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Cellar

villages

att ract the

visitors

There is truth

in the wine

Bölcske, the “cellar village” which is surrounded by well-
kept vineyards and consists of more than 500 wine cellars,
is directly connected to the village and belongs to the Tolna
wine region. Of the varieties cultivated here, Blaufränkisch,
Zweigelt, Cabernet, Irsai Olivér, and Welschriesling are
worthy of mention.
Györköny, the famous cellar village of the Tolna wine re-
gion is located on the hillside, and owes its image to the
diligence of its German-speaking sett lers. The more than

300 wine cellars are lined up along streets that open from
each other, and surround the leisure centre and an open-
air stage in a semi-circle. On the open-air stage, cultural
events take place from spring to autumn, most of which
are based on the preservation of traditions.

The so-called Sárgödör (Mud Pit) square begins almost
in the town centre neighbourhood of Paks; there are a
series of press houses in the surrounding streets, with
wine cellars built deep into the loess. The majority of the

press houses also preserve the memories of vine-growing

and winemaking. The “nuclear city” offers rich cultural
programmes throughout the year, with a variety of hotels
and guesthouses. Paks and Dunakömlőd are famous for
their fish soup, and the most famous local wine is the Siller.

In the cellar village of Sióagárd, in Leányvár, more than
400 press houses are connected to the street system of
the village on three levels of the hill, before arriving at the
village, on this side of the river Sió. At the entrance of the
cellar village, the Embroidery Museum awaits its visitors
before they embark on a trip into the world of wines.

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