Sopron Travel Guide

 ancato Says:  Firewatch Tower is the symbol of Sopron. Go upstairs and enjoy the special view of the city. Inside the tower you will find a small exhibition about its history. Entrance fee 700 HUF. You can get a souvenir from the entrance, by pressing a 2 HUF coin and getting an elongated... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  This area of western Hungary was a Roman province and during the reign of Tiberius 14-37, they founded a city called Scrabantia. Sopron eventually grew from the remains of Scrabantia and around the central area of the old town you can see plenty of evidence of this. The area... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Three other streets in the old town that I explored in some detail were : Koloster utca (Klostergasse); Templom utca ( Kirchgasse) and Uj utca (Neuegasse). Koloster utca was one of the first streets I walked through in the old town and even though a lot of the buildings were... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Originally a Fransciscan monastery stood on this spot and it's church, in the 18th century,eventually passed to the Benedictines.This is a fine example of Hungarian Gothic architecture, apparently one of the finest in all of Hungary. It's called the 'Goat Church' because of... 

 1 Review and 20 Opinions  We stayed here during the low season in February for almost a week. The service was quite good... 

 Lyceum Says:  I picked "coffeehouse" for the theme because I couldn't find "tea house" as an option.This place has a nice atmosphere and the tea selection is great. You will hear F. Liszt playing in the background... 

 Andrew_W_K Says:  In the main square in Sopron near the fire tower is the restaurant of Generalis. They had a really interesting menu especially for vegetarians like me. On the day I was there though I was in the mood for a pizza. When it arrived I have to say it was one of the best pizzas... 

 ancato Says:  A great interior and a cozy terrace. You can choose a coffee, a dessert, they have also great refreshing cocktails. After 9 p.m. (from what I remember) you will benefit from a 40 % discount (happy hours). 

 ancato Says:  The food was really good, they have a salad bar and the menu contains a large selection of grilled meat dishes. The interior is decorated in American style and there is a courtyard serving as a terrace, with several big trees in it. We opted for stripes from chicken breast... 

 ancato Says:  The staff speak a little English and excellent German (in fact almost all the people in Sopron do so). The portions were big and the prices ok. I recommend chicken with peach (even my husband liked it and he never likes fruits with meat). 

 Redang Says:  Road distances from Sopron to:- Budapest: 211 kms.- Berlin (Germany): 720 kms.- Rome (Italy): 1.118 kms.- Madrid (Spain): 2.412 kms.To find out more road distances together with driving times, check the web. 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  Every town must have its connections with a famous son or daughter and in Sopron's case the chosen son is the composer and pianist Franz Liszt. There are references to him all over town particularly at the Liszt Ferenc Cultural and Conference Centre and at the Storno House... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:  The Fire Tower ( Fo ter ) is the actual tower which gives its name to the square below it. I was a bit mystified about the importance of this Fire Tower until I got back home and read about the great fire of 1676 which destroyed most of the town and almost all of its... 

 Ekaterinburg Says:   All the streets I mentioned in the old town had arches and heavy wooden doors at street level. Some of these doors were open, some needed a little push but all revealed their own treasures. Here behind the crumbling outer facades were the functional doors and windows of...