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Continuing our explorations in the area of the Geopark, we can visit the cave home on the Kőlyuk side in Kis-

we offer some safe, cost-saving yet unparalleled expe- hartyán.
riences. Instead of visiting Mount Olympus in Greece, we pro-
Instead of Cappadocia in Turkey, we recommend that pose that you conquer the Palóc Olympus, i.e. the Ka-

you visit the rhyolite tuff of Kazár, formed during Mio- rancs hill from Salgótarján or from Somoskőújfalu

cene volcanic activity. The spectacle of the stone falls along the tourist signs. And we should not forget: the

reminds us of a lunar landscape. The village also off ers High Tatra Mountains are not seen from the Greek

plenty of Palóc ethnographic attractions to visitors. Olympus, but they are especially beautiful from the Pa-
Instead of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, a trip to the lóc Olympus. Up on the hill, a chapel and a lookout to-
gorge valley of the Párizs brook, which runs along Nóg- wer wait for tourists.
rádszakál, is actually a journey into the “adolescence” Instead of the exciting and moving Vesuvius of Italy,

of the Earth. After the tour, the nearby Ipoly River may we recommend visiting the volcanic peak of the Salgó

provide an additional experience (swimming, fishing) Mountain, or the basalt flow of Somoskő. Th ey cooled
at Rárós-puszta (farmland). down 4 million years ago, and thus are much safer than
Instead of the Chinese Guyaju ancient cave houses, their Italian “relatives”.

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