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THE SOUTHERN BAKONY IS INVITING YOU
The settlements of the southern slopes of the
Bakony, rich in traditions and legends, are most
inviting. They greet visitors with beautiful landscapes
amongst the hills, beautiful architechture,
living folk traditions, gastronomic delights, clean
spring waters as well as varied programmes.
The industrial town of Ajka lies on the slope of
the Southern Bakony, offering a special mix
of rich traditions and the characteristics of a
modern settlement. The refurbished Town Beach
and Swimming Pool and a campsite await visitors
in the town’s park.
Ajka Mining Museum
(Park Forest, Csingervölgy) • Tel.: +36-88/312-836
Original buildings – engine house, shaft house,
blacksmith’s workshop
– underground
storage areas, Power
Plant Jubilee Memorial
House, Dinosaurs
and Fossils Exhibition
welcoming visitors.
Local history Museum
(Templom Hill) • Tel.: +36-88/312-612, 210-252
Ajka Chrystal Museum – Glass Factory
(Alkotmány u. 4.) Tel.: +36-88/510-520
The largest manufacturer in the glass industry
where you can also see the various phases of
production.
Halimba is well-known in Hungary for the cleric
Dr Miklós Szalai, the founder of “Halimbárium”
and the bauxite mined just outside the village. Due
to the special microclimate we can enjoy the fresh
air and the scent of the herbal plants growing in
the area from early spring to late autumn. The
excellent places for excursions and fishing which
can be reached along the hiking, riding or cycling
paths, like the Mill
Hill Park and the
swamp nature reserve
all offer great
leisure activities. For
detailed information
visit www.halimba.hu.
The traditional listed folklore buildings of
Magyarpolány remind us of the busy lives of
the people of the Bakony; the varied programmes
of the Arts Workshop also highlight that. The
stations of the cross are a worthy backdrop for
the well-known traditional Passion Play performed
at Whitsun. The Hosszú Hill is the only place in
the Bakony where you can visit vineyards and
press houses.
Kislőd is famous for keeping its German traditions
alive, its folk crafts (wood carving, crocheting,
bee keeping) as well as its rich ecclesiatical collection.
Besides the 17th century Baroque-style
church, the chapel and the stations of the cross,
the natural beauties such as the Three Springs
Leisure Park, the Csurgó Well and the educational
path leading to Úrkút are also worth a visit.
Úrkút, embraced by hills and forests, invites us to
discover the treasure of a nature reserve, the
ancient limestone of Csárda Hill, unique in Hungary.
Besides these natural beauties the Svabic-
Germanic traditions still practiced also offer great
entertainment. The folk crafts such as wood
carving and pálinka brewing will also give an insight
into the past of the village.
Városlőd is situated in the valley of the Torna
Creek surrounded by forests. The 4,000-year-old
village includes treasures such as the picturesque
fishing lake, the Iglauer Park decorated with special
pine trees that also serves as accommodation,
and the Route of European Culture. The stations
of the cross, the Roman Catholic church built
on the ruins of a Carthausian monastery and
the Városlőd
Pottery wellknown
in Hungary
are all
worth a visit.
Advice: The No 8 main road
offers easy and quick access by
car but it is more fun to
discover the region by bike!
Bicycle hire in Halimba and
Magyarpolány.