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In the

landscapes

of Bakony

In Veszprém County, the third most heavily forested coun- with 16 different routes is a real treat for the enthusiast.

ty of Hungary, the Bakony Mountains with its large beech, Bakonybél, the capital of the Bakony, is associated with
oak, and hornbeam forests are a popular tourist spot. Th e the name of King Béla III of Hungary who invited the
primeval pine forest of Fenyőfő, the second largest yew Cistercians in 1182 to Zirc where the members of the or-
forest of Europe near Szentgál, and the rich wildlife and der established an abbey. The Monument Library named

protected fl owers attract many nature lovers. Visitors can after Antal Reguly is located in the building complex. Th e

reach the heart of the mountains on foot, by bike, by car, or collection of 65,000 volumes includes rarities and ancient
even by train. prints. The Bakony Museum of Natural History and the

King Saint Stephen of Hungary founded a Benedictine Arboretum of Zirc, with Hungary’s collection of living
monastery in Bakonybél, and the chapel, the holy foun- trees at the highest altitude, are also found here.
tain, and the Stations of the Cross erected in memory of In the Western Bakony, we reach the village of Magyarpo-
Saint Gerard are also found here. During excursions, it lány, proud owner of the honorary title of Europa Nostra,

is worth visiting the Roman Spa in the picturesque Gaja where the row of folk houses on Petőfi Street is part of our
Gorge, and a ski arena awaits the lovers of winter sports in National Heritage.
Eplény where a varied 7,984-metre-long ski slope system

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