Győr
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Győr is a city in Hungary.
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Understand
Győr is located in the northwestern part of Hungary, close to the Slovakian and the Austrian border.
Get in
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 a few hours.
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.
By bus
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.
Get around
See
- The reliquary of king Ladislaus I. (Szent László herma). The original of this 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 Cathedral of Győr (Győri Székesegyház) was created around the turn of the 14th and 15th century. The gold-plated silver head was escaped from the Turkish invasion to the cathedral in 1606. Address: 9021 Győr, Apor Vilmos tér
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Learn
Work
Buy
Eat
Budget
Mid-range
Splurge
Drink
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.
Budget
Mid-range
Splurge
Contact
Stay safe
Cope
Get out
- Visit the thousand-years-old Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma (Pannonhalmi Főapátság). Pannonhalma lies south from Győr approximately 20 km away; reachable by regular buses from the Győr main autobus station within half an hour.
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