Árpád-period churches

By car and on foot: Mánfa – Cserkút – Pauline Monastery ruins (Jakab-Hill, 2 km on foot starting from Cserkút) – Cserkút- Kővágószőlős – Kővágótöttös – Bakonya – Hetvehely (41 km)
By bike: Pécs – Lapis – Árpádtető- Komló – Sikonda – Magyarhertelend – Kővágószőlős – Kővágótöttös – Cserkút (70 km)

Southern Danubia enjoys a rich collection of buildings from the period following the founding of the nation. Many of these are almost unknown and are hidden in small villages in the romantic valleys of the Mecsek Hills. The sites may be visited by car, but also on foot or by bike.

Sights:
• Bakonya: Árpád-period church
Open: Mon. – Sun. 8.00 – 17.00
Information and key: Mrs. József Gyurisa (20 Kossuth Street) Tel: 72 701-010
• Cserkút: Árpád-period (13th Century) church. A single-nave building, with a semi-circular chancel facing east.
Open: Mon. – Sun. 9.00 – 11.00 and 14.00 – 19.00
Information and key: Mrs. József Nádor (5 Alkotmány Street) Tel: 72 374-329
• Hetvehely: mediaeval church
Open: by pre-arrangement
Information and key: Mrs. Magdolna Hell Strausz (42/e Rákóczi Street) Tel: 73 578-528
• Kővágószőlős: Árpád-period church, whose tower has twin-windows on several levels.
Information: 72 Rákóczi F. Street. Tel: 72 374-677
• Kővágótöttös: Mediaeval church
Information: György Istenes (15 Dózsa Gy. Street) Tel: 72 564-012
• Mánfa: the Árpád-period church is situated in a valley on the northern slopes of the Mecsek Hills.
Open: Mon. – Sun. 7.00 – 15.30
Information and key: Mihály Tóth (22 Kaposvári Street) Tel: 72 482-145
• Pauline Monastery ruins: Bertalan, the bishop of Pécs, built a church and monastery on the hill, whose ruins are still visible today.