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8 Bükk National Park Climbing on cliffs
of Felső-Hámor VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The steep, high cliffs
The Bükk Mountain region, most of which has of the Bükk offer Practical Information
been classified as a National Park since 1977, outstanding rock- Road Map E2/3. Between Eger
extends from Eger to Miskolc, not far from climbing challenges and Miskolc; roads 25 and 2505 cut
through the park. n Tourin form
Hungary’s northern border with Slovakia. for even the most Eger, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 9, Eger,
experienced
An area of outstanding natural beauty, it is climbers. (36) 51 77 15; Tourinform Miskolc,
renowned for its more than 1,000 caves, steep Városház tér 13, Miskolc, (46) 35 04
cliffs and lush beech forests (bükk means “beech”). 25. Anna Cave (Lillafüred): (46) 33
41 30. Open Apr–Sep: 10am– 4pm;
There is some skiing in winter at Bánkút, but the Lipizzaners in Szilvásvárad Oct: 10am–3pm; Nov–Mar: daily
main activities in the park are hiking, mountain- Horse Museum Mályinka tour at noon. 8 Suba-Lyuk.Cave:
biking, horse riding and caving. Routes of all The famous white horses Open year-round. 8 ∑ bnpi.hu
were first brought here
grades and lengths crisscross the park, forming from Lipica, in Slovenia, Transport
a broadly triangular area between the main in the 16th century. Nagyvisnyó 773 m £ @ to Eger, Miskolc, Lilla füred,
Nagyvisnyó
towns of Miskolc, Eger and Szilvásvárad. (2,536 ft) Szilvásvárad.
K i s - f e n n s í k Újmassa
Garadna
Ómassa Hámor
Hámori-tó
Szilvásvárad
Bánkút
Bánkút
Bálvány
Bálvány István-lápa Tűzkőves
956 m
956 m 945m (3,100 ft)945m (3,100 ft) Cave 895 m (2,936 ft)
(3,136 ft)
(3,136 ft)
Lillaűred
Anna Cave
Istállós-kő Bükkszentlászló Six interconnected caves
959 m (3,146 ft) B ü k k - f e n n s í k Stará Huta are accessible via a series
Szalajka
of naturally formed
Rejtek Bükkszentkereszt Miskolc limestone staircases.
Nová Huta
Fátyol Waterfall Istállós-kői
Cave
Staggered limestone steps make this 17-m- Bélapátfalva Tar-kő
Tar-kő
(56-ft-) long waterfall one of the most 949 m (3,114 ft)
949 m (3,114 ft)
attractive in Hungary. The steps enlarge a little Répáshuta
every year as the water deposits more lime. Pes-kő Nagybodzás
865 m (2,838 ft) 668 m (2,192 ft)
Mónosbél
698 m
(2,290 ft)
Romanesque Bélapátfalva Stimecz-ház
Stimecz-ház
Abbey, erected by Cistercian
monks in the 1200s, is the
best preserved in Hungary.
Bükk Mountains
Magas-tető The region is renowned for
The Szalajka Narrow-Gauge Rail way 664 m (2,178 ft) its impeccably clean air. The
runs along the entire length of the Szarvaskő highest point in the Bükk
Szalajka Valley in the summer. Ózd Mountains is Istállós-kő,
HajnoczyHajnoczy at 959 m (3,146 ft).
Felsőtárkány CaveCave
512 m
(1,680 ft)
Várhegy Bükkzsérc
669 m (2,195 ft)
Sikfőkút
Sikfőkút
Cserépfalu
Felnémet Key
Main road
Eger Other road
Suba-Lyuk Cave
Vineyards in Felsőtárkány Traces of Palaeolithic humans Narrow-gauge railway
The leafy town of Felsőtárkány, surrounded by 0 kilometres 3 have been found in this cave, Trail
vineyards and parks, is one of the best entrance 0 miles 3 making it one of the oldest-
points for Bükk National Park. known dwellings in Europe.
For additional keys to symbols see back flap Grapevines growing in the fertile soil of the Tokaj hills
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