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Nógrád the treasury of

the Earth’s history

Heritage tour

It cannot be a coincidence that the world’s first cross- modation is a great haven even for trips beyond the current

border geopark is the Novohrad-Nógrád Geopark. This state borders. The village of Kalonda, only a few kilometres
is a geological, natural, historical and cultural heritage of away, awaits the wanderers with its Palóc ethnographic
1,619 km2, and its mission is to reunite the Nógrád land- monuments, while the village of Rapp, 8 km away, offers

scape, which was once torn apart by an artificial border, by its wonderful, unique, and salty thermal water to everyone.

grasping the complex regional development opportunities The Baglyaskő Visitor Centre in Salgótarján with the
of the geotourism. nearby underground mining museum and the Somoskő

This ancient landscape really deserves to be one of Eu- Basalt Guest House with the world rarity basalt flow in
rope’s greatest values. The geopark of the Carpathian Basin, the neighbourhood, the Salgóbánya Visitor Centre with

which preserves the last 30 million years, is extremely rich the largest and most beautiful basalt plateau in Central
in paleontological sites and special volcanic formations. Europe, the Medves plateau, and the Fülek Geopark Sta-
The European Diploma winner Ipolytarnóc Miocene Park tion with its castle and museum may serve as great starting

is waiting for the visitors who wish to relax and marvel at its and end points for discovering the countless attractions
unparalleled sights and enjoy the tourist infrastructure that of the Geopark.

satisfies all modern needs. The high-quality hotel accom-
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