Tourist Attractions

Though Zichy Park Hotel offers plenty of programs and activities, there are numerous places of interest in the vicinity of the site, too. Explore the beauties of South Trans-Danubia with us!

 

- Lutheran church at Bikács was built in 1736 and its interior is a valuable, protected piece of the church history’s heritage.

- Ökör-hegy at Bikács: On its natural reserve area 45 acres of contiguous fields of “árvalányhaj” (hair-like feathergrass) provide an astonishing view, especially in May.

- Marshland field of Kistápé: the wild boar's garden in the middle of the beautiful forest is covered from Spring to Autumn by colourful protected flowers and present an unforgettable view for those who like nature.

 

- Cellar village at Györköny: one of the main prides of the Tolna wine-growing region is the cellar village at Györköny. Nowadays the cellar village is discovered again and the one-time winepress houses pursue tradition-keeping, value-rescuing activity. Anyone can join the farming jobs just going on; guests can learn how to dress vine, use the plough, reap and harvest...

 

- Hat and Cap Museum 

- "Szenes legelő" (charred pasture) at Nagydorog: a famous area - one of the remained sandy habitats

 

- Farm and horse and pony breeding ranch: it lies on a 500 acre sandy area called the lowland of Tolna hills.

 

- Wine lover guests of the region are welcome by the Cellar village at Györköny - that is a real spectacle -, the row of cellars at Kölesd, the cellar hill at Bölcske and wine-growing farmers of the cellars in Paks, Simontornya, Felsőnyék, Tamási, Hőgyész and Völgység.

 

- Látóhegy of Németkér: nature conservation area

 

- Castle from the XIIIth century: many times reconstructed, now it houses a museum and exhibitions and theatre plays in the summer.

 

- Sass mansion: with a Sándor Petőfi commemorative exhibition; it can be visited according to check-in.
 

- Information and Visitor’s Center of Paks Nuclear Power Plant

 

- One-time Apponyi Castle: today it is Exhibition Hall for Contemporary Arts and Local History and House of Wines

 

- Fortress in renessaince style from the XVth century: Its builder was Pipo of Ozora; in the recently renovated fortress you can see an Exhibition commemorating Gyula Illyés.

 

- County Hall: seen in its backyard are ruins of the monastery founded by King Béla I. in 1063. Today, the building houses Public Records and the Mayoral Office of Szekszárd Town.

- Sightseeing in Szekszárd: from the 9th of May till the end of October, it starts every Saturday at 13:30 h.

- Downtown Church: it was built between 1802 and 1805 and it is the biggest single-naved church in Europe.

- Memorial building Mihály Babits: its building houses the memorials of the famed philosopher Valéria Dienes

- Mór Wosinszky Museum: it opened in 1906 and archeologic findings from the ancient times till our days are exhibited.

- Petrits Honeycake Museum: honeycake and candle with the experience of six generations.

- Bogár Farm: a private ethnographic collection

- Wine path of Szekszárd, wine cellar visits in Szekszárd (Heimann family ranch, Vesztergombi Wine Cellar)

 

- Gemenc forest: from a nature reserve it became a national park as part of the Duna-Dráva National Park created in 1997. The area is home to several protected and highly protected plants and animals and it also offers guests small shipping tours and scenic railway tours in the forest.

 

- Castle Tower: it stands in the place of a Benedictine monastery founded in 1135 by King Béla II.

- Cellars hollowed into the loess: the cellars of special atmosphere were mined into the thick loess wall unique in Europe

 

 Thermal bath and open air swimming pool: one of the most significant spas of Tolna county is located on a 7 acre green land at the foot of Castle Hill covered by pine forest in a parked environment. Thermal bath is open all the year around.

 

- Leányvár cellar village: the cellar village belonging to the village Sióagárd is part of the Historical Szekszárd Historical Winegrowing Region. Sióagárd is also famous of its folklore museum and its unique traditional costume. Recommended programs: wine tasting in the Szent Gaál Castle, royal dinner in style of the middle ages.