Hollókő

We cycled back across the border to the village of Hollókő in Hungary today.

This village had been suggested to us as a place to visit a few days ago but it was too far out of our way so we took the chance of visiting it today. It was constructed in the 13th century and is now a well-preserved ethnographic village of the Palóc people, with traditional wooden architecture and layout of buildings, farms, and orchards. The village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The ride was about 40k in total, which would have been ok but a lot of it was on fairly fast roads which Sara didn't enjoy that much. Luckily, we had taken our helmets. To make matters worse, the road surface was very bumpy which made for an uncomfortable ride.

Once we got to the village, there were various houses to look in - lace-making, leather work, woodwork, pottery, etc., even an exhibition of dolls for some reason. But it was very quiet and not everything was open which was a shame.

However, we did manage to get a good lunch of soup/goulash in a bread roll with beer, so our efforts weren't completely wasted!Read more