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For the

att ention

of world

travellers

Special values

Continuing our explorations in the area of the Geopark,

we offer some safe, cost-saving yet unparalleled experi-
ences.
Instead of Cappadocia in Turkey, we recommend that

you visit the rhyolite tuff of Kazár, formed during Mio-

cene volcanic activity. The spectacle of the stone falls
reminds us of a lunar landscape. The village also off ers

plenty of Palóc ethnographic attractions to visitors.

Instead of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, a trip to the gor-
ge valley of the Párizs brook, which runs along Nógrád-
szakál, is actually a journey into the “adolescence” of the

Earth. After the tour, the nearby Ipoly River may provide
an additional experience (swimming, fishing) at Rárós-

puszta (farmland).
Instead of the Chinese Guyaju ancient cave houses, we
can visit the cave home on the Kőlyuk side in Kishar-
tyán.
Instead of visiting Mount Olympus in Greece, we pro-
pose that you conquer the Palóc Olympus, i.e. the Ka-
rancs hill from Salgótarján or from Somoskőújfalu along
the tourist signs. And we should not forget: the High
Tatra Mountains are not seen from the Greek Olympus,
but they are especially beautiful from the Palóc Olym-
pus. Up on the hill, a chapel and a lookout tower wait
for tourists.
Instead of the exciting and moving Vesuvius of Italy,
we recommend visiting the volcanic peak of the Salgó

Mountain, or the basalt flow of Somoskő. They cooled

down 4 million years ago, and thus are much safer than
their Italian “relatives”.
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