If we leave the village heading to the North, we will soon get to Visegrád. Visegrád and its surroundings are one of the beautiful landscapes whose image is retained in the memory. This settlementis situated at the foot of the Visegrád-mountains at the inner range of Pilis mountains and it has a great history. It was the Romans who already set up a fort called Ponte Navata on this place and the Hungarian kings built a whole fortress system here from the 13^th century. It took about 200 years to connect the 13^th century group of buildings of the Upper Castle with the Lower Castle (which includes Solomon's tower) with high walls between them. Not far from there stands the Royal Palace which was converted by Mathias (Corvinus) in Renaissance style. This palace-group is fascinating even in ruins. Contemporary eye-witnesses wrote that there  was nothing to compare with it in Europe.

Of course, it is not only the monuments and the beautiful panorama from the Upper Castle but also the hot water spa that attracts crowds of visitors here. The embanked basins are built in the hillside. From here, from the cool shadow of the trees hundreds of bathers delight in the sight of the Southern, forest-covered range of Börzsöny mountains.

The mountainous district rising above Visegrád, the former royal hunting forest with its marked tourist routes, well-kept clearings suitable for picnics and summer-ski and bob slopes is a sort of Paradise for people who like open air sposts and hiking.

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