Type:

Self-Guided,
for min. 2 participants

Grade:

Moderate

Length:

Distance:

 354 km

Dates:

01/04/2010-31/10/2010

Cost:

 € 840

Starts:

Ends:

Individual arrival. Depending on arrival time, visit the sights of city:  Váci Street, St. Stephen`s Cathedral, Heroes Square , the Castle District,  Gellért Hill  and the bridges of Danube.
Accommodation in Budapest.

Cycling out from the city on the bicycle road leads through Batthyány square, Gellért square, Lágymányosi bridge,  along the Danube to Csepel Island. The legendary "Csepel" bicycles have been made here in the Weiss Manfred Bicycle Factory since 1928. Arriving at Ráckeve, the paradise of the lovers of fishing , you will visit the sight of village: the Serbian Orthodox church with Byzantine wall paintings dating from XV.th century and the famous Savoy

From Ráckeve ride on the left side of the Csepel Island, along the Old-Danube. When you pass the Tass flood gate, it is worth to make a detour to Szalkszentmárton and visit the Memorial House of Sándor Petőfi, the popular poet of the Hungarian War of Independence. In  Solt-Révbérpuszta there is an Equestrian Center. If  you arrive in good time, then you can join to a horse show and taste the local

Kalocsa is a thousand-year-old diocesan town, its archbishop Astrik delivered the crown from the Pope to István, the first Hungarian King. Visit the two major buildings at historical center of Kalocsa, the Archbishop's Cathedral, was destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries and the baroque Archbishop's Palace with the frescos

Visit the Holy Trinity Square and observe the architectural variety of building and old churches. Walk on the natural riverbanks, Petőfi Island and Sugovica beach. Baja is often called as the capital of fish soup, you should not leave without enjoy the gastronomic experiences! Accommodation in Baja.

7th day:  Mohács-Villány

(54 km)

On the road to Siklós you will cycle across the  hills towards the Palkonya and Villánykövesd cellar rows, represents an exceptional treasure of folk architecture. In Palkonya you can find one of the finest round churches of Hungary.

Stop at Siklós and visit the medieval castle, with well- preserved round tower bastion, valuable old frescos in the chapel and an excellent view of the land from the roof terrace of the Spanish bastion. Near the castle you can find the pentagonal mosque of Malkocs bey from Turkish era. You can taste the delicious products of traditional confectionery in the center of old town.

The next station is the spa and open-air bath Harkány (32 km), where you can relax in the health-improving medicinal water before you proceed to Pécs. If the 70 km ride would be too long for you today, you can cycle back to Villány on a shorter way (18km) and travel by an afternoon train to Pécs (50 minutes).

Pécs is a World Heritage location with many attraction, historical buildings, cultural treasures. One day may be not enough to visit the numerous interesting sights of city, like the Early Christian burial chambers, Barbican, 11th century cathedral, Bishop's Palace, Turkish mosques, minaret, fountains and museums of  Zsolnai, Vasarely, Csontváry by  walking on the famous Széchenyi Square, Király Street, Káptalan Street and Jókai Square.