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Exploring the Northern Highlands Getting Around
The region is reasonably well served by railway, although
While the Mátra and Bükk Mountains, boasting the geography may force visitors to travel back on them­
Hungary’s highest peaks, define the Northern selves in order to reach a new destination by train. There
Highlands, this is, in fact, the most geograph- are trains from Budapest to Gyöngyös, Eger and Miskolc,
with regional onward services from there. To get the
ically diverse region. Some of the country’s most out of a visit to the region, however, it is best to
most evocative sights are found here. Castles, hire a car. Roads are good and allow much quicker
such as the legendary fortress at Eger, bear access to some of the more remote sights.
witness to troubled times, while many thermal
baths have drawn bathers since imperial times.
This is also wine country, with Tokaj and Eger
the foremost towns of international acclaim, FüzérFüzér Bacchus, in the wine
and the home of the Palóc people, who fiercely AGGTELEKIAGGTELEKI town of Tokaj
guard their traditions. NATIONAL PARKNATIONAL PARK FüzérradványFüzérradvány
The traditional Palóc settlement of Hollókő, preserved SÁTORALJAÚJHELYSÁTORALJAÚJHELY
Z E M P LÉN HILLS
as a World Heritage Site
SzendrőSzendrő
RudabányaRudabánya Boldogkő-Boldogkő- Tisza Tisza
váraljaváralja Z E M P LÉN HILLS SÁROSPATAKSÁROSPATAK
PutnokPutnok EdelényEdelény
Hernád
Sajó
Sajó Hernád
Bodrog
KazincbarcikaKazincbarcika Bodrog
IPOLYTARNÓCIPOLYTARNÓC ÓzdÓzd SajószentpéterSajószentpéter MonokMonok
BORSOD- ABAÚJ-ZEMPLÉNBORSOD- ABAÚJ-ZEMPLÉN
Ipoly Ipoly SZERENCSSZERENCS TOKAJTOKAJ NyíregyházaNyíregyháza
SzécsénySzécsény SalgótarjánSalgótarján SZILVÁSVÁRADSZILVÁSVÁRAD MISKOLCMISKOLC
TiszalúcTiszalúc Tisza
Tisza
BALASSAGY-BALASSAGY- BátonyterenyeBátonyterenye BÜKKBÜKK MISKOLC-MISKOLC-
TAPOLCATAPOLCA
NagyorosziNagyoroszi ARMATARMAT HOLLÓKŐHOLLÓKŐ NATIONAL NATIONAL
PARKPARK
Zagyva
NÓGRÁDNÓGRÁD Zagyva PARÁDFÜRDŐPARÁDFÜRDŐ EmődEmőd TiszaújvárosTiszaújváros
RétságRétság PásztóPásztó PARÁDPARÁD EGEREGER
M ÁT R A M O U N TA I N S
BercelBercel M ÁT R A M O U N TA I N S 0 kilometres 20
BudapestBudapest HEVESHEVES MezőcsátMezőcsát DebrecenDebrecen 0 miles 20
MezőkövesdMezőkövesd
GYÖNGYÖSGYÖNGYÖS
FüzesabonyFüzesabony
LőrinciLőrinci
KálKál
HatvanHatvan
DebrecenDebrecen
BudapestBudapest Sights at a Glance
SzolnokSzolnok HevesHeves 1 Balassagyarmat
JászberényJászberény KömlőKömlő 2 Ipolytarnóc
3 Hollókő pp218–19
4 Gyöngyös
5 Mátra Mountains
6 Parád & Parádfürdő
7 Eger pp220–23
8 Bükk National Park pp224–5
Key 9 Szilvásvárad
Motorway 0 Aggteleki National Park
q Miskolc pp230–31
Secondary road
w Miskolctapolca
Minor road
e Szerencs
Main railway
r Tokaj
Minor railway t Zemplén Hills
International border y Sárospatak
Eger, with Cannon Hill and the famous castle in the background Regional border Vineyard in Felsőtárkány, between Eger and the Bükk National Park u Sátoraljaújhely
For hotels and restaurants see pp264–269 and pp276–285 For keys to map symbols see back flap
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