23 Sights in Miskolc, Hungary (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Miskolc, Hungary. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 23 sights are available in Miskolc, Hungary.
Sightseeing Tours in Miskolc1. Diósgyőri Vár
The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc. The first Castle of Diósgyőr was built probably in the 12th century and was destroyed during the Mongol invasion (1241–42). The current, Gothic castle was built after the invasion and reached the peak of its importance during the reign of King Louis the Great (1342-1382). Later it became a wedding gift for the queens of Hungary, which it remained until the Ottoman invasion of Hungary in the 16th century. By the end of the 17th century it was already in ruins. Archaeological excavations were made from the 1960s. In 2014 the castle was restored, the rooms are furnished with Mediaeval-style furniture.
2. Herman Ottó
Ottó Herman was a Hungarian zoologist, ethnographer, archaeologist, and politician. A polymath recognized as a pioneer of Hungarian natural history research, he made numerous studies on Hungarian spiders, birds, and fishes, and founded the journal Natural History Notebooks and the ornithological journal Aquila. He is called "the Father of the birds" in Hungary. A member of several learned societies including the Royal Hungarian Society of Natural History, Hungarian Linguistics Society, Hungarian Society of Ethnography, he was elected to the Hungarian Parliament. The Ottó Herman Museum of Miskolc was named after him.
3. Avasi Református Templom
The Gothic Protestant Church of Avas is the oldest building in the centre of the city of Miskolc in Northern Hungary. It was built in the 13th century as a small, Romanesque style church, and later it was expanded to a larger Gothic style church. In 1544, during the Ottoman occupation of Hungary the Turks set the church on fire. Because it was already a Protestant church, the Catholic owner of the Diósgyőr estate, Borbála Fánchy, didn't give her permission to use the wood from the nearby forests to rebuild the church, and it was rebuilt only more than twenty years later.
Wikipedia: Gothic Protestant Church of Avas (EN), Website, Url, Facebook
4. Kohászati Múzeum
The Metallurgical Museum was established in the Felsőhámor district of Miskolc, at Palota u. 22. It is also accessible from Lillafüred: it is close to the foot of the Lillafüred waterfall and the Anna cave. Its task is to present the history of domestic ferrous metallurgy, metalworking, especially local metallurgy. In addition to the collection of objects, models and diaporamas, the museum also has a significant collection of photographs, as well as a collection of specialist books and periodicals. The institution of the Hungarian Museum of Technology and Transport.
5. Kecske-lyuk 3.
Due to its geological significance and its very valuable vertebrate and arthropod fauna, Goat's Hole is one of Hungary's highly protected caves. It is located in the Bükk National Park. Easy to access, popular excursion destination. This is the second cave in the Bükk Mountains in which successful archaeological excavations have been carried out. Archaeological objects were first found during the archaeological excavation of the Diósgyőrtapolca cave.
6. Szeleta-barlang
The Slica Cave is one of the sites of the first cave excavations carried out in Hungary. It is one of the four caves in Hungary that provide a secure and basic archaeological find. The other three are the Diósgyőrtapolca Cave, the Istálls-kői Cave and the Pes-kő Cave. Namesake of the Slica culture. It was inhabited for more than 100,000 years from the beginning of the last interglacial. Hungary is one of its specially protected caves.
7. Szamentu-barlang
Samentu Cave is one of Hungary specially protected caves. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. The cave houses the largest cave hall in the Bükk region. This hall, called the Teenager's Room, is 30 m high and 40–70 m wide. It is the 11th longest cave in the mountain range and the longest in the Small Plateau. One of the two specially protected caves of Varbó, the other is the Gyurkó-lápai cave.
8. Avasi kilátó
Miskolc-Avas TV Tower is a 72-metre (236 ft) tall television tower with an observation deck on the Avas hill in Miskolc, Hungary. The Avas TV Tower was designed by Miklós Hófer and György Vörös, and was built in 1966 in place of a wooden lookout tower. It is commonly regarded as the symbol of the city, even though in the 1990s the bell tower of the Avas church was declared the city's symbol in its place.
9. Bolhási-víznyelőbarlang
It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Bolhási-Jávorkúti cave system. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. The cave system was created by connecting the Bolhási Sinkhole Cave and the Jávor Wells Sinkhole Cave. It is the second longest cave in the Bükk region, the longest is the István Lápai Cave.
10. Örvény-kő
The Vortex Stone, also known as the Pagan Altar, is a wild limestone natural formation of the Bükk Mountains at an altitude of 773 meters above sea level, on the western edge of the part of the Bükk plateau called the Small Plateau. In terms of material, it is limestone from the Upper Triassic period, with a varied, dissolved form treasure.
11. Miskolci Nemzeti Színház
The National Theatre of Miskolc is the main theatre of Miskolc, and the oldest theatre company of Hungary. Its current Classicist and Neo-baroque building built between 1847 and 1857, is in the city centre, in Széchenyi street and is home to not only theatrical plays, but also to events like the International Opera Festival of Miskolc.
12. Büdös-pest
Smrdös-pest is a cave of most archaeological significance, which has been one of Hungary specially protected caves since 1982. It is located in the Bükk National Park, in the area of Miskolc. The cave, which was placed under archaeological protection in 1951, is free to visit, you don't even need a lamp to see it.
13. Bronzika-barlang
Bronzika Cave is one of Hungary specially protected caves. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. It got its name because of the female skull roof from the Bronze Age found in it. A cave bear canine was found inside. Many different stalactites can be observed in the cave.
14. Ancient Blast Furnace, Massa Museum
The Újmassa ancient smelter is one of the most important industrial monuments of Hungary and is considered a rarity in Europe as well. The smelter is 210 years old this year. Next to it stands the Massa Museum, a reconstructed iron beater from the period, and a technical open-air museum.
15. Lillafüredi-vízesés
Today, Lillafüred Waterfall is Hungary largest waterfall with a vertical fall with a height of twenty meters. The waterfall was formed during the construction of the Palace Hotel in Lillafüred, so it is an artificial waterfall, originally the Szinva stream flowed into Lake Hámor.
16. Massa Múzeum
The Massa Museum is located in Újmassa, near Lillafüred, next to the ancient smelter. The Lillafüred light railway has a stop next to it, but it can also be reached by bus number 15. By car, take the road on the shore of Lake Hámor, towards Bánkút.
17. Udvar-kő-barlang (Dante pokla)
It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Courtyard Stone. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. The only ravine in the country. The cave hall of this sinkhole with a broken roof is a spectacular natural phenomenon.
18. Nagykőmázsa-oldali-zsomboly
It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of Nagykőmázsa-side-Jimbol. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. It is one of the habitats of the Gebhardt blind futrinka, which occurs in only four caves in the world.
19. Nagykőmázsa-völgyi-víznyelőbarlang
It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Nagykőmázsa Valley Sinkhole. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. For a while it was Hungary sixth deepest cave and the fourth deepest cave in the Bükk region.
Wikipedia: Nagykőmázsa-völgyi-víznyelőbarlang (HU), Website, Url
20. Deszkatemplom
The Wooden Church (Deszkatemplom, lit. "wooden plank church") is a church in Miskolc, Hungary. It is built of carved wood. The present building was built in 1999 in place of the previous one that was destroyed by arson in 1997.
21. Vártetői-barlang
The Á r-test é ki cave is one of the more protected caves in Hungary. It is located at the Kolkerc of Emzeti Ark in V Kki. The region of ≤ kk 12. Its deepest cave. It is one of the important bat wintering sites in Hungary.
22. Szemere Bertalan-obeliszk
Bertalan Szemere was a Hungarian poet and nationalist who became the third Prime Minister of Hungary during the short period of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 when Hungary was independent of rule by the Austrian Empire.
23. Felső-forrási-barlang
The Upper Source Cave is located in Miskolc in the Bükk National Park. Hungary is one of its specially protected caves. Archaeological finds have been unearthed from the cave. Tourist guides also mention the hollow.
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