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· 238 m
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The entrance of the Remete Cave and the panoramaPhoto: Gulyás Attila, Hungarian Hiking Association
These caves are partly natural, partly artificial caves carved my humans. The deepening and reshaping of the natural caves probably started in the Roman age. It was also at this time that a small fortification was built in front of it by piling stones. From the 12th century, Benedictine Monks practised their religion here, who preferred the solitary life of hermits to living in a monastery. At 220–230 metres on Szent Mihály Hill, there is a group of 10 caves, out of which the so-called Sziklatemplom (“Rock Chapel”) is the one they usually refer to as Remete Cave (“Hermit Cave”). It is no longer than 29 metres, and its width and height are both three metres. It also bears the signs of human handiwork: The walls of the main aisle are straight, its ceiling is arched, and the two side aisles are probably entirely artificial.
There is also a legend about the cave. In the 1800s a hermit used to live here, who was often visited by the villagers for advice. He had a donkey that went down to the Danube every day to bring up water in the buckets on its back, along with the presents sent to the hermit by the villagers. According to legend, the donkey once drowned in the river, and as it never returned to the hermit, the hermit died too.
Opening times
| Monday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Tuesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Wednesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Thursday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Friday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00–24:00 |
Price:
Free
Public transport
- The cave can be reached by taking the train on the Budapest–Vác–Szob line. We can get off the train at either the Nagymaros or the Zebegény station.
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Directions
- From the train station of Nagymaros, we have to follow the joint path of the yellow (S) and the yellow cross (S+) trail, then the yellow tunnel (SΩ) trail to the cave (4.3 km).
- From the train station of Zebegény, first follow the yellow cross (S+) trail, then the blue tunnel (KΩ) trail to the cave (also 4.3 km).
Parking
- Nagymaros and Zebegény are both on road 12 connecting Vác and Szob.
- In Nagymaros, we can park at the train station (and possibly at the end of the residential area, in the Szamaras parking lot). In Zebegény, we can park on Kossuth street, near the church.
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