The Monor region
We reach a smooth, fl at region – the Pest Plain – where even the smallest hills are known as “mountains” by the locals. The area holds many forests typical of the Great Plain which are usually now protected areas. Road No 4 connects this place to Budapest and the country (a railway also runs parallel with it), but you can also get here via the M5 motorway.
We reach a smooth, fl at region – the Pest Plain – where even the smallest hills are known as “mountains” by the locals. The area holds many forests typical of the Great Plain which are usually now protected areas. Road No 4 connects this place to Budapest and the country (a railway also runs parallel with it), but you can also get here via the M5 motorway. Cyclists enjoy taking tours here; there are some excellent bike routes, and the byways see only light traffic. Where Budapest ends, Vecses begins. The name of the village is associated with sour cabbage. The settlement was de-populated during the period of the Turkish occupation, but Germans repopulated it in the second half of the 18th century. They rebuilt it and started vegetable farming – more specifically, cabbage growing. The method for making the cabbage sour is passed on from generation to generation, and forms a staple of Hungarian cuisine. At the nearby Ullo-Doramajor you can see all the typical Hungarian domestic animals – they have a kindergarten for animals! – and you can also go horse riding. In the Reformed church at Gyomro, there is a Carrara marble relief carved by one of the greatest European Classicist sculptors, Antonio Canova. Teleki Castle, a masterpiece of Hungarian Classicist architecture by Jozsef Hild, is also an exciting sight. The nearby Peteri is a perfect place for fishing, with its 6.5 acres of moorland lake water. The centre of the region – in geographic and administrative terms – is Monor, where grape growing and wine making have been a way of life for centuries. On Strazsa Hill (strazsa means sentinel, as the locals posted guards on the hill to observe the Turkish troops) there is a cellar village with over 900 buildings. It is of immense value not only to the town but to the region as a whole. The hill plays an important role in the annual Orban Day Celebrations. West of main road No 4, next to Csevharaszt is Lily Oak Forest (a protected area since 1939) and Ancient Juniper park (protected since 1940). The latter is very important for its aspen stock. Both areas can be visited without restriction along the marked tourist paths. The park at the 15th-century church ruins is a pleasant place to visit for locals and tourists alike. Pilis – not to be confused with the hill of the same name – once lent its name to the entire county. The “plain” Pilis is where one of the rare Great Plain springs originates – Gerje Creek. The spring flows into the River Tisza; at its source there is a vast nine-acre park with three lakes and a lovely promenade. Artificial islands sit at the centres of the lakes, and are home to ducks, wild geese and storks. This is the site of the Mille-centenary Park, containing one of the country’s largest wooden crosses at 8.5m tall. You should also visit the 18th-century Evangelical church, with its unique pulpit altar.
Source: Hungarian Tourism Plc
