Miskolc-Tapolca
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Miskolc-Tapolca is a small village in Hungary. It consists of the villages of Tapolca which was so close to the big city Miskolc that it was joined to it.
The place is most famous for its Cave Bath (Barlang-fürdő). It's a must-see if you're not allergic to water.
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Get in
If you come by car you may expect some trouble, since there is really only one way to get into the village, and it goes through Miskolc, which is not famous of having good road signs. If you are very careful and have at least 2 spare eyes to read the signs, you may well succeed.
You can also take the bus no. 2 which goes from Búza tér (large bus station in the centre of Miskolc) to Tapolca. You can buy bus tickets on the station (or on the bus for a somewhat bigger price). Bus tickets are 115 HUF (or 150 if you buy it on the bus), ten tickets are 1035 HUF.
Get around
Probably the best way to see the town is on foot.
Do
- The Cave Bath A unique experience to swim, splash, play and walk around in a huge, natural cave, which has water temperatures from 20-36 Celsius (thermal water), and has warm, wet air inside even in the winter. The caves are around 150 meters long but naturally nothing is straight, and it's all dark (it's a cave, after all). The bath also has pools outside the cave. The Cave Bath is surrounded by a large park which has an artificial lake where you can row boats.
Buy
Eat
- "Tusculanum" (restaurant): not easy to find. In the summer, you can sit in the restaurant's garden. Food is pretty good (don't miss the "Grandmother's Meat Soup", and don't expect to be able to eat much more after you are done). Fair prices, service varies widely with the waiter who serves you.
Drink
Sleep
- Hotel Lido (http://www.lido.ini.hu) website in Hungarian, English, German
- Hotel Kolibri (http://www.hotelkolibri.hu/) website in Hungarian, English and German
- Hotel Bástya (http://www.bokik.hu/bastya/) website in Hungarian, English, German and Polish
- Zenit Panzió (http://www.bokik.hu/zenit/index_de.html) website in Hungarian and German only
- Hotel Anna (http://www.szallasjegyzek.hu/aktualis/ter6/ter6_3/miskolctapolca_annahotel.htm) (website in Hungarian only)
- Fortuna Panzió (http://www.fortuna-panzio.hu/) 18 rooms (website in Hungarian only)
- Tapolca Fogadó (http://www.tapolcafogado.hu) (website in Hungarian only)
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