Vac Things to Do

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This chapel with the hospital in wich is located was built in copf style between 1775 and 1785. With it`s internal this chapel gives another example of the baroque-classical art that flourished in Vác in the XVIII.century.

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The square in the communist times was transformed and lots of cars passed through. Than, thanks also to the generous help of the European Union, in 2005 began the excavations(see in another tip) and in 2006 the square was completly reconstructed. Sincerly when I saw the plans, I had many doubts, like all Vác, but when in october 2006 I went to the inauguration of the old-new main square, I was quite happy with the results. The main square has become an ideal place for meetings and eatings:) (yes, there are some good restaurants here,see f.ex. my restaurant tip) and to enjoy the lovely baroque atmosphere.

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Since the middle ages, the 15 March square (recieved it`s name only in the XX.century after the revolution in 1848-49 wich started on the 15 of march) is the main square of Vác. On the square we find fine baroque buildings, like the hospital of the clement order, the White church with the moncal quarters of the dominicans, the greek church, the former Kúria hotel, the Palace of the provostry, the Museum of the vácian diocese and of course the Municipal house. Furthermore we see here buildings constructed in copf, classical, eclectic and romantical style until the 1870`s.

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In reality this church isn`t a Dom even if everybody calls it this way. At the entrance we can see an abbreviation, D.O.M, wich means „Deo Optimo Maximo” and this is why we call it Dom.
The internal part, in wich 5000 people can enter has the following parameters: 60 meters long, 28 meters wide and 50 meters tall. The church was consacrated to Mary and the altar, work of the world famous austrian painter, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, painted in 1774, represents the visitatio, the scene when Mary meets saint Elisabeth. Beneath the cathedral we find the crypt (unfortunately I couldn`t enter to make photos) in wich important ecclesialistical and laical persons are burried.

This is one of Hungary`s most famous and oldest still functioning jails. It was built in the XVIII.century, but it was transformed only in 1855 to a penitentiary.
I`m sure that you apologize me that I didn`t want to make photos by all means of the internal of this building-complex:)))

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If you don`t go right along the Danube, you can see some great buildings along the Promenade. The most famous of these buildings is that wich incorporates a bastion of the old castle, but also the other one(the pink building with tower) looks fine. Furthermore you can find here some great restaurants and a fine baroque statue that represents Saint John of Nepomuk.

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I put in other 4 pictures, to illustrate, how quiet and relaxing this Promenade is, with trees, flowers and the Danube (see tips). Fortunately this place was allways very well kept and cured. I hope this habit will remain;)

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The Konstantin square, as I`ve alrady written was created in 1761. We can find here not only the Dom, but also the episcopal palace, nice buildings and a street that goes towards the main square of the city. On this street we find the holy trinity monument and the Piarist church, wich was built between 1725 and 1745. This church later, in 1866 was transformed in eclectical style.