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Cycle in Eger,

bike in the Bükk!

Nowadays bicycling has its splendour days and Eger also lucky you may see some of the colourful birds living there
joined the trend with pride, when the bicycle road, crossing at the bank of the creek. Upon reaching the main plaza you
the whole city lengthwise, was built in 2015. One can ex- can choose again whether to cross the city fast or to stop for
plore this Baroque pearl of Hungary from a new perspective sightseeing: the fi rst is made interesting by a road section

while sitting on a bicycle. Furthermore, if we wish, we can lowered to creek level, which has a fantastic atmosphere,

continue our journey up through the Bükk until Lillafüred. while the latter is helped by the many newly installed bi-
The bicycle road starts at the southern border of Eger but cycle parks through the whole city. Let us lock our bicycles

many join the road at the Railway Station, since, from 2017, near the Dobó Square and choose one of the excellent res-

modern low-fl oored trains run on the Budapest-Eger line taurants and coffee shops of the city centre! While moving
and therefore, transporting your bicycle on the train is com- towards the north we can cycle next to the creek and there-
fortably doable. At the Railway Station you have a choice of fore we can go through the city in amongst nature. Upon
whether you want to go to the world-famous wine valley of reaching the border of Eger, if we are in the mood, we can
Eger, the Szépasszony Valley, or if you’d rather continue continue our journey towards Felsőtárkány. A separate bi-
your journey towards the historical city centre. cycle road leads to the mountain village, which is located

If we turn towards the city centre we find ourselves at the in an idyllic environment only 3 kilometres from Eger and
Archbishop’s Garden after only 500 metres. Th e garden, from here the determined can continue towards Lillafüred

bearing the signs of French architecture, is said to be one of on a designated path. This part of the road offers a bigger

the most beautiful city parks, and it is worth taking a break challenge as it is 30 kilometres long, but on the mountain
here to cool down near the beautiful fountain or the fi shing parts of it many bicycle rests help to refresh the travellers.

lake. The bicycle road follows the Eger creek and if you are

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