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Miskolc Zoo and Cultural Park opened on 20th August 1983. Our zoo is located in a 21 hectare hornbeam-oak forest connected to the Bükk National Park, this way we can also present the rich flora and fauna of the Bükk Mountains. Written records prove that King Louis the Great had established a royal game preserve in the Csanyik valley in 1355, therefore our zoo is considered to be Hungary’s oldest animal holding place. The zoo is home to around 700 specimens of nearly 130 species and varieties. Visitors can also meet the residents of a typical forest of the Carpathian Basin, the exotic animals of far away continents and native domestic animals that have become curiosities nowadays. Besides presenting animals to visitors, we would also like to draw attention to the small wonders of nature surrounding us. An educational pathway was created for this purpose to exhibit the natural values of our immediate environment. Our zoo also takes part in international breeding programmes that have made it possible for animals extinct in the wild to survive in zoos. A unique initiative was to establish a conservation statue park with life-size bronze statues of animals commemorating the species’ that became extinct as a result of human activity. Our zoo endeavours to join in the popularization of conservation and animal protection and to help environmental education reach all ages, especially the rising generations. The forest environment of Miskolc Zoo is an excellent place to make friends with nature.

"HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT WINERY" | TOKAJ GUIDE 2016. "The most friendly wine tasting place in Tokaj" | Lonely Planet More than 30 years our family has been growing grapes and making wine. Our vineyards today encompass 3 hectars and we produce cca. 10000 bottles of fine tokaji wine annually. They appear on market with serial numbered labels. According to the chronicles, our building itself was built in the 16th century as a hunting lodge by János Szapolyai, the king of Hungary and the voivode of Transylvania. FREE TOUR in the WINE-CELLAR!

The old church and the bell tower are the oldest historic monuments of Miskolc. The gothic, three-aisled hall church can only be visited by prior appointment.

It was establioshed in the 1930th. The ‘thematic’ walkway in the hanging gardens joins the Szinva educational trail, and enriches it with its nine stations. The stations are connected to poetry, poets, natural scientists and love, while the natural and artificial elements of the environment are also duly highlighted.