Attractions and Places To See around Zempléni-hegység - Top 20

The small Hungarian town of Sátoraljaújhely is located on the border with Slovakia. Most people probably don't know about the town in the Tokaj-Zemplén region. The "Bridge of National Unity" is 723 meters long from pillar to pillar and 80 meters high. Visitors can cross the bridge every day from 10 a.m. for 5,000 Ft, about 13€, which works as a day ticket. (Children and local residents 4,000 Ft) So you can go from Várhegy (Vár Hill) over the bridge, out the other gate to Szárhegy (Szár Hill). Here you can go hiking or take the Dongó (cable car elevator) to Magashegy (Magas Hill) to experience further highlights.

good walking and also via Ferata

small lake surrounded by rocks, even with a via Ferrata

The 300 m high Megyer Mountain was created during the Tertiary period of geological history, during the Middle Miocene (Baden) volcanism, and its mass is mainly made up of chert-silica rhyolite tuff. The approx. Volcanic activity that began 15 million years ago took place below sea level, and later the volcanic structures rose above water level. The sedimentation in the marine environment is told by the impressions of mollusk turtles (e.g. shells) mixed in the material of the rhyolite tuff. During the intense explosive volcanic activity, the glowing debris tumbled down the sides of the volcanoes like an avalanche and accumulated due to its high temperature. This is how the homogeneous, unstratified rock that forms the material of Megyer Mountain was created. After volcanism ended, siliceous solutions flowed along the fault lines and penetrated the rhyolite tuff. As a result of the post-volcanic activity, the softer parts of the rock body became more resistant to the effect of silicic acid, while some parts (such as the horzak stones) hardened, making the rock material of Megyer-hegy sloppy, "wasp stone". After solidification, the products of volcanic eruptions impregnated with siliceous solutions became very hard and resistant, and their crystalline inclusions and cavities made them excellent for the production of millstones. There was already a millstone quarry on Megyer Mountain in the 15th century, where millstones were extracted and processed for centuries using similar techniques, tools and manual labor. The so-called "Italian type" millstones were carved in a block from the siliceous rhyolite tuff. Before the decline in production at the end of the 19th century and the cessation of operations in 1907, the average production of the millstone mine varied between 300-450 millstones per year. In the 19th century, the focal point of millstone mining moved to the neighboring Király Hill, where "French-type" millstones were already produced (the millstones were already assembled from several elements). To remove the bottom water accumulated in the mine, the deepening of the drainage ditch was started in 1844 and continued for decades in the southwest corner of the medieval Old Mine. The lake that was later named "eye of the sea" was formed in the excavation pit of the abandoned millstone mine. In addition to the pond, the former miners' lodgings carved into the rhyolite tufa can also be studied. In 1997, the lake and its surroundings were declared a nature conservation area.

In 2008, wood carver Tibor Sárossy created a sculpture composition in the area behind the Kőkapui railway station.

The light train stops right in front of the restaurant. The terminus - Rostalló - is a great starting point for a walking tour in Zemplén. Be sure to ask the ticket manager on the train about the schedule of return flights so that the tour can be planned for our stamina.

From Kishuta approx. 6 km one way Stone Gate. Here is a great opportunity for lunch.

National Blue Tour hub connection.