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Esztergom’s geographical location, its natural endowments, ble from the city centre and the railway station. Th e mountain
the River Danube, and the proximity of Pilis and the Visegrád shelter, built in 1914, and named after Gyula Brilli, operates

Mountains make it an ideal place for hiking, trekking, water as a restaurant today. Tourists, whilst travelling from Esz-
sports, and cycling. The EuroVelo 6 Danube Cycle Route runs tergom to Dobogókő reach Pilisszentlélek. This village hid-

next to the city and the hills around the city are surrounded by den among the mountains of Pilis was owned by the Pauline

hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails. The Strázsa Hill edu- order in the Middle Ages; the ruins of the monastery of the
cational trail of the Danube-Ipoly National Park near the town only male order of monks founded by Hungarians appear on

has a rich flora thanks to the fact that the area functioned as a its border, on the hillside. Pilisszentlélek, with its 300 inhabit-
shooting range for decades, and thus its natural values were ants is surrounded by many caves, cliff s and peaks. One such

preserved in an undisturbed state. The educational trail touch- peak is Fekete-hegy (Black Hill), where visiting hikers can use
es the peak of Strázsa Hill, and there is a great circular pan- the services of a chalet. Perhaps the most romantic tourist
oramic view of Esztergom, the Esztergom suburbs, and Lake building of Hungary was completely renovated a few years

Palatinus from here. The favourite hiking spot of the locals, ago, and it now it satisfies all modern needs.

the 404-metre-high Vaskapu (Iron Gate) Hill is easily accessi-

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