395km in your legs. Crossing the bridge over the Donau river from Slovakia to Hungary at the Danube bend, you will see the eye-catching castle and the monumental Esztergom Basilica which is the largest church and the tallest building in Hungary.
Esztergom is an important city in the history of Hungary: the founder of the state, the King of Hungary, Saint Stephen, was born and also crowned here. The town, situated in the picturesque region of the Danube Bend was the first capital of Hungary.
Read more about checkpoint 1 here:
https://45southwest.com/checkpoints/#CP01
Photos: 45SW 2022, Esztergom
Riders: Steffen Streich & Niels Jeanty
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