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Route: Nagykálló – Kállósemjén – Pócspetri – Máriapócs
– Nyírbátor – Nyírbogát – Nyírmihálydi – Szakoly –
Balkány – Biri – Nagykálló
Length of the tour: 74 km

On this tour, we will visit the Nyírség and admire heritage
sites and monuments, which are important historical and
sacred memorial sites of Hungary, as well as art historical
monuments of great importance. We make most of the
single-day tour on bike paths, and, in some sections, on

side roads with low traffic. On the tour, we can visit the
Greek Catholic Cathedral of Máriapócs, which is one of
the most important places of pilgrimage in the Carpathian South Nyírség

Basin. The Reformed Church of Nyírbátor, which is also
recognized internationally, is one of the most signifi cant circular route
monuments of the late Gothic and early Renaissance art

history of Hungary. The baroque altars in the Minorite
church in Nyírbátor are nationally recognized values of Bike tour between
art. Although only part of the original castle survived, Bá-
thori Castle is one of the most important memorial sites of prominent historical
the Hungarian Renaissance. If we visit the István Báthori memorial sites and
Museum, we get to know the legendary past of the Báthori

family. The mansion in Kállósemjén, the former estate heritage sites in Nyírség
centre of the Kállays, gives us an insight into the history of

the Kállay family. The name of Pócspetri may also sound
familiar; this village was accused of collective guilt due to
the events in 1948.

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