This 40m-high minaret, topped incongruously with a cross, is one of the few reminders of the Ottoman occupation of Eger. Nonclaustrophobes can brave the 97 narrow spiral steps to the top for the awesome view.
Minaret
Eger
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Part of the Eger Castle Complex, the terrace of the renovated Dobó Bastion (1549), which collapsed in 1976, offers stunning views of the town. Climb down…
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4. Minorite Church of St Anthony of Padua
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The erstwhile neoclassical synagogue dating from 1845 is now partly renovated and functions as a theatre.
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