Valley of the Beautiful Women
Szépasszony-völgy
Dozens of tuff-carved wine cellars are scattered across a valley southwest of the old town, where you can taste Bull's Blood, Eger's famous red, and Egri Csillag, its white wine, cellar by cellar.
The Valley of the Beautiful Women is Eger's most famous wine-tasting area. Dozens of cellars carved into the tuff rock line both sides of this horseshoe-shaped valley, and most are family-run. You can taste Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) and Egri Csillag by the glass or in a tasting set, or fill your own bottle directly. The valley also has several Hungarian restaurants. It's a 20- to 25-minute walk from the city center, or you can take the sightseeing mini-train. Cellars generally open from noon until evening, and many stay closed in winter.
Opening hours
Mostly 12:00–22:00 (some close in winter)
Nearby sights
- Eger Basilica
- Archbishop's Palace Visitor Centre
- Lyceum of Eger & Specula
- Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas
- Dobó István Square
- Minorite Church of St. Anthony of Padua
- Eger Minaret
- Kopcsik Marzipan Museum