Landmark Attractions In Danube-Ipoly National Park

Danube-Ipoly National Park is one of the most diverse national parks in Hungary. In 1997, the park was created from Pilis and Börzsöny national parks, with the addition of part of the floodplain of the River Ipoly. This park encompasses areas in Budapest, Pest County, Komárom-Esztergom County and Fejér County. Its offices are in Budapest and in the Jókai garden , and its headquarters are in Esztergom. Some species – both flora and fauna – have their sole habitat in this park, and there is a programme to save these rare and endangered species.
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Landmark Attractions In Danube-Ipoly National Park

1. Pannonhalma Archabbey Pannonhalma
The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey or Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma is a medieval building in Pannonhalma, one of the oldest historical monuments in Hungary. Founded in 996, it is located near the town, on top of a hill . Saint Martin of Tours is believed to have been born at the foot of this hill, hence its former name, Mount of Saint Martin , from which the monastery occasionally took the alternative name of Márton-hegyi Apátság. This is the second largest territorial abbey in the world, after the one in Monte Cassino. Its sights include the Basilica with the Crypt , the Cloisters, the monumental Library with 360,000 volumes, the Baroque Refectory and the Archabbey Collection . Today there are about 50 monks living in the monastery. The abbey is supplemented by the Benedictine H...
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Danube-Ipoly National Park Videos

[HU] Bükki National Park, Hungary

From Miskolc to Felsőtárkány thru Bükki National Park Hungary.
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2013, october

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Danube River Cruises with Avalon Waterways

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Bükki National Park June 2014

Enjoying summer vacation in Hungary. Great national park. 20140609 123553

Landmark Attractions In Danube-Ipoly National Park