to the plans of a white friar in Baroque style.

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[edit] Contact

[edit] Stay safe

There is a very low criminal rate, you needn't be afraid of pickpockets etc.

[edit] Cope

[edit] Get out

[edit] Tourist information

• Tourinform Gyõr-Moson-Sopron Megye, 9021 Gyõr, Árpád út 32.,Tel:+36-96-522-255, Fax:+36-522-224, e-mail:gyor-m@tourinform.hu
• Tourinform Gyõr, 9021 Gyõr, Árpád út 32., Tel:+36-96-311-771, Fax:+36-96-311-771, E-mail:gyor@tourinform.hu