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Where history

comes to life

The Szár Hill, above Sátoraljaújhely, is a unique historical fi re of Miskolc twenty years later, and the cornerstone of
monument which proclaims that we will never forget what the new, modern theatre was placed in 1847. Today, it is

happened in Trianon. The Hungarian Calvary pays hom- one of the most successful and versatile theatres in Hun-
age to the detached parts and towns of the country over gary. With the largest number of theatre halls and venues,

the divided city. The 100th National Flag was inaugurated the performances are almost always sold out, so it is worth
on the hill in 1934, which showed from a distance that booking your tickets well in advance.
the country would be united again. Entering through the Hotel Palota, which opened to the public 72 years ago, is
decorative gate, a footpath leads up to the hilltop, along the jewel of Lillafüred, which served as one of the loca-

which 14 “stations” remind us of the history of suff ering in tions for the film “Dream Car”. The beautiful surroundings

the mutilated Hungary. In 1934, the 100th National Flag also touched the poet Attila József. His poem “Ode” was
was erected here, and then the Calvary became complete inspired by the magical sight of the local waterfall, which
with the Centenary Turul Statue, which was inaugurated is considered to be the largest waterfall in Hungary. If we
in 2020 on the 100th anniversary of the peace treaty. walk through the Hanging Garden under the hotel, we will

We have the first stone theatre of modern-day Hungary! find the entrance to the Anna Cave, and see the statue of

Travelling theatre troupes played in Miskolc from the be- Attila József along the way. From Miskolc, Lillafüred can

ginning of the 1800s. As they left the town, the citizens be reached on the narrow-gauge railway winding through
decided to build their own permanent stone theatre. Th e the Bükk Mountains.
old theatre building, opened in 1823, burned down in the
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