The new visitor centre of the Pál Völgyi Cave was handed over

December 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM

A modern, interactive exhibition has been created in the new visitor centre of the Pál-Völgyi Cave, on Szépvölgyi Road in the 2nd District. Visitors can get to know the cave systems of Buda, the protected bat species of the area, as well as touch the rare rocks and minerals created in the caves. During the development, the reception area of the cave was renewed, and a training room was also created.

The new visitor centre of the Pál-Völgyi Cave [Paul's Valley Cave] was handed over on 6 December, MTI reports based on a statement from the Administration of the Danube–Ipoly National Park. Thanks to the development, the reception area of the cave was renewed, and a training room was also created for professional presentations.

The opening of the Pál-Völgyi Cave Visitor Centre was made possible by the renovation of the former mine guardhouse located at 162 Szépvölgyi Road in the 2nd District. The building houses a modern exhibition with interactive elements. At the exhibition, visitors can get an insight into the values of the caves: they can immerse themselves in geological, hydrological and nature conservation knowledge, and learn about the bats that live in the caves - read on dunaipoly.hu.

The values of the caves can be learned at the exhibition (Photo: MTI/Noémi Bruzák)

Modern, interactive exhibition in the new visitor centre (Photo: Facebook page of the Administration of the Danube–Ipoly National Park)

The Pál-Völgyi Cave Visitor Centre was created by renovating the former mine guardhouse (Photo: MTI/Noémi Bruzák)

Pál-Völgyi Cave is located next to Szépvölgyi Road, with 31 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Hungary, which is visited by 34-35 thousand people every year. Hikers can see stalactites, globular hot water solutions, sparkling calcite crystals and ancient shell prints on the constructed 500-metre route.

For the 254.5 million HUF investment, 234.99 million HUF of non-reimbursable support from the European Union were used, reports MTI.

Source: MTI/dunaipoly.hu

Cover photo: The new visitor centre of the Pál-Völgyi Cave (Photo: Facebook page of the Administration of the Danube–Ipoly National Park)

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