Hungary's first royal capital and the seat of its Catholic Church, at the start of the Danube Bend. The vast basilica, the largest church in the country, stands on Castle Hill above the river, which here forms the border with Slovakia. The Mária Valéria bridge below leads across to Štúrovo on the Slovak bank.
Good to know
- Esztergom Basilica is the largest church in Hungary.
- Saint Stephen, Hungary's first king, was born in the palace on Castle Hill.
- The Mária Valéria bridge to Štúrovo reopened in 2001 after its destruction in the Second World War.
