Heves County

sights.uz lists 36 historic and notable places in Heves County, Hungary. Among them are 4 monuments, 20 eco-tourism sites and 12 museums.

Csörgő Hole

The Csörgő Hole is Hungary's longest and best known cave formed in non-karstic rock. It is the only specially protected cave in the Mátra. It is Hungary's only specially…

Mátra Múzeum

The Mátra Museum is located in the former Orczy Castle building on the eastern side of Gyöngyös, next to road number 24 leading towards the Mátra, primarily collecting memories…

Heves County Sportsmuseum

The Heves County Sports Museum in Eger is located in the courtyard of the County House, in the former prison building.

Valide Sultana Hamam, Eger

The Valide Sultan Bath or Valide Sultan Hamam (dry bath) is a historic ruin of a Turkish bath from the Ottoman period in the city of Eger.

Berva Cave

Berva Cave is among the specially protected caves of Hungary. It is located in the Bükki National Park. Remains of Pleistocene mammals were recovered from the cave.

Géza Gárdonyi Memorial Museum

The Géza Gárdonyi Memorial Museum is a literary memorial site set up in Géza Gárdonyi's home in Eger, opened in 1952, where the writer lived and worked from 1897 until his death…

Siroki Nyírjes-Tó Protected Area

The Siroki Nyírjes-tó is a nationally significant, nature-protected peat bog located in the outskirts of the village of Sirok. It was discovered in 1957, and in the same year…

Tarnavidéki Protected Landscape Area

The area of the Tarnavidéki Protected Landscape Area is 9 450 hectares, of which 536 hectares are intensively protected. The protected landscape area falls under the…

Erdőteleki Alder Bog Wood Protected Area

The Erdőtelki Alder Bog Protected Area is located next to Erdőtelek. The village and its surroundings are rich in natural values and sights: several smaller and larger patches of…

St. Bartholomew's Religious Tourism Visitor Center and Treasury

The treasury and visitor center at Saint Bartholomew's Church in Gyöngyös preserves one of Hungary's most important collections of ecclesiastical art and liturgical objects,…

Firefighting Museum of Eger, Hungary

The Firefighting Museum of Eger occupies a former fire station on Tűzoltó tér, or Firefighters' Square, in the city center, next to the Markhot Ferenc Hospital. Eger's organized…

Dobó István Castle Museum

The Dobó István Castle Museum occupies the historic castle of Eger and takes its name from István Dobó, the captain who commanded the fortress's successful defense against a much…