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'Kökörcsin' tourist tour, Gorge (loess cliffs)

Spend a day visiting the thousand-year-old Pannonhalma which lies approximately 20 km south of Győr. It can be reached by regular buses from Győr's main autobus station within half an hour (Ft 465 in February 2015). It witnessed much of the Hungarian history and recalls a number of national diets, peace treaties, a successfully beaten attack of the Tartars, domestic struggles of the Árpád dynasty, Turkish invasion, great fires and restorations. This fortress of Hungarian Benedictines, this illustrated "picture book” of European art history from Romanesque to Classicism was undoubtedly worthy of being registered as World Heritage site by UNESCO. The crypt contains the oldest parts of the church. The first catalog of its invaluable library dates back to 1090 and today there are over 250,000 volumes in the library. The charter of the cloister from Stephen I dated 1001, and the earliest written record of the Hungarian language, the founder of the Tihany Abbey from 1055 are the most precious pride and joy of the archives. More details about opening times, entry fees, tours on foreign languages in the Transdanubia article.

This is a Literary Memorial Room in the Bezerdéj Palace about Galgóczi Elizabeth (1930-1989), a writer who won the Kossuth Prize, one of the highest prizes for Hungarian artists. Exhibits include everyday objects from the 18th-19th century.

Baroque, 1769.