Heves megyei aprónyomtatványok 19/E
MÁTRA £ Mátrafüred - Benevár-rom (Ruins of Benevár) - Hanák-kilátó romja (Ruins of Hanák Tower) - Mátraháza Palots Museum (the 'Palots' people are inhabitants of Northern Hungary) Mátrafüred, the former name of which was Benepuszta, is a climatic resort in Southern Mátra. The Castle of Bene stood on a nearby hill, but it has fallen into ruins by now. Although it is overgrown with weedage and bush, the double network of trenches may still be observed. The ground conceals a number of mysteries that could be uncovered through an excavation. The novel 'Benevára' was written by the historian Kabos Kandra in remembrance of the place. In the Middle Ages there were twelve watermills on the stream to grind the grain. Today the only fulling mill in Kalló Valley (Kalló means 'fulling mill') is on the bank of Bene Stream; the mill has been rebuilt in its 16th century form, keeping the original medieval structural traditions and the traditions of the conversion of timber. The ruins of the former Hanák Lookout Tower can be found in the neighborhood of the stone pit of Sástó, and near the Tower there is a commemorative column. The monument has been raised to the memory of Kolos Hanák, a lawyer of Gyöngyös who founded the Mátra Department of the Carpathian Society of Hungary, making tourist business a nation-wide issue. The first lookout tower erected in Mátra was named after him. The final destination of the trip is Magda Mészáros's private collection in Mátraháza exhibiting the masterpieces of local folk art. Mátraháza - Kékestető - Galyatető This tour option offers the experience of rambling about in the highest sited places of Hungary. Mátraháza is situated in the middle of Mátra Mountains, and has several fantastic natural endowments that make it a magnificent holiday and sports center. Besides active recreation, the subaline climate and pure mountain air of Mátra Mountains are ideal for recovery of health. Those who like ski-jumping may pay a visit to the jumping hill where the annual ski jumping championship takes place and which is only a fifteen minutes' walk from the holiday resort. There is an abruptly rising motor road from the center of Mátraháza to Kékes, the highest peak of Mátra. The magnificent panorama, a gallery forest of beeches, fresh mountain air, and the high number of sunny hours (423 instead of the usual 350 measured in other parts of the country) attract a great many tourists to the 'top of the country'. When the weather is clear the snow-capped peaks of Tátra Mountains are visible to the naked eye from the lookout platform of the Telefision Transmitter Tower. The southern ski track, which also has a ski-lift, in the direction of Mátraháza is for beginners, while the northern track is only recommended to skiers who know everything about sweeping along at fast speed in dangerous curves. Galyatető is the third highest point of the country, and also a winter sports center. All tourists are welcomed by vast forests, trees centuries old, romantic woodland scenes of virgin Nature still untouched, and openings full of wild flowers. Mátrafüred - Abasár - Márkáz - Domoszló - Kisnána - Eger The villages of the traditional vine-lands of Mátra lie side by side like chain-links in the valley between the mountains Mátra and Bükk. Abasár is a famous vine-growing place of the vine-lands near
