Private tour in Vác by local guide - Magical vibe of an charming baroque town

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cathedral, Konstatntin Square, Vac 2600 Hungary

The third biggest Cathedral in Hungary. Built in classicist style.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Triumphal Arch, Koztarsasag Street, Vac 2600 Hungary

The unique Triumphal Arch in honour of Queen Maria Theresa were built in Baroque style.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: City Hall, Marcius 15. Square, Vac 2600 Hungary

The most important secular Baroque building in Vác is the town hall built between 1736 and 1764.

Pass By: Feherek Church, Marcius 15. ter 20., Vac 2600 Hungary

The Dominicains built their simple-aisled church between 1699 and 1755 in Rococo style and it was decorated for other 15 years. During the restoration work of the Dominican Church in 1994 an invaluable treasure of the cultural history was discovered. The workers have found the crypt of the church. More than 150 years ago the wealthier inhabitants and the members of the church were buried here. In the crypt 262 coffins were placed in the 17th and 18th centuries. The coffins hided spontaneously mummified bodies of the citizens of Vác. Due to the special favourable conditions the corpses have been mummified in natural way. They were men, women, children, craftsmen, monks, priests, military officers, clerks.

Pass By: Hospital & Chapel, Marcius 15. ter 7-9., Vac 2600 Hungary

The Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy is a U-shaped, baroque house. The Hospital was used by the monks, who settled in Vác in 1763 in order to nurse the sick. They were given a house in the Main Square, which had been built between 1732 and 1751 and meant to be a seminary.

Pass By: Tragor Ignac Museum - Crypt of St. Michael’s Church, Marcius 15. ter, Vac 2600 Hungary

The church stood here for about five hundred years, there was a church in Saint Michael, and the area was built in relation to it. It was transformed several times, the layout that we can see now shows its longest-lived form as revealed by the archaeological excavations.

Pass By: Pointed Tower, Liszt Ferenc setany 12, Vac 2600 Hungary

The only medieval monument still visible today is the Pointed Tower, the northernmost corner tower of the medieval city wall.

Pass By: Former Palace of the Great Provost, Marcius 15. ter 4, Vac 2600 Hungary

Today it is an exhibition place of the Vác Diocese Collection, spectacular exhibitions, and a host of valuable events.

Pass By: Bishop's Palace, Migazzi Kristof ter 1, Vac 2600 Hungary

Opposite the Cathedral can be found the Bishop Palace, which was built in the same period.

Pass By: Tragor Ignac Museum - Memento Mori Exhibition, Marcius 15. ter 19., Vac 2600 Hungary

During the restoration work of the Dominican Church in 1994 an invaluable treasure of the cultural history was discovered. The workers have found the crypt of the church. More than 150 years ago the wealthier inhabitants and the members of the church were buried here. In the crypt 262 coffins were placed in the 17th and 18th centuries. The coffins hided spontaneously mummified bodies of the citizens of Vác. Due to the special favourable conditions the corpses have been mummified in natural way. They were men, women, children, craftsmen, monks, priests, military officers, clerks.

The permanent exhibition, which was created in June 2016, was placed in the medieval cellar of a residential building in the main square.