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Tips for Drivers
Tour length: 71 km (44 miles)
Dózsatelep Stopping-off points:
Mező- Outside Tiszafüred the best
Kövesd Borsodi- places to eat are the small
vánka Tiszavalk pensions and restaurants of
Abádszalók, while Kisköre has a
good choice of pensions offering
fine local food. Though not part
Pusztaráboly of this tour, note that the area of
the lake north of motorway 33 is
part of Hortobágy National Park
and accessible only with a guide.
Füzesabony,
Eger Tisza

Újlőrincfalva

Debrecen 1 Tiszafüred
Puszta The main resort on the lake, Tiszafüred has
domaháza
many grass beaches, boat launches and a
Kunmadaras couple of good museums (see p250). It is
also a major birdwatching centre.
Tisza
3 Tiszaderzs
T i s z a L a k e Tiszaszőlős set slightly back
Tiszanána A quiet town
from the shores
of the lake,
Tiszaderzs has
Borbélytana two fine churches,
both on Fő utca: a
Romanesque church,
origi nally from the 13th
Hatházpuszta century but rebuilt in the 2 Patkós Csárda
Heves Dinnyéshát 1600s, and a fine 18th-century A traditional Puszta restaurant just
Baroque Reformed church. out side Tiszafüred on motorway 33,
Tisza the Patkós (Horse Shoe) is a popular
stopping-off point for motorists. The
inn serves huge portions of local dishes,
including a wide range of game.
Bánomszlo

0 kilometres 3
Tisza Szalókirét 0 miles 3
Pusztataskony
Tiszabura
Kunhegyes Key
Tour route
4 Abádszalók Major road
The large water park at Abádszalók is one of the most
popular attractions around the lake. The resort itself is Other road
an excellent base from where to try water sports. Main railway

For keys to map symbols see back flap

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