Kőszeg

One of the ornament of the country, Kőszeg can be found in the border of Hungary and Austria, in the north of Vas county.

This beautiful town, was built under the Kálvária, on the side of the Gyöngyös brook is one of the town full with monuments of the country. Its historical downtown is kept a record of "National heritage".

Here can be found the Jurisics castle, whose defenders heroically protected the town from the Turkish army of sultan Szulejman in 1532. In the memory of this battle, the bells still ring at 11 o'clock every day.

One of the ornament of the Castle Museum is The book of the Coming Grapes, which has been signed since 1740. Exceptionally beautiful are the Sgaffitós House (1668), Lábasház (1774), St. Imre and St. Jakab Church. The Golden Unikorn Pharmacy Museum has European fame.

Our natural attractions are: Irottkő 882 m, Óház roof 609 m, Hétforrás 424 m, Stajer houses, Hörmann brook Little villages near Kőszeg: Cák, Velem, Bozsok are beautiful places to go out, they can be found on the territory of Irottkő Naturpark, which extends over the border.

The Kőszeg mountains, and the historical town Kőszeg, situated at the feet of the mountains, deservedly became one of Hungary's most visited and attractive region. The particular subalpien climate, the mountains' typical flora and fauna, the historical and cultural memories means the favorable target of the foreign and the Hungarian tourism. Walking in the ancient, narrow street of the downtown, feeling the heroism of Miklos Jurisich and defenders of the castle, or just sitting beside a kékfrankos in a tavern gives lasting experience for everyone. A long time ago, Appanyi Albert wrote about Kőszeg:

" Love our country, and its natural beauties and cherish its historical memories, our reverence's deservedly point is that place, where those two things meet."

If you think about gaining experiences personally, visite Kőszeg! Find this region's values with your friends, and family, and take advantage of the possibilities given from active recreation.

We are waiting for you with love in our Lily of the Valley camping and Pension situated in a friendly and calm environment.

Be our guest, and feel yourself comfortable at our home!

TÓTH FAMILY

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Boarding House

Dear visitor and our prospective guest!

The Gyöngyvirág Hotel and Camping can be found under the 6. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky street, 500 m far from the historical center of Kőszeg. Our ancestors through more than 100 years countinued the profession of horticulture this place.

The family decision of sharing the beauty and the calmness of our environment with others was born in 1990 and we chose the branch of accomodation of tourism.

The new building of our hotel functions from 1997 with family atmosphere, calmness and peace, embrace with a huge garden. It garanties a nice relaxation and reflection.

In 2000 the Association for Köszeg gave the charter of "For the Flowered Buildings of Kőszeg" to our hotel.

In 2002 we gained the title of recognised accomodation by Irottkő Naturpark, and after four years, we got the title forever.

Boarding House II.

In our hotel you can choose from 3 kategories of rooms:
Coloured TV is found in every room.

4 room lavatory, common shower
For 1,2,3,4 persons with extra bed, can be enlarged to 12 persons

6 two-bedded rooms, with shower, lavatory, WC, three of these rooms got balcony as well.

4 studio for 2-3-4 persons, 25-30 m2, with balcony
Shower, kitchen-corner with fridge, washer-up, cooking possibilities
Baby-friendly room, (with little bed, baby dresser, high chair, etc), playground.

Services: snack-bar, breakfast place

Enlarged continental breakfast from 8-10 am (not obligatory)

By request, lunch and dinner can be organised in small, nice restaurantes.
In the daytime coffee, tea, soft drinks, wine, beer and short drinks can be consumed.
Every floor is equipped with fridge.
Sauna is by way of charge.
Closed parking place.
Playground, tea-kitchen, open-aired barbecue, cooking-possibilities in stew-pot.

By car: Arriving from Szombathely or Sopron, just keep on driving on the principal road 87 to the border, and at the board of Gyöngyvirág Panzió and Camping turn left. From the downtown the boards sign well the road to our Hotel.

By train: To Kőszeg, and from there, catch the bus to Gyöngyösi street, from there it's 5 minutes walk.

By coach: 10 minutes walk from the Liszt F. street.

Tóth Leventéné

Our camping is found 5-10 minutes walk from Köszeg's Main Square. From1996 our new family business is the Hotel and the Camping, after a family horticulture embracing three generation. The ever greens, the fruit trees and the huge walnut tree, and the old 30-40 years old pinewoods keep the spirit of the ancient garden.

The brook, gliding under the silver firs closes the plot. In the Malomárok, fed from the Gyöngyös brook, we can still find the particular fishes of the Alps (domolykó and sometimes the fast trout). Our garden are usually visited by ducks and storks. In the morning, we can wake up to wonderful twitter. In Springtime the view of the flowering fruit-trees is also awsome. Our camping is waiting for guests from 1st January to 31st December.

20-25 tents
10-12 campers can be confortably placed in our mostly sunny, grassy garden.
We offer our accomodations situated in a family-like, cultured environment to people who like nature, calmness and silence.

Bicycle loaning, placing to a closed space

Our free-of-charge services: barbecue place, tea-kitchen

Active recreation, sporting facilities:

- walk in the city (Fő square, Jurisics square, Árpád square)
- walk outskirts of the town (Kálvária, Szultán-hill, Király-valley, Szabó-mountain)
- hiker trips in the Köszeg mountains (Óházkilátó, Hétforrás, Stájerházak, Írottkő)
- adventures at Irottkő Naturpark by walk, or/and by cycle(Cák, Velem, Bozsok)
- cycle trips near Kőszeg (Csepreg- Bükfürdő- Bucsu-Vas-hegy)
- cycle trips in Burgenland: (Léka (Lochenhaus) Rohonc (Rechnitz) Locsmánd (Lutmannsburg)
- riding in Bozsok, Kőszegfalva
- bathing facilities: indoor swimming-pool at Kőszeg, indoor swimming-pool at Szombathely,
- medicinal and thermal bath: Bükfürdő, in Austria: Lutzmannsburg
- open-air pools: the Lake of Szombethely, in Austria: lékai open-air,the Faludi-lake in Rochon
- winter sports: skiing in Austria: : - Semmering
- St.Corona
- Mönichhirchen
- Mönichwald
- other sporting facilities: - tennis, tennis court, Kőszeg
- golf: Bükfürdő-Birdland Golf & Country Club
- fishing: Kőszegi Csónakázótó
- Hunting

Museums:
- City Museum, Castle Museum
- The house of General
- Golden Unicorn Pharmacy Museum
- Fekete Szerecseny Pharmacy Museum
- Marzipan Museum, Wine Museum
- Chernel-garden, Arboretum Museum
- Forestry Museum of Stájerház
- Cák's Monument Cellar
- Kőszegszerdahely's Monumental Water-mill

Galleries:
- Zwinger (Öregtorony) - Hungarian Heroes' Portrait Gallery - Wine Museum, Kőszeg
- Kőszeg's Gallery
- Írottkő Natúrpark Information Center
- Europe-house
- Reformed church, Star-chamber
- Hotel Írottkő

Wine and gastronomical programs:
- The book of the Coming Grapes - celebration
- Drinking-Day wine market
- Vintage of Kőszeg
- Velem's chestnut-celebration
- The flavours of the Naturpark - Chestnut and honey celebration, Kőszeg
- New wine greetings of Márton's day
- Kőszeg - Várhegy wineroad programs: cellar visit, wine tasting,

Other programs:
- the summer series of lectures of the castle-theater of Kőszeg
- wind band concerts
- classical music concerts
- sport-programs, sport races

For more information, call us, or send us a fax!