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Basilica Minor Máriabesnyő - guided tours

Therese road

The tour starts off with the introduction of the Lower Church built in 1761-1771. The next stop is the Grassalkovich crypt, the tomb of one of the richest families in the 18th century Hungarian history. The visitor will have an opportunity to see one of the most beautiful baroque tombs of the country: the marble sarcofag of Antal Grassalkovich I and his wife, Terezia Klobusiczky.   The next stop is the Upper Church, the Basilica Minor of Our Lady the Holy Virgin which Pope Benedict XVI voted and proclaimed a Basilica Minor in 2008.  The two altars of this unique monument hold two Virgin Mary Statues. The 11 cm tall statue, the smallest in Hungary, was miraculously found in 1759, and since then, because of miraculous happenings attributed to the Virgin Mary, Máriabesnyő Basilica Minor has become a pilgrimage site.

The tour takes: 40-45 minutes
Schedules: the church can be visited outside scheduled mass times upon previous registration
Minimum number of participants: 3 people
Price: 500 HUF/person
Guiding in foreign languages: 3,000 HUF/group

Registration: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thrusdays and Fridays 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Sándor Kája, phone: +36-20-359 42 36, Mondays to Saturdays 9.00 am to 12.00 am, 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, phone: +36-28-414 425

                        e-mail: mbesnyo@invitel.hu
Antal Route

The tour starts off at the Secler Gate (Székelykapu) erected in 1943. The short pilgrimage to the church is meant to introduce the visitor the holy atmosphere of the church. The second stop of the tour is at the Grassalkovich crypt, the tomb of one of the richest families in the 18th century Hungarian history where the visitor will have an opportunity to see one of the most beautiful baroque tombs of the country: the marble sarcofag of Antal Grassalkovich I and his wife, Terezia Klobusiczky.    The crucifiction motifs of Jesus Christ: the whip, the crown of thorns and the nails, are shown on the Capuchin cross, the next stop of this route. Then the visitor can see the outside altar for the pilgrimage events. The next stop is the Basilica Minor or Upper Church where you can visit the unique altar and a rich collection of the only Hungarian Museum for the Holy Virgin open since 2008. 

The tour takes: 80-85 minutes
Schedules: the church can be visited outside scheduled mass times upon previous registration
Minimum number of participants: 10 people
Price: 800. HUF/person
Guiding in foreign languages: 3,000 HUF/group
Registration: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thrusdays and Fridays 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Sándor Kája, phone: +36-20-359 42 36, Mondays to Saturdays 9.00 am to 12.00 am, 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, phone: +36-28-414 425
 
                         e-mail: mbesnyo@invitel.hu
 
Organ concerts in the Basilica

The concerts usually take: 20 minutes
Schedules: the church can be visited outside scheduled mass times upon previous registration
Ár:                     12.000.- Ft
Booking: 10 days prior to the event

Registration: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thrusdays and Fridays 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Sándor Kája, phone: +36-20-359 42 36, Mondays to Saturdays 9.00 am to 12.00 am, 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, phone: +36-28-414 425

                         e-mail: mbesnyo@invitel.hu