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Győr-Moson-Sopron County

Baroque Győr, faithful Sopron and a thousand-year-old abbey.

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Győr-Moson-Sopron County in the north-west borders Austria and Slovakia.

Museums in Győr-Moson-Sopron County

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

Places in Győr-Moson-Sopron County

★ Has its own city story

The story of Győr-Moson-Sopron County

Győr is a baroque city where three rivers meet. Pannonhalma Archabbey, founded in 996, is on the UNESCO list and still home to Benedictine monks. Sopron, called the most faithful town, has a Roman forum under its square and a fire tower to climb. At Fertőd, the Esterházy Palace is called the Hungarian Versailles; Haydn worked there for decades.

  • 996Pannonhalma is founded
  • 1921Sopron votes to stay in Hungary

Győr-Moson-Sopron County through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1989The Pan-European Picnic near Sopron opens the Iron Curtain for a few hours.See it: Pan-European Picnic Memorial Park

What to do in Győr-Moson-Sopron County

  1. 01

    Pannonhalma Archabbey

    A thousand-year-old abbey and library.

    Pannonhalma2 hours
  2. 02

    Esterházy Palace

    The 'Hungarian Versailles'.

    Fertőd2 hours
  3. 03

    Sopron Museum

    Roman Scarbantia and the fire tower.

    Sopron1 to 2 hours
Getting there

Getting to Győr-Moson-Sopron County

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

BUD
Budapest Ferenc LisztBudapest
  • BusBus 100E ↗→ Deák Ferenc tér in the centreabout 40 min

Getting around Győr-Moson-Sopron County

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

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Hidden story

A picnic that opened a border

A picnic helped bring down the Iron Curtain.

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On 19 August 1989, a 'Pan-European Picnic' was held on the Austrian border near Sopron. A border gate was opened symbolically for three hours, and about 600 East Germans ran through to the West. It was one of the first cracks in the Iron Curtain, months before the Berlin Wall fell.