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BÜKK MOUNTAINS Szilvásvárad (Cemetery) - Szána Crag - Forester's Lodge of Boroszló - Nagyvisnyó Historical records mention that the Hungarian king Louis the Great liked to hunt in this area for it had a remarkably rich stock of game. It is interesting that country people has kept the remembrance of the king, and even legends were told of him. According to a popular legend this was the place from where the dying Louis was taken to Nagyszombat in 1282. The former Boroszló Farm is now surrounded by a forester's lodge, forest and pinewoods. From the glade around the lodge one may have a fine view to Dédes Castle, Gerenna Castle, and Nagyvisnyó Village, which is in Nagy-völgy ('Big-valley'). The close vicinity of Boroszló Farm is a good place for camping. Nagyvisnyó is a point of departure of tourist routes that lead to Bükk Plateau. It is the best place to start from if one wants to access Bánkúti Shelter-Hut. Szilvásvárad - Szalajka Valley - hlorotna Valley - Katonasírok (Soldiers'Tombs) - Bélapátfalva - Lake Gyári Some of the most beautiful places of excursion in the country may be found in the close and wider vicinity of Szilvásvárad. One of the best-known beauty spots of this nature conservation area (which may also be accessed by a narrow-gauge railroad that crosses the forest) is Szalajka Valley in which the ponded-up Szalajka Stream forms several glimmering fish-ponds where trouts are hatched. The thick water spout of Szikla-forrás ('rock spring') comes pouring out of the upper part of a cave in the rocks near the lake. The only Open-Air Forest Museum of the country is not far from there. The Cave of lstállós-kő is a thirty minutes' walk from Szalajka Spring; a very intact fireplace and flint implements of the prehistoric man of the Bükk were found in the Cave. From there you may then go up to lstállós-kő, which is the highest peak of Bükk Mountains. The Yellow and the green route signs start from the Open Air Forest Museum and leads you in the direction of the Soldiers' Tombs. Kelemen-széke (Kelemen's Chair) is on the way (green sign) and offers a fine view to the ridge of Mátra Mountains and the dolomitic crest of Bélkő. The entrenchment called Kelemen széke was an artificial earthwork where the dwellers of the neighbouring villages used to hide in war times. The Red and the blue route signs take you to the last stage of your trip. The final destination is the lake supplying Bélapátfalva Cement Works with water, and also the beautiful surroundings of the lake. The water is unusually cold and 9 meters deep at the lock. A Cistercian church and monastery can be found in a valley enclosed by broad leaved forests not too far from the village; you may discover there the exciting mysteries of past centuries. Szilvásvárad - Tótfalu Valley - Gerenna Castle - Huta Meadow - Hármas-kut (Triple Well) - Bánkút - Bálvány (956 meters) One of the most beautiful landscapes of the Bükk National Park unfolds itself in front of us from the serpentine paths snaking in the hillside of Tótfalu valley. Slovakian settlers were the first to make glass in Tótfalu Valley and the Bükk Plateau. The memory of glass making is still alive in the name Huta Meadow (hula means 'glass-works' or 'foundry'); several hulas were operating in Huta Meadow. The hutás produced iron and glass until the end of the 19th century. Some of the products are still in existence: a few Hungarian families still have the 'portion bottles', their ancestors drank brandy out of them. The clay models of the BÜKK MOUNTAINS hutás are shown in the Forest Museum in Szalajka Valley. Charcoalburning and lime-burning, the traditions of which are still alive, arc also characteristic examples of the trades carried on in the forests of Bükk Mountains. The craft of lime-burning was brought in from France by the Cistercians who were settled in Hungary by Béla IV. The name Hármas-kút ('triple well') comes from the three springs that break out there and meet in a cistern. A popular winter sport- resort having seven ski tracks, three skilifts and appropriate lighting was established in Bánkút. It takes fifteen minutes from Bánkút to get to the 956 meter high Bálvány Peak. The 18 meter high Petőfi Lookout Tower offers a magnificent view in all directions. Bükk Plateau is unique in Hungary because it has a surface of 20 km2 at a height of 900 meters above sea level.
