Komarom Hungary
Hungary
Frequently Asked Questions
On the Hungarian bank of the Danube, a few kilometres from the main sights. Fort Monostor, the thermal baths and the bridge to Slovakia all lie within easy reach of the landing.
Because in 1920 the Treaty of Trianon made the Danube a border: the historic centre stayed on the Slovak side, the southern suburbs on the Hungarian side. Those suburbs became Komárom, where the boats tie up.
One of the largest 19th-century fortified complexes in Central Europe: some seventy hectares of bastions, courtyards and galleries partly buried under grassed mounds, so that from the river you can barely make it out. It was built between 1850 and 1871.
Yes. You move between brick barracks, powder magazines and vaulted corridors that stay cool in high summer. Exhibitions in the casemates cover garrison life and the site's history, used as a military depot right through the Cold War.
Guided excursions cover the essentials in a few hours; independent explorers can spend half a day without exhausting the corridors. Bilingual panels help you find your way.
Yes, Monostor was only one piece: Igmánd to the south and Csillag to the east, together with the great citadel on the opposite bank, formed a lock capable of controlling all Danube traffic.
Yes, at the thermal baths fed by hot water rising a few hundred metres from the river: indoor and outdoor pools, massage jets and shaded lawns, used mainly by locals.
Yes. The russet brick ramparts, softened by grass and lime trees, serve as a neighbourhood promenade, and children bomb down on bicycles across the glacis where regiments once drilled. The baths round out the day nicely.
Yes, by the bridge linking the Hungarian town to its Slovak twin on the opposite bank. The two towns carry on the same long conversation, each from its own side.
The Hungarian forint on the Hungarian side, the euro on the Slovak side. Bring cash if you plan to cross the bridge.
