Sopron
is cobbled streets and wine cellars
Welcome to Sopron
Hungary’s ‘most faithful city’ (a reference to a 1921 referendum when Sopron opted to stay part of Hungary rather than be absorbed into Austria) has been around for a while, first settled by the Celts, then the Romans (as a trading spot along the Amber Route from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic and Byzantium), then a succession of Germans, Avars, Slavs and Magyars. In recent times, this little town also indirectly brought about the most dramatic event of the late 20th century – the fall of the Iron Curtain. Today it is the most beautiful town in western Hungary, its medieval Inner Town (Belváros) intact and its cobbled streets a pleasure to wander. And if that weren’t enough, it’s also famous for its wine, surrounded as it is by flourishing vineyards.
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Vienna and Budapest Transfer with Wine, Sightseeing Tour
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Lake Neusiedl, Neusiedl am See, BurgenlandStart your transfer with a pickup from your hotel in central Budapest or Vienna. Meet your knowledgeable guide, and board your air-conditioned minivan.Your route snakes through the idyllic countryside of the Austro-Hungarian border, taking in the UNESCO-listed landscapes around Lake Neusiedl (Lake Ferto) and Hungary’s lovely Sopron and Austria’s Burgenland wine regions.Stop at one winery to sample five to eight varietals of wine. In Sopron, wrap your taste buds around the local red wines and in Burgenland sample both reds and whites, perhaps including one of the local sweet botrytized wines, made from mold-affected grapes.Absorb the views over the reed-fringed Lake Neusiedl (Lake Ferto) and learn how this body of water — central Europe’s second-largest steppe lake — attracts hordes of storks in spring and summer.Stop in the Austrian lakefront town of Rust, and if you wish, enjoy free time to stroll around its pretty streets, bright-colored houses and wineries, perhaps seeing the summertime blackboards that record the numbers of visiting storks.Also, call at the historical Hungarian town of Sopron to admire its medieval, Baroque and Renaissance architecture, and visit the nearby Pan-European Picnic Park. Stretch your legs and learn how a peaceful 1989 demonstration here helped drive the fall of the Berlin Wall soon afterward.Spend time, too, in Eisenstadt, Burgenland’s capital and formerly home to Hungary’s noble Esterházy family. Enjoy some free time to stroll around the grounds of the family’s Baroque residence, the Esterházy Palace (Schloss Esterházy).Around midway through your journey, break for lunch at a winery, at a local Hungarian restaurant or Austrian buschenschank or heuriger. Venues vary, but expect to choose from dishes such as gulyás soup, chicken paprikash, local cheese, wiener schnitzel (breaded veal) and fried chicken.Your tour ends with a drop-off at your hotel in either Vienna or Budapest.Duration: 1 hourPass By: Taste Hungary, Budapest, Central Hungary.
Sopron the Jewel Box of Hungary Full-Day Trip
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Fire Tower (Tuztorony), Sopron, Gyor-Moson-Sopron County, Central TransdanubiaThe old watchtower of Sopron cityDuration: 30 minutesStop At: Storno-haz, Sopron, Gyor-Moson-Sopron County, Central TransdanubiaMuseum dedicated to Sopron and Franz Liszt's historyDuration: 1 hourStop At: Goat Church, Sopron, Gyor-Moson-Sopron County, Central TransdanubiaOne of the most beautiful gothic church of HungaryDuration: 1 hourStop At: Sopron Old Town, Sopron, Gyor-Moson-Sopron County, Central TransdanubiaBeautiful medieval houses from the 14th and 15th century, noblemen's palaces, Trinity StatueDuration: 2 hours