Muskátli Vendéglő
What to order: The Palóc dishes on the menu: soups and stews from the Nógrád region.
Phone ahead; its website does not publish opening hours.
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Day itinerary · 48.00° N · 19.59° E
Hollókő in a day, an hour and a half from Budapest by car.
Hollókő is an hour and a half from Budapest. The Palóc World Heritage village, the museums and flavours of the Faluséta ticket, lunch in the village and the medieval castle.
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Part of Hollókő
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Total time9 h
By car1 h 30 each way
From BudapestCar, about 100 km · 1 h 30
WalkingAbout 2 h 30 spread out
DifficultyEasy, with one climb to the castle
Best daySaturday or Sunday
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Budapest 1 h 30 by car
by the M3 and Nógrád roads, about 100 km
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Faluséta, the Village Museums and Craftsmen on One Ticket
Hollókő, the living village · 4,000 Ft; sold Friday to Sunday from 9:30 to 12:30
+36 20 568 0545
Activity company With Hollókői Világörökség-kezelő (Hollókő, the Living Village) From €4000 adult, in forintsBook - Carry on on foot
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Hollókő Old Village (Ófalu), World Heritage Site
Kossuth út as far as the church and back along Petőfi út
- Carry on on foot
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Muskátli Vendéglő
Palóc cooking · phone ahead to confirm a table
Kossuth út 61, 3176 Hollókő · +36 30 206 5968
Restaurant €€Book - 15 min on foot
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Hollókő Castle
3,000 Ft · in November, until 15:30
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Back home
In Budapest around 17:45
Approximate cost
About €4000–4050 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Faluséta, the Village Museums and Craftsmen on One Ticket
A day trip from Budapest to Hungary's picture-postcard village: Hollókő, an hour and a half by car, with its whitewashed Palóc houses and its medieval castle above. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1987 because it is still a living village. The plan first buys the Faluséta ticket, which opens the houses inside, eats in the village and climbs to the castle before it closes.
The day, hour by hour
8:45 · Departure. By the M3 and Nógrád roads, about 100 km. Leave the car in the car park at the entrance, next to the Küszöb office.
10:15 · Faluséta ticket. At the Küszöb office, Friday to Sunday from 9:30 to 12:30: 4,000 Ft for the village museum, the spindle house, the school, the post museum, cheese, a bun and a leather workshop.
11:00 · Old village. Kossuth út as far as the church with the wooden tower and back along Petőfi út, going into the museums on the ticket.
13:00 · Lunch at Muskátli Vendéglő. A family eating house since 1987 on the main street, with Palóc cooking. It does not publish opening hours: phone ahead.
14:30 · Hollókő Castle. Twenty minutes uphill to the towers on the rock, with views of the village and the hills. In November, until 15:30.
16:15 · Return. In Budapest around 17:45.
Time3 h
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Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Mikszáth Étterem (Castellum Hotel)
What to order: The reinterpreted Palóc menu, with produce from the region.
Book a table by phone.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Hollókő
All year, best from Friday to Sunday, when the Faluséta ticket is sold. At Easter the village holds its great festival and charges admission; in winter the castle closes in mid-afternoon.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Go from Friday to Sunday
That is when the Faluséta ticket is sold.
- 2Phone the restaurants
Neither the Muskátli nor the Mikszáth publishes opening hours.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Budapest to Hollókő?
Around an hour and a half by car.
Do you pay to enter the village?
No, except at Easter. The Faluséta ticket is optional.
Is it worth going with children?
Yes: a car-free village, workshops and a castle; under-6s free at the castle.
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geocalia.com/en/hungary/holloko/itineraries/paloc-village-and-castle
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