valley of the beautiful women

if you are visiting Eger and a you're a wine fan , you should definitely visit this place. amazing high quality wines for a cheap price. you should plan how to get there and how you're getting back since you will probably be too drunk to drive(taxi from there costs around 3K forints). you can buy glasses/bottles of red, white and Rose wines and taste several wines from different wineries

Bring some food and empty jugs for your tour. Grab a taxi out of Eger and head to the Valley. Wander from location to location and try the wine. Some places will also have food to buy. It's a great way to try Hungary's awesome wine (I never knew until I went there). It's also an opportunity to meet some locals and talk to them about their wine. I walked back from the Valley to Eger train station, took about 45 minutes.

I almost didn't go there, as it was a little away from the city center and I didn't have a lot of time for it. I'm glad I did, even though it was late and only a select few cellars were left open. I will always remember the Bull's Blood and beef cheek goulash when I think of Eger because I went here.

Nice atmosphere, fine wine for very cheap prices. The area is easy enough to find, some fifteen minutes from the centre. I've tried two of the more expensive bodega's listed in Lonely Planet (I think 40 and 43). However, I found the more no-nonsense ones at the beginning of the 'valley' more attractive: wine siphoned straight from the barrel for 150 forints. The people there spoke little English, but some other visitors (the eponymous 'beautiful woman' most likely) helped translate me into Hungarian. I'll definitely return to Eger when I return to Hungary some time this year. I'll definitely visit this area again.

If you like to walk around and party then get on the tour trolley, this is the place to visit. Each wine cellar is charming and there's such a good variety of wine. Don't forget to try the goose fat sandwiches. A true Magyar treat.

One of the best wine experience everAll wine tasting is for free! You can buy the wine right from the winemaker and the prices are incredible! One liter of the best and pure wines are less than £1. We were devastated that we have limits on our luggage-weight on the way back to the UK otherwise we would have bought gallons and gallons of wines.They do everything and the wine taste is unlimited. You can taste all of a winemaker's wine if you wish. There is about 20 to 30 wine makers in the Valley, all open, all very nice and friendly very welcoming and accommodating. if you tell them what type of wine you like, they give you that one.In Hungary there is zero tolerance on alcohol so if you drive you cannot taste or drink but there are coaches going there regularly. I have never seen anything like that before, for such a quality for almost no money.The winemakers also have a special wine made out of their best 14 wines, can be only purchased at the valley. The winemakers displaying their awards at their bars, you taste their award winning wines for free as well. We will defiantly return with lots of spaces in our bags :)

As a wine lover that was a must to be there. A lot of small, local wine makers who sell it for a little money. So you get great wine often in big plastic bottles directly from barrels. Unfortunately place is changing. A lot of cellars are closed. There are only few still not too commercial. Number 12 and 13, owned by old lady and old man. I supported them very much and recommend anyone to go there, because this people are passionates of wine for decades.

My friend and I took a train out of Budapest for a day trip. We toured around the town, then took a cab from Eger to the Valley. It was a great place, we visited about 4 of the wineries there. If you bring your own containers, they will fill them up with wine for you. It's a great deal. I'd recommend getting there early, because many of the wineries close around 6-7pm. The tasting rooms are pretty basic, but you get a great sampling of wines from all around hungary. Hungary doesn't currently export its wine, so there are some really fun, new things to try there. I'd go back - highly recommended. Next time, I'd bring my own bottles to fill with wine!We walked back from the Valley to Eger and caught a train back to Budapest on the same name.

we hired a driver to take us from Budapest to Eger for a day trip and enjoyed the sights of this charming city, but for us the wine tasting was the main attraction. The horseshoe area with the wine caves was a great way to experience and taste wine from various regions around Hungary. For the most part the tasting rooms were welcoming and their was the feeling that the person who worked behind the counter enjoyed sharing their stories with outsiders. We visited 6 or 7 of the caves and had an amazingly great selection of wine. I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in wine.

Loved the setting in a valley ful of wine cellars.A little confused about the name but hey, after trying a few wine makers produce i can begin to understand why this was called so. There are restaurants and a hotel and wine, lots of it at a great prices. Some wines are very accomplished and full of taste and depth other are fresh and fruity. Only criticism is it closes too early, particularly on summer nights you could stay to the early hours.

it is merely a place to "force" you to pay for everything, not romantic, not beautiful, nothing special, though the best place to find superb wines

We were here at beginning of the tourist season therefore many cellars were not open yet but the ones were cheerful,inviting and lots of good quality wine to choose from.

We stopped in a couple of places for tasting and a glass of wine. We went around 2pm and it was very quiet. I imagine it is more lively in the evening. Some of the sellers were more aggressive than others in inviting you in and giving you options to taste but most of them were more laid back and you had to take the initiative to ask to taste (could have also been a language barrier). We preferred the more aggressive ones since we didn't really know what we were doing. If you have a car, I recommend driving towards Egerszalok for beautiful views of the wine country.

... could be nicer. You can find food and of course drink there. It is a nice place to go there with a frinds and take a couple of drinks.

I love this place. I try to go there once or twice a year to take a rest. The Valley is located in walking distance ( 15 min walk) from Eger city centre. Great complex of wine cellars where you can drink a glass of wine , eat hungarian food and listen hungarian music. Don't expect "grand cru" wines but you can taste a nice egri bikaver . There it is proper to go there and spend a nice evening