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Fö Ter: The Central Square of Old Gyöngyös
iblatt Says: A few blocks away from the Matra Museum, we reached Fö Ter, the central square. A sleepy, tranquil square of a sleepy. tranquil town with 34,000 inhabitants. The tourist information office on the square is excellent. The lady who attended to us was very nice, spoke English...
iblatt Says: Jews were already living in Gyöngyös in the 15th century. In 1941 the Gyöngyös Jewish community numbered 2,429. During the Holocaust, in June 1944, they were deported to Auschwitz and murdered there; only 461 of them survived.An old synagogue, built in the 18th century, was...
Mátra Museum: Mammoth and More...
iblatt Says: It took us some time to find the Mátra Museum. The entrance to the grounds is impressive, with a stone lion watching us on each side of the entrance. We realized the time was 45 minutes before closing time. The employees were very friendly, very proud of their local museum,...
karpatiii Says: It's great! You can see not just the animals, plants, minerals, etc. of the hills of Mátra, but also a whole skeleton of a mammoth. So, this museum is good for families, kids and for people who are interesting in geography, geology and biology.
mikarov99 Says: This are relics of the past of hungary, and people still live here in this old apartments blocs, build of the communist time.
Vinceller Panzio: Vinceller Panzio
wojsyl Says: It's fair. Rooms are relatively clean, the staff tries to be proper friendly. Shower, toilet, TV, fridge in the room. Breakfast on site. Restaurant available for evening meal or a drink. I think it's mostly meant for German tourist and business visitors. The staff seems to...
Farkasmaly neighbourhood: Wine cellars
wojsyl Says: Most of the wine cellars in Farkasmaly close earlier in the evenings than you would expect or want them to. Not really a nightlife.But the wines are great, especially the whites there.Some of the wine cellars got converted to csarda type restaurants, so you can also eat...
wojsyl Says: With the narrowgauge train you can get from Gyongyos through the vineyards up to the Matra mountains (to Matrafured resort ) and back. This train journey is slow but a pleasant alternativeto buses.The only problem is that it's not very frequent and does not operate later in...
mikarov99 Says: I was trying take one picture to the girl of the right, but she was see me, latter see my flash in few second she's cover their face, she was ruburized, for my guilty... :s
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I was trying take one picture to the girl of the right, but she was see me, latter see my flash in few second she's cover their face, she was ruburized, for...
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Q: Hi everyone, i am trying to find information on gyongyos as my daughter is going there on a school trip in october.Is there any...
A: Start by looking at the VT pages and tips: http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Hungary/Heves_Megye/Gyongyos-434644/TravelGuide-Gyongyos.html And the town...
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