National Parc BÜKK 3.

Sunday was beautiful weather, blue sky, although the air was cool. Our friends started to walk at Cserépváralja, we also have the same place, but by car. We was not found the path to the ruins, and finally had to turn back from the neighboring village Tard. :)
At the pub had a chat with the local inhabitants. We heard that mostly old people living in the village of 500 inhabitants, there are hardly children. Since that day was the municipal election, also we visited mayor's office, where voters have gone steadily. We photographed in the center of the village. We visited the modern Catholic church, that built between 1959-1961, architectural rarity, it's only two such in Hungary , the other city is Hollóháza.



Our hiker friends arrived soon. We talked to each other that what we'll see, and we went to ruins of the castle. What we wanted to look at the cue-style chapel which was built in 1788 out of the stones of the old castle. The chapel is surrounded by fenced,can't visit. It is not far from there is a Turkish octagon-shaped fountain house, fenced it a youth hostel with the tourist road too , can't to attain. Unfortunately we see many of the same, because the password is: "to sell everything "



On the way we had looked at the famous hive-stones (Kaptárkövek)





On the top hill "Mango" is a large monumental stone beehive, a regular cone-shaped, 10-13 m high, and included is 25 niche.
We went again, beside the youth hostel, and then came a steep road and arrived at the ruins. We walked around the ruins, a little sunbathing, then we headed back to Cserépfalu.



At country house we took our packages , said goodbye to the host and two hours later we were in Budapest, so we had time to go vote.

National Parc BÜKK 2.

On Saturday we hiking by car,at about the route where walked our friends . We were a little bit lazy :) The first stop was Noszvaj. The village is located to the North-East 11 kms far from Eger, and it is the first settlement that can be reached by car in the Bükk Mountains. Noszvaj is situated in the valley to the South from the foot of the 669-metre-high Várhegy Mountain on both
sides of Stream Kánya. The population of the settlement is about 1.700 people. It is a typical mountain village surrounded by 300-500-metre-high mountains and hills from all sides. Its surroundings, charming lands, clean and healthy air, and monuments make it one of the most beautiful villages of Hungary. One of its famous sightseeings is the De la Motte Castle to which a wonderful 25-hectare-area park belongs.

Am Samstag wir haben mit dem Auto, gefahren, um ungefähre Route, wo unsere Freunde zu wandern. Wir waren ein wenig faul:) Die erste Station war Noszvaj.Das Dorf ist 11 km nordöstlich von der Stadt Eger im Bükk-Gebirge die erste Ortschaft. Sie befindet sich im Tal des Baches 'Kánya' am Fuss des Berges 'Vár' (669 m), hat cca. 1700 Einwohner. Es ist ein typisches Bergdorf, von allen Seiten von 300-500m hohen Hügeln und Bergen umgeben. Wegen seiner Umgebung, frischer Luft und seinen Monumenten ist eines der schönsten Dörfer in Ungarn. Eines des berühmtesten Monuments ist das Schloss De la Motte, zu dem ein grosser Park von 25 Joch gehört.













The castle is closed, but we were clever and managed to go inside.Unfortunately, there is debate on who is the owner, it is therefore closed. The castle is very nice and have a good condition.
Then we went to see cave-dwellings.

Das Schloss ist geschlossen,aber wir waren kluge und wir gelang eintreten. Leider ist es eine Streitfrage, ob wer ist die Eigentümer, es ist daher geschlossen. Das Schloss ist sehr schön und hat eine gute Zustand. Dann gingen wir weiter um Höhlenwohnungen zu sehen.



Cave-dwellings were cut into the soft rhyolite tuff at the beginning of 19th century. Nowadays these are inhabited with gypsies and homeless. We were not brave to go near. We said goodbye to Noszvaj, we hurried to the hut Várkut. The last 2 km was a very bad stony road. We had hoped meeting with our friends. Unfortunately, they started a couple of minutes ahead. We drank our coffee and we went after them.

Höhlenwohnungen wurden in den weichen Rhyolittuff zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts geschnitten. Heutzutage werden diese mit Zigeunern und Obdachlosen bewohnt. Wir waren nicht mutig zu gehen in der Nähe. Wir verabschiedeten uns von Noszvaj, eilten wir zur Hütte Várkut. Die letzten 2 km war eine sehr schlechte steinigen Weg. Wir hatten Treffen mit unseren Freunden erhofft. Leider sie ein paar Minuten Vorsprung weggegangen. Wir tranken Kaffee und wir gingen hinter ihnen her.



To the look-out needed upwards to go about 1 km. There we were lucky because our friends resting yet still. We delight in the panorama briefly.

Bis Aufblickspunkt mußte man etwa 1 km zu gehen. Dort wurden wir Glück, weil unsere Freunde ruhen noch dort.. Wir freute uns um miteinander zu treffen. Kurz wir erfreuten das Panorama



The group walked further, we drove to the next meeting point in the village Bükkzsérc. On the road we had stop at Bogacs. Bogács is a small village with 2000 inhabitants, its thermal bath is open for public use year-round. The thermal spa is operating since the 1950s; Bogács is a popular holiday resort nowadays. The outskirts of the village are the old cellars next to each other.

Die Gruppe ging weiter, wir fuhren zum nächsten Treffpunkt im Dorf Bükkzsérc. Inzwischen hatten wir bei Bogacs hielt. Bogács ist ein kleines Dorf mit 2000 Einwohnern, ist die Therme offen für die öffentliche Nutzung das ganze Jahr über. Das Thermalbad ist seit den 1950er Jahren arbeitet; Bogács ist ein beliebter Ferienort heute. Der Rand des Dorfes sind in Reihe die alten Weinkellern.



At Bükkzsérc we walked a bit, then we came back with our friends to accommodation.

In Bükkzsérc spazierten wir ein bisschen, dann kamen wir zurück mit unseren Freunden zur Herberge.

National Parc BÜKK 1.

Here is the promised report.
Friday morning we met our friends at Cserépfalu. We went with 4 cars. Some of us arrived by bus. We were total of twenty.

Voici me rapport promis.
Vendredi matin, nous avons rencontré nos amis à Cserépfalu. Nous sommes allés avec 4 voitures. Certains d'entre nous sont arrivés par bus. Nous avons été au total de vingt.

Hier ist das versprochene Bericht.
Freitag morgen trafen wir unsere Freunde bei Cserépfalu. Wir fuhren mit 4 Autos. Einige von uns kamen mit dem Bus. Wir waren insgesamt zwanzig.



The 2 houses where we lived was close to one another. Our house was a very nice and comfortable country house.

Les 2 maisons où nous habitions était près de l'autre. Notre maison était une maison de campagne très agréable et confortable.

Die 2 Häuser, in denen wir lebten, war nahe beieinander. Unser Haus war ein sehr schönes und komfortables Landhaus.



We put off the packages and started to hike. The weather was cool and overcast but the rain didn't fall. First destination was the Hór Valley.

Nous avons mis au large des paquets et a commencé à faire de la randonnée. Le temps était frais et couvert mais la pluie ne tombe pas. Première destination était la vallée de Hor.

Wir haben ausgepackt die Gepäcke und fing an zu wandern. Das Wetter war kühl und bewölkt, aber die regen sich nicht fallen. Erstes Ziel war die Hor-Tal.



The valley is 23 km long and goes completely through the national park. At the creek was a lot of water and many small waterfalls, because it had a lot of rain. In valley is the Suba- hole Cave, which was once inhabited by the prehistoric man. We climbed up a slippery, wet rocks. (The step down was even worse). Who was brave enough, he went to the cave too. After the cave-visit we went on an unmarked trail. At the end of the road was a steep climbing. We arrived at 560 meters high, to the ruins of the Ódor Castle.

La vallée est longue de 23 km et passe complètement à travers le parc national. À la crique avait beaucoup d'eau et de nombreuses petites chutes d'eau, parce qu'il avait beaucoup de pluie. Dans la vallée de la Suba-trou Cave, qui était autrefois habitée par l'homme préhistorique. Nous sommes allér en haut une surface glissante, les rochers humides. (Aller en bas a été encore pire). Qui a eu le courage, il se rendit à la grotte aussi. Après la grotte à la visite, nous sommes allés sur une piste non marquées. À la fin de la route a été escarpé. Nous sommes arrivés à 560 mètres de haut, vers les ruines du château d'Ódor.

Das Tal ist 23 km lang und führt vollständig durch den Nationalpark. An der Bach war viel Wasser und viele kleine Wasserfälle, weil es viel regen hatte. Im Tal ist die Suba-Loch-
Höhle, die einst von der prähistorischen Menschen bewohnt war. Wir kletterten einen glatten und nassen Steinen. (Der Schritt nach unten war noch schlimmer). Wer mutig genug war, ging er in die Höhle zu. Nach dem Besuch im Höhle gingen wir auf einem unmarkierten Weg. Am Ende der Straße war ein steiler Aufstieg. Wir kamen bei 560 Meter hoch, auf den Ruinen der Burg Ódor.



Here are only stones now, but the view was beautiful. If the weather is nice, could be seen 40 km away until river Tisza. During the castle-hill was we had stop a rest , we were sitting here a bit, then we went back to Cserépfalu. In the evening we went for dinner at the neighboring village Bogács .”Old Mill” Restaurant was not very good . We had to wait a lot of serving, the soup was cold and the price was expensive.

Maintenant pierres seulement ici, mais la vue était belle. Si le temps est beau, pourrait être vu à 40 km jusqu'à la rivière Tisza. Pendant le château-Hill a été nous avons eu d'arrêt de repos, nous étions assis ici un peu, puis nous sommes retournés à Cserépfalu. Dans la soirée, nous sommes allés dîner au village voisin Bogacs. Restaurant „Vieux Moulin » n'était pas très bon. Il a fallu attendre beaucoup de servir, la soupe était froide et le prix était cher.

Hier sind nur Steine, aber die Aussicht war wunderschön. Wenn das Wetter schön ist, könnte 40 km bis fluß Tisza gesehen werden. Bei dem Schloss-Hügel hatten wir eine Pause stoppen, waren wir sitzen hier ein bisschen, dann gingen wir zurück zu Cserépfalu. Am Abend sind wir zum Abendessen in das benachbarte Dorf Bogács gegangen. Restaurant "Alte Mühle" war nicht sehr gut. Wir brauchen mehr warten für Service. Die Suppe war kalt und der Preis war teuer.



(to be continue, a suivre, Fortsetzung folgt)

Weekend / Wochenende

We made a trip to the lake Balaton 3 weeks ago, (maybe you've seen the photos ), then began a hard working, but will be beautiful days soon. This weekend we're making a mountain hike to the mountain Bükk. Bükk is located North Hungary and a very beautiful landscape . Travelogue will be soon.



Vor 3 Wochen machten wir einen Ausflug zum Plattensee (vielleicht habt ihr die Fotos gesehen ), dann begann ein hartes Arbeit, aber schöne Tage kommen werden. Dieses Wochenende werden wir eine Bergtour zum Gebirge Bükk machen. Bükk liegt in Nord-Ungarn und eine sehr schöne Landschaft. Bericht wird bald sein.



Il ya 3 semaines nous avons fait un voyage au lac Balaton (peut-être vous avez vu mes photos), puis j'ai commencé un travail dur, mais il sera beaux jours. Ce week-end, nous ferons une randonnée à la montagne Bükk.
Bükk est situé dans le nord de la Hongrie et un très beau paysage. Compte rendu sera bientôt.

BÜKK

Es war schon eine Woche vor, daß wir in Bükk -Gebirge einen Ausflug machten, endlich hatte ich Zeit um ein Post zu schreiben. Diese Woche war das Wetter sehr schlecht, so das nicht um inspiriert mich zu schreibe und meine Fotos, Videos zu lange Zeit stellen unfertig, und endlich mußte ich Arbeiten auch. Am Samstag reisten wir mit Bahn nach Miskolc, und von hier weiter mit Bus nach Lillafüred, hier war unsere Herberge. Samstag mittags haben wir eine kleine Tour gestartet und wurde durch eine schwerere Sonntag und Montag folgten auch einen halben Tag, nachmittags, ging nach Hause. Ein paar Tage vor unserer Ankunft war eine große Regenfall, richtung Lillafüred auf der Straße 60 cm Wasser floß, und daher sind für Autos gesperrt vor. In die Bergen sahen wir auch viel Wasser, kleine Wasserfälle in den Bächen ins Tal läuft, wir den Schlamm auch eingewöhnt sich. Am Sonntag nachmittags es regnet war, für kürzere Zeiträume, Tag und Nacht gesunken, hauptsächlich nur still, aber manchmal in einen Sturm liegt nur wenige Minuten. Wenn ich aus dem Fenster schauen jetzt - es gießt, und stürmisch Wind weht - wir hatten Glück mit unsere 3 Tagen. Wir fuhren mit Waldbahn, wanderten 38 km, wir sahen schönen Buchenwald , Aussichtspunkten, unsere tapfere Freunden bewunderten zwei Höhlen, auch den Wasserfall Lillafüred, einige von uns am Hamori See fuhren mit Boot ,natürlich wir aßen und tranken, gute Dinge und haben wir gefeiert zwei Geburtstag. Hier sind einige Fotos, und der Rest auf der rechten Seite der "My Photos" kann man sehen.

We’ve been to the Bükk a week ago, now I finally got to write about it. This week the wheather was awful, so it didn’t really inspire me to write, and I lagged behind with the photos and videos as well, and - by the way - I had to work too :)
We travelled to Miskolc on Saturday, then to Lillafüred, where we had our hotel. At noon we were already off to a short excursion, which was followed by a longer one on Sunday, then by another one on Monday, then we went back home the same afternoon. A few days before our arrival it rained a lot, on the way to Lillafüred 60 cm high water was flowing, so the road was closed down for the cars. Even during the excursions we had plenty of water, the streams were running down to the valley with small waterfalls, in the end we already got used to the mud. We managed to avoid the rain until Sunday afternoon, after that it’s been raining day and night, with smaller breaks. Luckily it was only spitting most of the time, but sometimes we’ve been caught by a few minutes long rainstorm as well. If I look out of the window now, it is pouring and high wind blows – we were lucky in those 3 days. We travelled with the forest railway, we walked 38 km, we’ve been to beautiful panoramic viewpoints and to wonderful forests, the braver ones entered to the cave as well. We admired the waterfall of Lillafüred, some went to boat on the Hámori Lake, and of course we ate and drank well, and we celebrated two birthdays as well. Here are some pictures, you can take a look at the other ones by clicking on ’My Photos’ on the right side.

Trip to the national park Bükk-mountains

The manifold carst forms, caves, canyons, striking cliffs of Bükk-mountains and the rarities of its flora and fauna attract hundred thousands of visitors from year to year. The first highland national park of Hungary was established in 1977 and it currently involves 43,254 hectares of conservation area.



The flora of the Bükk National Park is very rich and diverse, it is rightly deserves protection and attention. There are approximately 2500 vascular plants in Hungary, 1500 of them can be found also in the Bükk National Park. 500 plants are protected in Hungary and more than 200 live in the Bükk National Park.



The presence of various plants and associations is due to several factors, thus the geological characteristics, the bedrock, the special types of soil, the climate and the usage of the land. Due to the differences in height, there are special floral zones in the Bükk National Park. While several eastern plants (like yellow pheasant's eye, paque flower, amygdala) live at the foothills, in the plateau and the northern edge of the Bükk we can find relict montane plant species (like yellow wood violet, Alpine clamatis, hemerocallis) which live only here in Hungary.




The relict plant species which lived in very small areas, got used to the changed circumstances and became independent native species. There are two special, native plant species in Bükk National Park, the strictly protected Vrabélyi hesperis and Hungarian hare's-tail grass.



The most common plant associations are the zonal, closed forests, with Austrian oak-oak woods in the lower zones followed by hornbeam and then beech-groves. There are other tree associations different from the before mentioned zonal forests, regarding both their species and their appearance. The difference is due to the extreme habitats, like steep slopes or rocks. These natural values of these habitats exceed those of the zonal forests.



Such forest associations can be found on the dry southern slopes of the mountains, (karst bush-forests, oak woods) usually with open steppe-fields and rock-lawns, rocky grasslands while the northern, cool ravine- and rock forests abound in rock-lawns with hare's-tail grass and shrubberies rich in relict plant species. As a result of earlier human interference several valuable plant associations could develop, their presence also depends on the natural agricultural activity of man. The extensive, chemicals-free gardens and orchards of the hill-foot, as well as the montane hayfield meadows of the Bükk-Plateau belong to these associations.



The vertebrate fauna of the Bükk National Park and the Bükk region surrounding the mountain provides habitat for a considerable population of species richer than the Hungarian average, many being endangered in terms of their nature conservation status. The cold-wet habitat types are dominated by the Boreal, Boreo-Alpine, Alpine and Carpathian elements, while at the southern escarpments of the plateau and on the dry-warm habitats in the Southern Bükk the Sub-Mediterranean, Balkan and Continental elements are dominant. The endemic species living only in the Bükk are valuable colourful elements (e.g. Duvalius gebhardti), or the subendemic subspecies, like for instance the Erebia ssp.



The different fauna impacts, the variable surface forms and the vegetation developing on them made it possible for fauna rich in species to find its living conditions in the Bükk. As far as fish are concerned, the Barbus meridionalis, endemic in the Carpathian Basin, is a rare denizen of the creeks. In the alpine region of the mountain the alpine newt (Triturus alpestris), which is the most characteristic endangered amphibian, appears sporadically. Of the reptiles, only the Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri, which appears only in some places of the mountain, can be pointed out. Birds are represented by approximately 100 nesting species in the area of the national park. The greatest values of the mountain are the diurnal birds of prey, which constitute a considerable part of the endangered species. The programme for the protection of the globally endangered imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) constituting 10% of the Hungarian stock is outstanding.



The stock of other species being endangered all over Europe, Aquila pomarina, Circaetus gallicus, and the Falco peregrinus, is also exceptional. Tetrastes bonasia rupestris, which has an extremely reduced population, is one of the most endangered species in the National Park. The bats, representing almost all Hungarian species, need to be mentioned from among the mammals. The protection of those caves where ,bat species endangered all over Europe (e.g. Miniopterus schreibersi, Rhinolophus euryale) pass the winter and breed in large numbers has special importance. The number of over-bred ungulate big game is a considerable nature conservation problem on the area of the mountain; returning big predatory animals - wolf (Canis lupus) and lynx (Lynx lynx) - could have an important role in their regulation.



Forests are the most complex associations of the nature, they are indispensable values of the mankind. The forest provides raw material, food, it provides oxygen and protects the human environment, gives the opportunity of resting and recreation to the visitors. People living in the Bükk have always based their existence on the forests. Charcoal burning, potassium carbonate- and shingle-making nowadays professions. Nowadays the methods of planned forestry (plantation, soil cultivation and protection) make it possible to practise continuous intensive forest management. Most of the forests of the Bükk Mountains are natural, except the pine plantations. The Bükk National Park was founded in 1976, and since then it strives for the introduction and usage of new, natural methods of forest management. One of the most important tasks is to reduce the population of game to the natural level. In the last few years fewer pines were planted. It is the task of the National Park to prevent and avoid useless wood-cutting or wood-felling larger than 10 hectares. For centuries the forest gave building material and fuel for the neighbouring area.



The rebirth of nature could compensate the cut or thinned forests. Although the current situation is often very sad, as a result of the stock-breeding and grazing stabile meadows developed on the clearings of forests and became the habitats of many rare and valuable species. With the lessening of arable lands the cutting of forests started. The wood-cuttings especially effected the Tartar Maple-oak forests of the lower mountains, nowadays only a few original forest associations can be seen. Mountains in the classical sense were less affected by agriculture. The industrial revolution of the 19th century disturbed the relative ecological peace. The growing need of wood of the mines, glassworks and metallurgy contributed to the decrease of forests. Planned forest management was started In smaller areas even under the reign of Maria Theresa. Today in Hungary the largest closed forest of 130.000 hectares can be found in the Bükk. The 26 hectares large, 200 years old Őserdő (Virgin forest) is made up of beech. Its 40 meters tall trees, moss-grown trunks are witnesses of old times.



The "őslucos" (old spurces) of Jávorkút is the first pine plantation of the Bükk. There are two native pines in the area: the juniper tree (Juniperus communis) and the yew tree (Taxus baccata). The oldest ones are older than 150 years.

Photos hier.