Hungary walking guide Cicerone | 9781852843526

Guidebook to 32 walks throughout upland Hungary, with its landscape of rolling hills, high karst meadows, vineyards, crags, castles and villages. The ancient trails of the country are now a network of walking paths with a good system of coloured waymarks. Background information on preparing for walking in the country also included. Seasons: May–end August is good, but it can be hot and busy. Sept–Nov is cooler and quieter. Winter is cold and is the hunting season. Centres: Pécs, Veszprém, Eger, Miskolc, Sátoraljaújhely, Aggtelek, Budapest, Szilvásvárad, Mátra, Telkibánya, Zirc. Difficulty: Varied hillwalking. Half-day and daywalks. Must See: Aggtelek, Magas-Tax hostel, beehive stones, Eger, Kékes, Boldogkó castle, Pálháza forest train, Lake Balaton, Máré-vár.