Wine and History Tour to Villany and Pecs from Budapest - Heritage of Hungary
Pécs, Hungary
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 10 hours
Hungary’s first official wine road, declared to be in 1994, the Villany-Siklos wine route is home to the famous Hungarian red wines. Discover Villany with a private guide! Visit the nearby Pecs rich in historical and cultural heritage of Hungary!
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Hungary’s first official wine road, declared to be in 1994, the Villany-Siklos wine route is home to the famous Hungarian red wines. Discover Villany with a private guide! Visit the nearby Pecs rich in historical and cultural heritage of Hungary!
Hungary’s first official wine road, declared to be in 1994, the Villany-Siklos wine route connects through eleven towns and villages in a protected wine-growing area. It is one of the sunniest wine districts of Hungary, where in the mild, sub-Mediterranean climate the grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Blue Portuguese, Blue Franc and Merlot feel perfectly at home. Villány wine region's earth is fertile limestone, clay and loess. While Villány is primarily known for its ruby-tone red wines, that reminiscent the Médoc wine style, in Siklos and Nagyharsany mainly white wine is being produced, like Rhine Riesling, Chardonnay and Tramine. We visit the picturesque village of Villány and Palkonya,and taste the fabolous wine! The tour is a 2,5 hours trip from Budapest.
On the way to Villány we stop in Pecs and Siklos. Pécs has got a history of 2000 years, and one of the cities in Hungary boasting with the most surviving Turkish memories. We visit Pecs Necropolis, an early christian burial site from the 4th century, declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site, the main square and inner city of Pécs, Gazi Kasim’s Djami, the Pécs Chatedral, the Csontváry Musuem and theZsolnay Quarter of Pecs with the Zsolnay Museum.
Siklós Castle with its exterior of the 18th century is among the best-preserved castle palaces in Hungary, which was also the domain centre and residence of numerous prominent historical families. Rising high above the town, the fortress of Siklós was first mentioned in a charter dates back to 1190. The owners rebuilt the castle several times, therefore it shows the characteristics of the Gothic, the Renaissance and the Baroque style too. The most precious part of the castle is the Romanesque/Gothic Castle Chapel with its beautiful vault and frescoes.
On the way to Villány we stop in Pecs and Siklos. Pécs has got a history of 2000 years, and one of the cities in Hungary boasting with the most surviving Turkish memories. We visit Pecs Necropolis, an early christian burial site from the 4th century, declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site, the main square and inner city of Pécs, Gazi Kasim’s Djami, the Pécs Chatedral, the Csontváry Musuem and theZsolnay Quarter of Pecs with the Zsolnay Museum.
Siklós Castle with its exterior of the 18th century is among the best-preserved castle palaces in Hungary, which was also the domain centre and residence of numerous prominent historical families. Rising high above the town, the fortress of Siklós was first mentioned in a charter dates back to 1190. The owners rebuilt the castle several times, therefore it shows the characteristics of the Gothic, the Renaissance and the Baroque style too. The most precious part of the castle is the Romanesque/Gothic Castle Chapel with its beautiful vault and frescoes.
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