# Day Trip to Hollókő from Budapest: the Palóc World Heritage Village and Its Castle

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/hungary/holloko/itineraries/paloc-village-and-castle · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (by the M3 and Nógrád roads, about 100 km)
- 10:15 · 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) · Hollókői Világörökség-kezelő (Hollókő, the Living Village), From €4000 adult, in forints
  - Carry on on foot
- 11:00 · Hollókő Old Village (Ófalu), World Heritage Site (Kossuth út as far as the church and back along Petőfi út)
  - Carry on on foot
- 13:00 · Muskátli Vendéglő (Palóc cooking · phone ahead to confirm a table) · Muskátli Vendéglő, €€
  - 15 min on foot
- 14:30 · Hollókő Castle (3,000 Ft · in November, until 15:30)
- 16:15 · Vuelta (In Budapest around 17:45)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
By the M3 and Nógrád roads, about 100 km. The old village is pedestrianised.

### Without a car
It is possible by bus, with changes that eat up the day: here a hire car pays off.

## Consejos

### Go from Friday to Sunday
That is when the Faluséta ticket is sold.

### Phone the restaurants
Neither the Muskátli nor the Mikszáth publishes opening hours.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.