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Hand-weaving
at Palóc village of Hollókő: Hollókő
village is promoted as a living
centre of Palóc culture, a people of
Slovak origins who have lived in northern Hungary for centuries and speak
an ancient dialect of the Magyar language. Hand weaving is one of the
crafts displayed by ladies in traditional dress |
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Dobó
István ter at
Eger: the main central
square of Eger is a lively place, surrounded by beautiful Art Nouveau and
Neo-Classical buildings. The statue group recalls the siege of Eger in
1552, when a small force of Magyars under
István Dobó resisted a huge army of Turks and halted the Ottoman advance
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Stalagmite
formations in Baradla Cave, Aggtelek: the Baradla cave system in
the Aggtelek National Karst Park stretches for 25 kms spanning the
Hungarian/Slovak border. The calcite formations are on a hugely impressive
scale |
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Narrow
gauge railway at Lillafüred:
the Bükk
Hills to the
west of Miskolc are covered with beech and birch woods, so beautiful at
this time of the year. The narrow gauge railway once served the early iron
ore mines and forges in the area
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