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The richness of Nógrád

On picturesque lands

In our county, you can find everything that may be a course, passionate anglers can even find trout, but wild
tempting attraction for a person from a big city or a low- carp, common chub, common nase, and burbot may also

land town. Four forest-rich mountains provide healthy air be found almost anywhere. And our lakes are real fi shing

all the time. The wildly romantic Börzsöny offers an almost paradises. The Maconka Lake System is now an interna-
primeval forest experience with starting points in Diós- tionally listed lake rich in fish, set in a beautiful natural

jenő or Nagyorosz. The high ridges of the Northern Mátra environment but with very modern infrastructure. The

should be climbed from Pásztó or from Nagybátony. The gravel quarries of Diósjenő, Mihálygerge, Palotás, and

gentler slopes of the Cserhát Mountains, with their hid- Szécsény are all perfect places to spend your fishing time

den little villages, are a perfect place for time travel. The and to enjoy your success.

Karancs-Medves Mountains with their very special im- Besides the healthy air, the beautiful landscape, the rich
age are waiting for explorers. The lovers of hunting are forests and the clean rivers, perhaps the most exciting

well aware that the forests of each mountain are rich in experience is meeting the people of Palóc. They are our

big game. greatest values. They, and our ancestors. Those who have
Although most of our county is covered with forest, there created the harmony of Nature and the built environment
are also rivers and streams here. Of our few rivers, the ro- that is natural to us and an experience to the guests. And
mantic atmosphere of the Ipoly River is barely known to it is an example in terms of the quality of life and sustain-
many tourists. Yet it deserves more attention. At its upper ability.

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