The most well-known stalactite cave at the World Heritage Site is Central Eastern Europe's largest cave-system. The giant rock-halls and enormous dripstone-enigmas of this active karst cave, where a stream also runs sometimes, conjure up a mysterious fairy-tale land. The name of the Baradla Caves presumably comes from the Slavic 'bradlo' ...

Today's face of the village dates from the rebuilding which took place after the 1909 fire, though the village retained its original layout and many houses still preserve original vernacular details. The Old Village has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1987. The houses of the village are perpendicular to the central roadway on ...

The over 20,000-hectare territory of the Aggtelek Karst has been part of a nationnal park since 1985. The cave system, including the caves in the Slovak Karst, were declared a World Heritage Site in 1995. The area north of the National Park is the Slovak Karst Landscape Protection Area. Together these conservation areas constitute a geological, ...

A tropical jungle destroyed by a volcanic catastrophe, perhaps one of the most thrilling places in Hungary for the oldest fossil remains, and a site of unparalleled scientific assets. The world-renowned nature reserve area is the gem of the country's geological heritage. A protective roof has been built over a portion of the 20-23 million ...

Nowhere on earth a tree like the Ancient Maple of the Mátra has been discribed. Its leaves, bark or fruit is unlike any other maple known today, a similar kind existed during the Miocene Age approximately 5-20 million years ago.

The Avas District Reformed church began life in the 13th century as a small single-nave Romanesque church. It was subsequently extended a number of times and was finally rebuilt as a three-nave Gothic hall church with no tower. Under the Turkish occupation, there were several attacks on Miskolc and during one of these the church burnt out in ...

The 18,093 hectares of the Borsod Plain Landscape Protection Area (Borsodi Mezőség Tájvédelmi Körzet) is a transition between the Great Plain and the Bükk Hills. The landscape has been shaped by the River Tisza and other rivers and streams running down from the hills.

The largest mountainous forested national park in Hungary, its establishment was determined by the geographical conditions of the Bükk Hills after which it is named. The different types of sea sediments from the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic era were subsequently breached by volcanic rock material in several phases. Young sediments and acid volcanic ...

The Gothic castle was built between the 14th and 15th centuries on the site of a 12th-century castle. For centuries, it was the engagement gift for queen consorts. Its heyday was under King Louis d'Anjou (Nagy Lajos király). Today it is among Hungary's most prominent heritage sites. The ruins and restored constructions of the medieval castle are ...

1096.9 kilometres in length and passing through some of Hungary's most beautiful landscapes, the National Blue Hiking Trail stretches from Hollóháza to the Írottkő lookout, the western end point at the Austrian-Hungarian border. The monument to mark the eastern end point was erected in 1996 from volcanic rock material typical of the ...

The Castle of Eger with the István Dobó Caste Museum inside is amongst the most visited and most well-known monuments in Hungary. Its popularity can be attributed to the fact that this former border castle is one of the most complete in Hungary. Walk along walls with arrow slits and those bastions which have born witness to many a battle to ...

The exhibition of Ottó Herman Museum on town history summarises a millennium of the past of Miskolc. An archaeological exhibition covers the period from the prehistoric age until the Hungarian Settlement, and the 'Hungary's Minerals' exhibition displays a wealth of material. The town history exhibition entitled 'Centuries in Miskolc' (Miskolci ...

The wrought iron gate is the gem of the County Hall, an outstandingly rich, high standard and prestigious example of the Hungarian wrought iron art. The semi-circular top section above the gate itself, decorated with the allegoric figures of Faith, Hope and Love, along with the gate itself were made by Henrik Fazola  between 1758 and 1761.

Built in the park of the destroyed Kazinczy Mansion, the neo-Classical Mausoleum and Memorial Hall was constructed in 1873 according to the plans of Miklós Ybl. The exhibition evokes the life and career of writer Ferenc Kazinczy. His shrine stands in the park.

These prehistoric finds are more than 20 million years old close to Ipolytarnóc. It is the world's third richest footprint find site. Sometimes also referred to as the 'Prehistoric Pompeii', Ipolytarnóc stores real treasures, like the teeth of 24 different species of sharks as well as the teeth of crocodiles and dolphins which were buried by ...

Hungary's only herd of hucul horses can be seen on the pastures of Gergéslápa. The National Blue Path (országos kék túra) and the Tohonya-Kuriszlán study path take you to the spot, but a few horses from the herd can also be seen at the Manor House (Kúria) in Jósvafő. The hucul horse is strong, sturdy, sensitive and easy to teach. It can ...

Built between 1785 and 1806 in a late Rococo style, the church has Hungary's highest iconostasis, carved by Miklós Jankovits between 1791 and 1793. The iconostasis is a partition between the sanctuary and the main aisle holding a traditional sequence of icons. This 16-metre high iconostasis depicts 88 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. ...

This exhibition introduces the visitor to the history and cultural heritage of the Eastern Orthodox church with the help of goldsmith works, textiles, icons and documents. Rebuilt in 1805, the former school erected by the trading association in the grounds of the Miskolc Orthodox church has been home to the museum since 1988. The exhibition ...

Alongside the castle and its explanatory exhibitions there is a town history collection, a so-called prison museum and a gallery. The gallery displays works from 16th to 18th century Italian, German and Flemish, 17th-18th century French and 18th-19th century Austrian and Hungarian painters. Italian Dosso Dossi's (approx. 1479-1542) Faun and ...