Bátorkő vára - Várpalota

Spectacular, captivating ruin, especially in the fall. His approach is dangerous, after rain, he slips. I fell so hard on a rock, I am blue green. ? + drone from my pictures ..

Winter bade farewell with nice sunny weather, taking advantage of the good time I went on a trip in nature, this time to Bátorkő Castle. In front of the Jewish cemetery, at the end of Mátyás király út, there are a couple of parking spaces and a relatively larger grassy space where we can park. From here we have to follow the red tourist sign. There won’t be many attractions in the first few hundred meters, just a steep gravel ascent that looks like two joints, but luckily we don’t have to go that way, but follow the almost flat path along it. At a barrier, you can already walk through a valley, the red sign leads along an easy, slightly ascending road. The easiest way to get to the castle ruins is to hike by bike in dry weather. If you are looking for a slightly more adventurous trip, you should choose the round trip, ie in the valley in the first half of the way after the cave (s) you go to the red cross hiking trail, which leads steeply to the top of the hill, but worth it because it offers a wonderful view in several places with a lookout point. I chose this and since not even the canopy really disturbed the view, it is especially good to see the valley through which the simpler red sign passes. Of course, this sign also leads to the castle ruins, so from there you only have to follow the red sign back to get to our parked car. Taking a lot of photos, looking around. The tour was 2.5 hours, with 3 cave cavities to be seen and meals at a lookout point, a total of 10 km of walking.

Today, not much remains of the castle, which consists of a 3-storey residential tower and two smaller towers. What remains, however, is spectacular from a distance. According to legends, the castle of Bátorkó (Puszta Palace, Ópalota) was also the hunting castle of King Matthias. Sándor Petőfi, who visited Várpalota several times (at his brother, István Petőfi), wrote his poem Szeget nailed on an excursion here in 1843. At Várpalota, at the end of Mátyás király utca, you have to park, from there the red lane sign continues, then after the two smaller caves / lik turn left on the red cross up to the saddle, and finally descend to the castle ruins along the valley, we arrive at the parking lot at the red lane sign. In a very beautiful, spectacular, exciting natural environment, on a ridge and in the valley, guided by high and large rocks, approx. 11 km, 3-3.5 hour tour.

Great little castle! It is incomprehensible how that half tower has not been able to fall for hundreds of years! They did a very thorough job with him, but with his preservation ...

The approach is cumbersome because there are no directions. Or I didn't find it. The ruin itself is in an incredible location, hard to imagine being built. The area is wonderful.

There is a small car park on both sides of the road at the Royal Hotel junction. From here it is about 1:15 minutes easy walk. I didn’t particularly like the front of the forest, but as we go further and further inside the route becomes more enjoyable and beautiful. Next to the castle, the huge cliffs are particularly astonishing. There is no panorama from the castle, but the rocks give the same experience!

A large wall piece can be seen from the castle only at the top of a hill, but after nearly 800 years, it is still a waist thing. You can go closer to the ruins on one side, but it is not worth expecting a special panorama or sight. Still, it has a special vibe. It is in a very nice place, it is also affected by a hiking trail. Benches at the foot, fireplace.