Must-see attractions in Danube Bend & Western Transdanubia

  • Synagogue

    Sopron

    Evidence of Sopron’s Jewish past can be seen at the crumbling Orthodox synagogue east of the Inner Town, boarded up and falling into disrepair. A plaque…

  • House of the Two Moors

    Sopron

    Fashioned from two 17th-century peasant houses, the House of the Two Moors and its ornate gate are guarded by two large statues. Previously painted an…

  • Church of the Holy Spirit

    Sopron

    The interior of this 15th-century church is rather dark, but if you time your visit for midday, you’ll be able catch a glimpse of some fine wall and…

  • Church of St John the Baptist

    Szentendre

    This baroque church at Castle Hill is all that's left of the site of a fortress built in the Middle Ages. Note the frescoes painted by members of the…

  • Trinity Column

    Sopron

    One of the focal points of graceful Fő tér is the Trinity Column, the best example of a 'plague pillar' in Hungary. It was erected to commemorate the fact…

  • Kmetty Museum

    Szentendre

    The Kmetty Museum, on the southwestern side of Fő tér, displays the work of the cubist János Kmetty (1889–1975), as well as sculptures by Jenő Kerényi.

  • Czóbel Museum

    Szentendre

    The Czóbel Museum contains the works of the impressionist Béla Czóbel (1883–1976), a friend of Pablo Picasso and student of Henri Matisse.

  • Scarbantia Forum

    Sopron

    The Scarbantia Forum is an original Roman-era marketplace recently discovered under – and accessible through – an office block.

  • Plague Pillar

    Esztergom

    The erection of this monument was the town's way of giving thanks when a plague epidemic passed it by.