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In the land of our

ancestors on our ancient campsites

Nógrád is the second smallest county, yet the campsites of We continue our journey to the county seat, SalgóTARJÁN.
all the tribes of our conquering ancestors, even of the Kha- We should not miss the mining museum, the like of which
zars, who arrived with them, were here. The cosy Kazár vil- is found only here.

lage is well-known for its traditional costumes, and the pres- From SalgóTARJÁN, there is a straight road to Karancs-

ervation of traditions, while Kozárd is a native fruit garden. KESZI. The renovated church of the village is recommen-
But back to the conquering Hungarian tribes! Well, they ded for a visit.
are located in Nógrád under the names of IpolyNYÉK, From KarancsKESZI, we arrive at IpolyKÉR via Ipoly-

NógrádMEGYER, ErdóKÜRT, BalassaGYARMAT, Sal- tarnóc, to the right bank of river Ipoly. The village is the east-
góTARJÁN, DiósJENŐ, IpolyKÉR, KarancsKESZI. ernmost “representative” of the Palóc folk costumes along

The above towns and villages can be visited by car during the river Ipoly.
one day. As a starting point, we recommend visiting the Going along the valley of the Ipoly, we arrive at IpolyNYÉK.

former county seat, the rich and old city of culture, Balas- The village is rich in chapels, mansions, and statues. Here,
saGYARMAT. From here, to the south, we can arrive to even János Eszterházy received a statue. From IpolyNYÉK,
ErdőKÜRT through Mohora, where the monastery of the through Drégelypalánk, we reach DiósJENŐ, the Nógrád
Pálos sisters is waiting for us. gate of the Börzsöny Mountains. From here, our starting
From Erdőkürt, through Cserhát, we arrive in Nógrád- point, BalassaGYARMAT, is only a short drive, and we have
MEGYER, where we can listen to the locally collected folk completed our Hungarian prehistoric tour.
songs of the famous Lady’s Choir.

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