Lillafured

The meeting point of the Szinva and the Garadna creeks, where the water of the latter runs into the Hamori Lake banked up by Frigyes Fazola, has been called Lillafured since 1892. This area called the "Hungarian Tempe" by Ferenc Kazinczy started to become a holiday resort in the last decades of the l9th century, supported by Andras Bethlen, the then minister of agriculture, who gave this name to the new-born settlement for recreation and healing in honour of his wife, Lilla Vay, and as a token of his courtship. Years earlier, Otto Herman had already started to make benefit of the "spirit of the place", its nearly undisturbed silence and fresh air while spending his summers here regularly. From 1890 he lived and worked in the Pele House, at 33 Erzsebet walk at present. in the eastern part of the Bukk Mountains, on the border of the eastern edge of the Plateau and the north-eastern edge of the south-eastern Bikk, in the valley of the Szinva, at 300-350m above sea level. It is surrounded by the Szt. Istvan (St. Stephen) peak (605m high) if approached from the formerly mentioned direction, and by the Feherko-lapa peak (587m) and the Jávor Mountain (626m high) if approached from the latter direction. At its northern end, under Hotel Palota (Hotel Palace), where the valleys of the Szinva and the Garadna meet leaving the Hamori Lake, it borders on Felso-Hamor (Upper Hamor). the settlement stretching along the bottom of the narrow valley is primarily famous for its caves and waterfalls, the Otta Herman Memorial House and Hotel Palota.

Santa's Train

That is a winter attraction for children, as the narrow gauge train'll turn into santa's train with lights, bulbs, decoration and goes along the misty hills of Bukk to Lillafured where Santa Claus himself greets the children with games and gifts of course.
This year Winnie the Pooh and friends join Santa to bring smile to children faces.

Ticket is 1500HUF with gift, if you are interested in such program pls Contact us for boooking and details

Tips for travellers

go on walking tours in Bukk mountain. You can easily go up to Szeleta caves and Miller's rock, which offers a fantastic view from the hilltop.
you can also ride on the narrow gauge train to Garadna to see the local trout farm and you can even try a nice grilled fish on site.
it is also worth to go on biking and rockclimbing tours around Lillafured and Szentlelek. You can get more info on biking and rockclimbing and guided tours at Turista Park and Camping.

Walking tours

There is longer and shorter, easier and heavier walks in the Bukk mountains from Lillafured.
See some downloadable maps for personal GPS navigators.
Interactive map for hills hiking in Bukk

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