Esztergom (Hungary)

Esztergom (port locode HUEST) is a Danube River cruise port located in northern Hungary. The city is approx 46 km (29 mi) northwest of the country's capital, Budapest.

River cruise ships in Esztergom dock right in front of the Esztergom Basilica (19th-century cathedral, Hungary's largest church building (inner area  5600 m2/60280 ft2). Almost all riverboats dock in Esztergom, from where the tourists easily walk across the Meria Valeria Bridge to Sturovo (Slovakia).

Esztergom lies on the Danube's right bank, forming the border with Slovakia. Esztergom was Hungary's capital from the 10th until the mid-13th century when the royal seat was moved to Buda. The town covers a total area of 100 km2 (39 ml2) and has population around 30,000.

Esztergom is the seat of the Primate (prímás) of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary, as well as the former seat of Hungary's Constitutional Court. The city boasts its Kereszteny Muzeum, featuring the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary.

Esztergom is among the oldest cities in Hungary, with winding streets and church towers creating a historical atmosphere. Below the Basilica, at the edge of the mountain, stand the old bastions, rondellas and walls – the remains of the Esztergom castle. The remains of one section of the castle that had been built during Ottoman rule had been buried until the 1930s. One of the major events of the 1930s was the renovation of the remains of the palace of the Arpad period (845-907) was the head of the confederation of Hungarian tribes. Those traveling today to Esztergom can admire the Basilica, the most monumental construction of Hungarian Classicism, which rules the landscape above the Danube, surrounded by mountains.