Aggtelek National Park

Limestone karst with hundreds of caves in northern Hungary

The Aggtelek Karst is a limestone landscape of special surface formations and 280 caves. Among them is the Baradla cave, the largest stalactite cave in Europe, which runs 26 km, 8 km of it in Slovakia, where it is known as Domica.

1Baradla caveEurope's largest stalactite cave, 26 km long, continuing into Slovakia as Domica.
2Peace CaveA cave with a sanatorium that helps treat asthma sufferers.

Things to do

  • On footWalk through the Baradla cave, the largest stalactite cave in Europe
  • HeritageVisit Domica, the Slovak part of the same cave system, from its own entrance across the border
  • UndergroundLook for the surface formations of the Aggtelek Karst above the caves
  • HeritageVisit the Peace Cave, known for its asthma sanatorium
Baradla cave
Baradla cave
Peace Cave
Peace Cave

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Hungary · Northern Hungary Est. 1985 Size 202 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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