Eger · Things to do

Pyrker Janos ter 1: Hungary's second-largest church, a huge classicist pile. Free to enter, with organ recitals in season.

Petofi ter 2: a five-hectare town bath with 13 pools, where locals actually go. Cheaper and less posed than Budapest.

The baroque heart of town, with the twin-towered Minorite church often called Hungary's finest baroque facade.

Several Szepasszony-volgy producers run sit-down tastings by appointment rather than the cellar-door scrum. Ask at Tourinform.

Marked trails start on the edge of town and climb into Hungary's highest limestone plateau. Buses reach the trailheads.