Hungary - Northern Region Attractions
Hungary's highest peak, Kékesteto, is found within Northern Hungary as well as several hundred-year-old churches and towering cathedrals; ruins of castles and baroque palaces. The natural areas of the region also offer rivers, caves and mountain lakes.
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Aggtelek National Park
Aggtelek National Park is well known for its limestone caves, particularly Baradla Cave, one of the largest in Europe. Walkers also enjoy the parks trails.
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Baradla Cave
(Aggtelek National Park)
The huge Baradla Cave, one of the most impressive in Europe, contains interesting stalactites and stalagmites. One large chamber, known for its good acoustics, displays a short sounds and light show.
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Bükk Mountains
The rolling, tree covered Bükk Mountains are known as much for their caves as they are for their scenery. Evidence of prehistoric settlement has been found in some of the more than 300 caves in the area.
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Bükk National Park
(Bükk Mountains)
Outdoor enthusiasts will want to visit Bukk National Park, a scenic part of the Bukk mountain range which is comprised of beech forests. The Park is popular with tourists and locals alike.
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Lillafüred
Lillafüred is a small tourist resort known for its caves which have great stalactite formations, but also show evidence of the "Szeleta culture", dating to the Ice Age.
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Mátra Mountains
The Mátra Mountains reach 1,000 m in height in some areas and is a popular area with locals and tourists who come here to sightsee, hike, or ski.
Zemplin Mountains
The Zemplin Mountains (Zempléni-hegység) between the Hernád and Bodrog rivers form the northeastern edge of the North Hungarian Central Uplands. They are of volcanic origin; the highest of them, Nagy-Milic (896m (2940ft)), lies right on the border with the Slovak republic. Numerous fruit plantations are found among the stepped uplands. The dense woods consist of oak, beech and spruce. The volcanic activity resulted in mineral veins (precious metals), kaolin and betonite. Andesite and perlite are also mined.
