Parks and the outdoors in Miskolc

Parks and the outdoors in Miskolc

1. See

   Castle of Diósgyőr

   Diósgyőri vár

   This is a partly restored medieval castle, surrounded by the modern blocks of flats. In 2014, some part of the castle was rebuilt, other were renovated. The reconstructed rooms are furnished with mediaeval-style furniture. Main parts: "Knight’s Hall", include two naves with three columns in the middle, and with its 380 sq meters area, one of the largest rooms of medieval castles in Central Europe. "The Chapel" is a two-storied chapel with octagonal apse. It's the central room of the east wing, and a hallowed place. "The towers" In order to enhance the romantic impression, the southwestern tower can be seen in its shape from the 1800s, when it was ruined by a bolt. The upstairs rooms of the other three towers host exhibitions, and lookouts on the roofs."Palace Wings": Three of the four one-storied palace wings remained (rebuild): the northern with the Knight’s Hall, the eastern with the chapel and the kings’residence, and the southern with the queens’ rooms. These rooms serve visitors and interactive spaces that present the medieval castle life and different crafts and trades. "'Wine cellar", consists of two rooms and an interior space of a floor height, can be reached from the West Wing. "Exhibitions" of the castle: castle history exhibition: gives you a taste of archaeological findings in the area of a castle and the old Pauline monastery, medieval weapons and here located the biggest Wax Museum of Central Europe (greatest number of figures) shows the everyday life in Diósgyőr in the Middle Ages. "Lower Castle" contains a functional copy of a 16th-century cannon, which is used at big events. Garden of Queens a place where herbs and spices were grown, some type of them can be find still today. "Courtyard": The main entrance of the upper castle is the northern gate, that is reached through the royal stairs. The northeastern and southwestern decorated stairway leads to the upstairs loggia decorated with stone carvings. "Tournament Field" provides a venue for events as

   Apr-Oct: daily 09:00-18:00; Nov-March: daily 09:00-17:00, Closed:Dec 24-26. Dec 31-Jan 1.·With guided tours: adult Ft 1500, student/senior Ft 1200. Without guided tours: adult with 2 children or between 18-26 Ft 750, student/senior Ft 600. Under 6 and over 70 free.; If you have Miskolc Pass Tourist Card, admisson is free.

2. See

   Catholic parish church

   Jesus Heart church, Hungarian:Martin-Kertváros Plébánia templom, Jézus Szíve plébániatemplom

   Replacement of a former temporarly chapel (1922) to the local railway workers colony. Built in 1934. A simple late Baroque church in garden district. Interior pulpit and main altar made in Baroque style. It has a nice painted paneled ceiling.

   Church services at Mon Wed Fri Sat 18:00, Sun 11:30·Free

3. Buy

   Miskolc Plaza

   The mall complex consists of three buildings connected by bridges. Building A is a two-storey building, hosting most of the shops around a large central hall. Building B hosts the cinema and some smaller shops, its ground storey is occupied by a car park and five smaller shops opening to the street. Building C is a three storey car park. There is a large supermarket and lots of different shops. Bowling. Gambling Hall. Six catering units located here: fast food restaurant, snack bars, cafe-restaurants.

   Restaurants, cafes daily 10:00-21:00, stores Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00, Sun 10:00-19:00·Cinema ticket from Ft 1090 (2014)

4. Do

   Miskolc Zoo

   Miskolci Állatkert és Kultúrpark

   You have to climb up to the hilltop. Originally it was a wildlife park showing the wild animals of the surrounding Bükk mountains. Today not only local wild animals can be seen here, but also exotic animals like camels, monkeys, parrots, tiger, leopard. The zoo has about 700 animals of 130 different species. Not so many exotic, but many domestic and Hungarian animals. Children usually like it.

   6 Oct to 15 Mar: 09:00-18:00, Mar 14 to Oct 7: 09:00-16:00·Ft 1200 for adults, Ft 900 for children, Ft 100 for children under 3 (2014). If you have Miskolc Pass tourist card, admission is free

5. See

   Miskolctapolca Cave Bath

   Miskolctapolca Barlangfürdő

   A unique experience to swim (well, you can't really swim there), splash, play and walk around in a large cave system, which has water temperatures from 20-36 °C (thermal water), and has warm, wet air inside even in the winter. Its curative effect is due to the karst water and the unique climate. This is a must do if you are in Miskolc. The caves are around 150 m long but naturally nothing is straight, and it's all quite dark (it's a cave, after all). The bath also has pools outside the cave: 3 children's pools, pond pool, spa experience, mussel pool, swimming pool; Indoor pools: two thermal pools (33-35°C), roman Hall (32°C), stars room (32°C), old cave pool (29-30°C), hall bath (29-30°C). Sauna and solarium park: Finnish saunas (4), infra saunas (4), steam room (1), solariums (2).

   Daily 09:00-19:00·All day ticket adult Ft 3800, student/senio Ft 2850, 4-hour-ticket adult Ft 2700, student/senior Ft 2150. Under 4 free. Last minute ticket after 17:00: Ft 1850. If you have Miskolc Pass Tourist Card, admission is free

6. See

   Pannon-sea Museum

   Pannon-tenger Múzeum, Repository of Geological and Natural History and Exhibition Building, Herman Ottó Museum

   Two permanent exhibitions were opened in the “Pannon Sea Museum” in Miskolc on 20 November 2013. The exhibition “On the paths of a primeval forest — The swamp cypress forest of Bükkábrány and its era” tells the visitors about the environment of the 7 million years old swamp cypresses in Bükkábrány in a playful environment. Besides fossils of several prehistoric animals and plants, Rudapithecus fossils representing the beginning of human evolution, mysteries of paleo-magnetism, almost the whole spectrum of raw materials from the Miocene epoch and secrets of volcanic activities in the Pannon Basin await curious visitors. The beautiful pieces of the collection “Minerals of the Carpathians” was selected from the second largest Hungarian mineralogical collection. Our regular and periodical programmes are held in a conference room for 80 persons, in a projector room for 40 persons and a seminar-room for 15 persons and are assisted by a separate museum educational facility.

   Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00·Adult Ft 1400, student Ft 700. If you have Miskolc Pass Tourist Card: free

7. Eat

   Tusculanum restaurant

   Tusculanum Vendéglő

   In the summer, you can sit in the restaurant's garden. Food is pretty good (don't miss the "Grandmother's Meat Soup", and don't expect to be able to eat much more after you are done). Service varies widely with the waiter who serves you.

8. Buy Not mapped

   Park Center shopping park

   Pesti út 9

9. Buy Not mapped

   STOP.SHOP shopping park

   Szentpéteri kapu 80 / a

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Miskolc (CC BY-SA 4.0).