Lillafüred

Lillafüred (Miskolc-Lillafüred) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Officially it is a part of Miskolc, actually it is almost 12 kilometres away from the city, in the Bükk Mountains. Lillafüred is a popular tourist resort.

History

Count András Bethlen, the minister of agriculture, decided in the 1890s to build a holiday resort near Lake Hámori. The resort was named after his niece, Erzsébet (nicknamed: "Lilla") Vay, who was the sister of the then-ispán, or count, of Borsod County, Elemér Vay. The Palace Hotel was built by István Bethlen.

Tourist sights

Palace Hotel (Palotaszálló)

The famous hotel was designed by Kálmán Lux and was built between 1927 and 1930 in neo-Renaissance style. One of the restaurants of the hotel is a Renaissance restaurant named after King Matthias. Its stained glass windows show the castles of historical Hungary. The hotel is surrounded by a large park with rare plants.

Hanging Gardens

The hanging gardens are below the hotel, between the streams Szinva and Garadna. The highest waterfall - with its 20 meters height - in Hungary can be found here. The waterfall itself is artificial, normal it would run under the cliff built by the water. The internal water tubes formed the Anna Cave at the bottom.